Economic news

A measure of Australian business conditions held steady in February with sales improving a little, a survey ​showed on Tuesday, though sentiment...

A surge in ​energy prices since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran piles further pressure on the retail sector ‌in Europe,...

UK stocks ‌closed at their lowest levels in about five weeks on Monday as rising oil prices intensified inflation fears and concerns over...

Microsoft is adding Anthropic's AI technology to its Copilot service to tap ​growing demand for autonomous agents, weeks after the...

Derivatives and securities exchange operator Cboe said on Monday it plans to launch prediction ​market contracts offering partial payouts...

British government bonds ​tumbled on Monday as a 25% jump in oil prices driven by the war in the Middle East fuelled ‌fears of...

Germany's industry got off ​to a surprisingly weak start in January, with orders falling more than ‌forecast and output unexpectedly...

War in the Middle East weighed on the market debuts of three Chinese company listings in Hong Kong on Monday, clouding the outlook for ‌share...

Retail traders in Asia are loading up on borrowed money to fund purchases in their brokerage accounts, traders and dealers said, as they chase...

Gold fell on Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran fuelled ‌inflation concerns, which dimmed near-term U.S. interest rate cut prospects and...

Norway's Labour Party government said on Monday ​it had cut its economic growth projections ‌for 2026, as it began work on making a fiscal...

Euro zone government bonds fell sharply on Monday, extending last week's selloff and ​driving yields higher as fears of a prolonged fallout...

The Sentix index measuring investor morale in the euro zone fell in March, ​a survey showed on Monday, citing ‌the initial impact of the...

The pound tumbled on Monday as investors rushed to the safety of the U.S. dollar and ditched the currencies of countries most exposed to rising...

Japan will consider steps ‌to cushion the economic blow from rising fuel costs caused by the conflict in the Middle East including curbing...

SINGAPORE, March 9 (Reuters) - India's largest gas distributor, GAIL, has issued a ​tender seeking a cargo of liquefied ‌natural gas...

U.S. fund Apollo's ‌sports investment arm Apollo Sports Capital will complete the ​acquisition of 55% ​of Spanish football club...

Life sciences firm Agilent Technologies said ​on Monday that it will ‌acquire privately held clinical pathology firm Biocare Medical in...

Oil prices came off earlier highs on Monday but were still up more than 15% at levels not seen since ​mid-2022 as some major producers cut supplies...

India's finished steel ​exports climbed 36.6% year-on-year ‌to 6.02 million metric tons in the first 11 ​months of the ​financial year,...

Share markets nosedived in Asia on Monday as the inflationary jolt from surging oil prices threatened to ​raise living costs and interest...

Surging oil prices and the escalating U.S.-Israeli war with Iran hammered airline stocks in Asia on Monday, piling ​pressure on carriers...

Wall Street's three main indexes closed down ​on Friday amid a sudden setback in the U.S. labor market and a 12% spike in U.S. oil ‌prices...

Japan's real wages climbed in January for the first time in 13 months as inflation cooled, with base salaries growing at their fastest pace in...

The Indian rupee and government bonds are likely to remain under pressure this week, as the deepening Middle East conflict and a nearly 25% spike...

Tokyo and Washington are looking at building a display factory in the U.S. in partnership with Japan Display as ​part of Japan's planned...

Gold rose ​on Friday after softer U.S. payrolls data kept hopes of a Federal Reserve rate ‌cut alive, but remained on track for its first...

Robinhood debuted its flagship $658.4 million venture fund on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, offering retail investors a rare chance...

BP is seeking ‌at least $3.7 billion from its arbitration win against Venture Global in a case concerning liquefied natural gas...

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said on Friday he expects a "meaningful" hit to the carrier's first-quarter results from surging...

U.S. business inventories edged up in December amid a rebound in ​stocks at retailers, government data showed on ‌Friday. Inventories...

The U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs in February and the unemployment rate increased to 4.4%, potentially hinting at a deterioration in labor...

British house prices rose ​in February at the fastest pace since October, data showed on Friday, but lenders raised their mortgage rates ‌over...

The UK's main indexes were on track for their biggest weekly decline in almost a year on Friday, as the escalating war in the Middle East...

The British pound slipped for a second straight session on Friday as the widening Iran conflict dominated market sentiment and pushed investors...

Lufthansa reported better-than-expected 2025 results ‌on Friday as stricter financial management and fleet renewal helped the airline...

Fuel oil traders in Asia are struggling to secure alternative ​supply as the Iran war curtails shipments from key Middle Eastern...

A slight pullback in oil prices on Friday offered some reprieve to battered global stocks, though share markets in Asia remained ​on track for...

The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to announce measures ​as soon as Thursday aimed at combating rising energy prices in the wake of...

China has approved Pfizer's GLP-1 treatment ​Xianweiying for long-term weight management in overweight or ‌obese adults, the U.S....

Oil prices fell ​on Friday for the first time in six days as the U.S. government is weighing potentially ‌intervening in the futures market to...

U.S. officials are debating a ​new regulatory framework for exporting artificial intelligence chips and are considering requiring foreign nations...