Economic news

European shares rebounded after an early wobble on Monday as oil prices eased, ‌offering some relief to investors stung by the escalating...

U.S. factory production increased marginally in February as manufacturing remained constrained by tariffs on imports, and the conflict in...

The Russian central bank is likely to cut its benchmark interest ​rate by 50 basis points to 15% at a meeting on March 20 as a ‌spike in...

The South African rand strengthened on Monday, ‌as a softer dollar helped offset fading hopes of a near-term interest rate cut by the ​U.S....

Canada's ​annual inflation rate fell to 1.8% in February, driven by base year effects as prices ‌in the same period a year ago had risen...

British consumers have turned their least confident since the start of last year following ​the outbreak of war in the Middle East, financial...

The pound rose ​for the first time in a week on Monday, but uncertainty over the ‌longer-term impact on global growth and inflation from...

The pound is Europe's surprise currency market winner of the Iran war-induced market turmoil, supported by surging British short-term...

The Indian rupee was pinned near its all-time low on Monday, averting losses largely on the back ​of likely central bank intervention, via...

London's FTSE 100 was little changed on Monday, as gains ‌in energy shares offset weakness in other sectors amid Middle East tensions,...

UniCredit's Commerzbank tie-up plans have met with opposition UniCredit expects low take-up up of bid given small premium Aim of offer is to...

India's merchandise ‌trade deficit narrowed in February as imports eased from a month earlier, though economists have warned that the...

Investors were in a wary mood on Monday as hostilities in the Gulf kept oil prices elevated, clouding an inflation outlook that should...

Gold prices dipped on Monday, ‌pressured by concerns that surging oil costs could stoke inflation further and prompt a more hawkish policy...

Oil prices ‌rose on Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran continued to disrupt oil production and shipping in the Middle East, despite U.S....

U.S. memory chipmaker Micron Technology ​said on Monday it ‌plans to build a second manufacturing facility in ​Taiwan at the Tongluo site...

Taiwan's Foxconn, ​the world's largest contract electronics maker, said on Monday it expected strong revenue growth in the first quarter...

The Bank of England will choose its words even more carefully than usual this week ​alongside its expected decision to delay an interest rate cut...

U.S. stocks ended down on Friday, capping a week in ‌which erratic crude oil prices whipsawed equities, as investors gauged how the war in...

The Indian rupee and government bonds face another tough week as the Iran war disrupts global energy supplies and weakens investor demand for...

Warner Bros emerged as the biggest winner at the Academy Awards on Sunday, ​though the mood was clouded by its pending $110 billion sale to...

Chinese e‑commerce giant JD.com on Monday launched its ​Joybuy online marketplace in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium...

Fuel costs in California are soaring even more than in the rest of the U.S. due to several unique factors, with fallout from the war ​in...

The U.S. Food ​and Drug Administration this week granted a licence for sale for one more vape brand, ‌but only in tobacco flavour, according...

Adobe's battered shares fell another 6% on Friday as news that the Photoshop maker's long-time CEO would step down cast fresh doubts ​over...

Brent crude climbed past $100 a barrel on Friday as it became clear an Indian tanker ​did not sail through the Strait of Hormuz but had departed...

Euro zone industrial production unexpectedly shrunk ​in January as most of the bloc's biggest countries recorded declines, casting doubt on the...

U.S. grain prices have surged since the Iran war began, triggering a flurry of corn and soybean sales by farmers who squirreled away last...

Honda's $15.7 billion writedown of its electric vehicle business is not just a painful reversal of its strategy for the U.S.; it also...

Hong Kong's stock exchange has proposed lowering market value thresholds for companies seeking to use a dual-class share structure - a move...

New bank lending in China slumped far more than expected in February, retreating sharply from a seasonally strong start to the year as weak credit...

Gold was on track for a second straight weekly loss, even as ‌it edged higher on Friday, as surging oil prices dampened rate cut bets and...

Didi Global reported on Friday a net loss for the fourth quarter, ​as China's largest ride-hailing platform ramped up its international...

China's banks extended 900 billion yuan ($130 ​billion) in new yuan loans ‌in February, plunging from 4.71 trillion yuan in January and...

The United ​States issued a 30-day waiver for countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products currently stranded at sea, in what...

The U.S. dollar was on course for a second consecutive weekly gain on Friday as the war in the Middle East drove investors towards safe-haven...

Oil prices headed for weekly gains as ​of Friday, despite the U.S. trying to ease supply concerns by issuing a 30-day license for...

Apple said on Thursday it would lower the commission fees collected by the company from its App Store in ​mainland China in a huge win for...

India's domestic car dispatches to dealers rose for the fifth straight month in February, data from an industry ​body showed on Friday, helped...

Asian stocks slumped on Friday, poised for a second straight weekly decline as fast-dwindling hopes of a resolution ​to the U.S. and Israel's...

Chinese lenders plan to steer more money toward technology and innovation-oriented firms, bankers say, responding to Beijing's pledge to...

Just days before the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, HSBC's CEO Georges ​Elhedery said the Asia-Middle East corridor was...