Economic news

London's FTSE 100 ​index edged up on Thursday, supported by a recovery in financials ‌stocks, but gains were restrained by simmering...

Europe's markets ​firmed on Thursday as reports of ongoing peace talks between the U.S. and Iran nudged oil prices down ‌ahead of what is...

Gold prices rose on Thursday, rebounding from a ‌six-month low, as investors covered their short positions, though concerns around higher...

The World Bank said on Thursday that Indonesia's economic growth was expected to slow to 5% in 2026 as it comes under increasing fiscal strain...

Ahead of Thailand's February general election, politicians often came to court voters like 69-year-old rice farmer Chaon Taiupok in Ayutthaya,...

Shares in Hugo Boss rose about 7% on Thursday after Britain’s Frasers Group launched a $2.3 billion ​takeover offer for the German...

China's crackdown on cross-border investments is set to weigh on the lucrative businesses of banks, insurers and wealth managers in Hong Kong...

The European Central Bank is all but certain to raise interest rates on ​Thursday in the hope of nipping higher inflation in the bud before a surge...

The U.S. dollar wobbled on Thursday as new U.S. strikes in the Middle East undermined sentiment, ​while a surge in May U.S....

The major U.S. stock indexes ended more than 1% lower on Wednesday, with chipmaker shares extending recent declines ‌and with renewed tensions...

Asian stocks turned lower on Thursday after a ​tentative early rise, dragged by a Wall Street selloff sparked by a hot U.S. inflation reading and...

U.S. consumer inflation increased at its fastest pace in three years in May, boosted by surging prices for energy products amid the Middle East...

Uber Technologies sued New York City to block enforcement of a ‌new law that it said would unconstitutionally force it to keep drivers it...

The dollar held steady on Wednesday as markets remained on edge over the latest clash between ​the U.S. and Iran, while awaiting closely watched...

Gold slid to a more than ‌two-month low on Wednesday as fresh fighting in the Middle East dimmed hopes of a resolution to the U.S.-Israeli war...

ING launched a new subscription-based banking model for clients ‌in the Netherlands on Wednesday, in a move aimed at diversifying income...

Sterling was broadly steady against the dollar on Wednesday, with investors closely monitoring the latest flare-up between the U.S. and Iran that...

Wang Chuanfu, chairman of BYD , on Tuesday said he expected the Chinese firm to become the world's largest automaker within five years, as he...

Indonesian state firm Pertamina has raised some fuel prices by almost a third in the first increase since the Iran war ​began, and the finance...

U.S. consumer inflation likely increased at its fastest pace in three years in May as the Middle East conflict raised prices of energy products,...

Leveraged stock investments by South Korean retail investors have reached their limits set at local ​brokerage firms as the country's...

China's domestic car demand has declined more sharply ​than expected at the ‌start of the year and will likely remain under heavy pressure...

UK's main FTSE indexes hovered near ​three-week lows on Wednesday as investors eyed a fragile ceasefire in the ‌Middle East, while mulling...

SK Hynix plans to list its shares in ‌the U.S. as soon as August, said two sources familiar with the matter, as the South Korean memory...

Copper edged lower on Wednesday, as volatility in the Middle East conflict and macroeconomic concerns overcame price support from ​potential U.S....

China's producer prices rose for a third straight month in May to the ​highest since July 2022, while consumer prices stayed elevated as global...

Liu, a Hangzhou-based contractor at a large Chinese internet firm, says her employer began quietly firing contractors in March after it ordered...

The fuel shock hitting U.S. airlines is doing more than squeezing margins — it is widening a product gap that may take years to close, as...

Asian stocks tumbled and oil prices rose as Iran and the U.S. engaged in ​their biggest exchange of hostilities since a ceasefire was agreed in...

SoftBank Group's talks with ​potential creditors to ‌raise at least $6 billion from a ​margin loan ​backed by its OpenAI ⁠stake have...

The ​S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes fell on Tuesday as a rebound in technology shares faded and as President Donald Trump said the U.S. ‌must...

OpenAI is in talks to lease a proposed 10-gigawatt data center campus ​on federal land in Ohio, in a deal ‌that could include financial...

Prediction market Kalshi said on Tuesday it will mandate employment disclosures for users trading on sensitive contracts and launch a whistleblower...

New Zealand's jobless ranks could swell as the central bank ratchets up interest rates, casting ​the government's inflation‑focused mandate...

Starbucks is weighing options for its Japanese ​business, including a stake sale, Bloomberg ‌News reported on Tuesday. A stake sale...

U.S. existing home sales increased more than expected in May, though rising mortgage rates and still-tight inventory remain a challenge for the...

BP said on Tuesday that company veteran Gordon Birrell will lead its upstream unit and Richard ​Harding will serve as interim head of...

Gold edged higher on Tuesday, rebounding ‌from a more than two-month low in the previous session, as a weaker dollar and falling oil prices...

Britain's competition regulator said on Tuesday it has formally started its review of Paramount Skydance's planned $110 billion...

Mexico's annual inflation rate decelerated for a ​second month in a row in May, ‌official data showed on Tuesday, returning to the higher...

Persistent weakness in the yen and an expected hawkish shift for the Federal Reserve after a hot jobs report in the U.S. are expected to add...

India's sharp increase in gold import tariffs is fuelling a resurgence in smuggling that could exceed 100 ​metric tons this year, as soaring...