Economic news

The UK's FTSE 100 was muted on Friday as losses in heavyweight financials capped gains in energy stocks, even as the index was set for its...

Sterling rose on Friday and was set for its best week against the dollar since August, after stronger-than-expected UK retail sales and business...

Paracetamol maker Granules India reported a 28% jump in third-quarter profit on Friday, driven by strong demand in its key European and North...

TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, on Thursday said it has finalized a deal to establish a majority American-owned joint venture that will...

Euro zone business activity growth held steady this month as a weaker expansion in the dominant services industry offset milder factory...

CK Hutchison is exploring a restructured sale of dozens of ports to a global consortium by breaking the transaction into smaller parcels with...

British retail sales rose unexpectedly last month, helped by strong online shopping, according to data published on Friday which added to signs of...

Swedish telecoms gear maker Ericsson said it planned to return 15 billion Swedish crowns ($1.7 billion) to investors through its first share...

Oil prices rebounded on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed threats against major Middle Eastern producer Iran, raising concerns of...

The Bank of Japan retained its hawkish inflation forecasts on Friday after keeping policy steady, signalling its conviction that a moderate...

U.S. control of Venezuela's oil exports has ensnared barrels that had been servicing debt to China, lining up another potential showdown...

Britain's Revolut has scrapped plans to buy a U.S. lender and will instead apply for an American banking licence, Financial Times reported on...

Wall Street's main indexes finished higher on Thursday, the second straight day of gains, as investors ​bought shares after U.S. President...

Intel said on Thursday it struggled to satisfy demand for its server chips used in AI data centers, and forecast quarterly revenue and profit...

Target on Thursday elected two new directors to its board ahead of Michael Fiddelke's ascension as the retailer's chief...

Procter & Gamble's second-quarter revenue fell slightly short ​of Wall Street expectations on Thursday, as weak spending by U.S....

Spotify on Thursday rolled out "prompted playlist", an artificial intelligence-powered feature in the United States and Canada that...

The U.S. economy grew a bit faster than initially thought in the third quarter, the government said on Thursday, while corporate profits ​were also...

The outlook for European corporate health has slightly worsened, according ​to forecasts released on Thursday, as relief from ‌U.S. tariffs is...

India's Adani Total Gas on Thursday reported its first quarterly profit increase in five quarters, as higher compressed natural gas (CNG)...

World stocks nudged higher, the dollar was steady and gold softer on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out seizing...

The Japanese government largely retained its cautiously optimistic view of the economy in its economic report published on Thursday, while warning...

The U.S. dollar fell slightly on Thursday ahead of key economic data, as the so‑called ‘Sell America’ trade faded after President...

Bankinter expects lending income to increase in 2026, helped by a rise in loans and "solid economic growth" in its main geographies...

A sharp downturn across British retailers abated somewhat this month, although store chains remain gloomy overall about their prospects, an...

The German economy ended last year with momentum building but first quarter growth is likely to be modest, with inflation stabilising at 2%, the...

UK shares edged up in a broad-based rally on Thursday, as risk appetite improved after U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned tariff threats linked...

ManpowerGroup sees the global staffing market ​stabilising after a difficult ‌2025 and says improving economic conditions could set up...

Sterling edged up against both the euro and the U.S. dollar after recent economic data painted a mixed picture, bringing the Bank of ​England rate...

Shares in ​Volkswagen jumped to the top of Germany's blue-chip ‌DAX index on Thursday after Europe's largest...

The Indian rupee broke its six-day declining streak by staging a mild recovery on Thursday, supported by an improvement in risk appetite after U.S....

World stocks nudged higher, the dollar was steady and gold softer on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out seizing...

South Korea's economy unexpectedly shrank in the final quarter of 2025, marking the biggest slump in three years on weaker investment and...

Gold steadied on Thursday after a more than 1% fall earlier in ‌the session, with concerns over the U.S. Federal Reserve's independence...

Oil prices slipped on Thursday after gaining in previous sessions, as investors assessed the supply and demand outlook, while a report showing a...

China has issued the first batch of 93.6 billion yuan ($13.44 billion) of ultra-long-term special treasury bonds to support equipment upgrades for...

Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 posting ​its biggest one-day percentage gain in two months, as investors were buoyed by...

Walmart will trim its stake in PhonePe by ‌about 12% in the Indian payments firm's much-anticipated initial public offering, while...

Chinese rural banks are unable to find buyers for hundreds of foreclosed properties they are auctioning despite offering steep discounts, deepening...

Argentina's economic activity shrunk 0.3% in November compared with the same month last year, marking the first monthly contraction of 2025,...

London's FTSE 100 ‌closed higher on Wednesday, recovering from losses earlier in the day as investors took heart from U.S. President...

Italian solar power production rose 25% last year compared with 2024 to a new record of 44.3 terawatt hours (TWh), the country's power grid...