Economic news

Gold prices rose on Thursday, as U.S. sanctions against Russia and possible new export controls on China added to geopolitical risks, buoying...

Shares in Gucci owner Kering rose 5% is early Paris stockmarket trade on Thursday after the company...

U.S. loan funds are seeing sharp outflows this month as the bankruptcy of First Brands Group raises concerns over opaque financing and...

Europe's luxury companies from LVMH to Hermes and L'Oreal are tentatively pointing to signs of a revival in China, but are...

U.S. chemical companies are likely to post another quarter of subdued earnings as tariffs, weak industrial demand and Chinese overcapacity squeeze...

London stocks rose for a third consecutive day on Wednesday as investors ramped up bets on interest rate cuts from the Bank of England after data...

Uber Technologies said on Wednesday it is rebranding its “Uber Green” service as “Uber Electric” and launching a...

Average house prices in the United Kingdom in August were 3.0% higher than a year earlier, down from an upwardly revised annual increase of 3.2% in...

Lidl GB, the UK arm of the German discount supermarket chain, will accelerate new store openings to win market share from larger rivals, it said on...

Gold prices extended declines on Wednesday, following their steepest daily fall since 2020 in the previous session, after an initial recovery gave...

Indonesia's central bank unexpectedly kept key interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, pausing after three successive cuts, as policymakers...

European utilities stocks extended this month's rally into a 14th day on Wednesday, heading for their longest winning streak since a record...

The hack of Jaguar Land Rover, owned by India's Tata Motors, cost the British economy an estimated 1.9 billion pounds...

Shares in Novo Nordisk fell around 3% in early trading on Wednesday, extending their losses from a day earlier, after the Wegovy maker's...

Birkin bag maker Hermes pointed to glimmers of improved demand in China as it reported quarterly sales slightly below expectations, dragging...

British inflation unexpectedly held steady in September, raising the prospect of a Bank of England interest rate cut this year and offering some...

The U.S. dollar was flat against a basket of currencies on Wednesday, pausing after a three-day rise, while the pound fell after British inflation...

China overtook the U.S. as Germany's largest trading partner in the first eight months of 2025, regaining the top spot as higher tariffs...

Dutch brewer Heineken warned on Wednesday its 2025 beer sales would fall as macroeconomic challenges worsened, further downgrading its volume...

Consumer goods group Reckitt beat expectations for third-quarter like-for-like net sales growth on Wednesday, boosted by strength in emerging...

Oil prices pushed higher for a second day on Wednesday, rising by about 2%, buoyed by sanctions-related supply risks and hopes of a U.S.-China...

Airbus said on Wednesday it had opened a second assembly line in China, increasing manufacturing capacity for its best-selling...

U.S. stocks closed mixed with the Dow out front on Tuesday, as a string of solid earnings lured investors to industrials and capital...

The Bank of Japan will raise its key interest rate in either October or December, a majority of economists said in a Reuters poll, while nearly 96%...

DBS Group Research on Wednesday said it expects Singapore's gross domestic product to double by 2040, with the state's benchmark Straits...

Senior South Korean officials will visit Washington on Wednesday for urgent discussions aimed at finalising a tariff deal that has been on hold...

Netflix missed Wall Street's third-quarter earnings targets because of an unexpected expense from a Brazilian tax dispute while it offered...

Swiss exports to the United States rebounded sharply in September, with pharmaceutical companies ramping up their shipments to get ahead of...

Germany's Adidas on Tuesday raised its operating profit guidance for the full year, saying it successfully mitigated part of the extra...

BNP Paribas sought to reassure investors on Tuesday that it faces limited exposure to a Sudan-related litigation, although analysts said there...

Canada's annual inflation rate increased to 2.4% in September, mainly led by a smaller decline in gasoline prices on a yearly basis when...

European shipping and logistics firms are under pressure heading into third-quarter earnings season, as analysts trim profit forecasts to reflect...

Playtech shares fell by more than 38% on Tuesday after rival Evolution, said it would add the UK gaming firm to a defamation...

HELSINKI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Finland's monthly unemployment rate rose to 10% in August, the highest level in at least 15 years, data from...

London's FTSE 100 rose for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, led by gains in warehousing group Segro and HSBC, as investors looked ahead to...

The outlook for European corporate health has slightly worsened, the latest earnings forecasts showed on Tuesday. European companies are...

Asian bonds experienced significant outflows in September, driven by a selloff in Indonesia amid rising fiscal and political concerns, alongside a...

Taiwan's export orders rose more than expected in September, increasing for an eighth consecutive month, as the island's growth as an...

Swiss-based bottler Coca-Cola HBC has agreed to buy a 75% stake in its African counterpart for a total of $2.6 billion, the firm said on Tuesday,...

Oil prices declined for a second day on Tuesday as concerns about supply and risks to demand from the trade dispute between the U.S. and China, the...

Japan's Nikkei share gauge closed at a record high on Tuesday, led by consumer stocks, after fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi clinched a...

Britain's borrowing in the first half of the financial year was the highest on record except during the height of the coronavirus pandemic,...