Economic news

London's FTSE 100 closed ​slightly lower on Thursday after the Bank of England decided to keep ‌interest rates on hold and mixed earnings...

Japan's yen surged on Thursday against ​the U.S. dollar by the most since 2022, in what analysts said looked like official intervention by...

Chinese robotics ‌company Unitree Technology's exposure to the U.S. market could constrain overseas growth if Washington imposes...

Britain's borrowing costs fell and sterling dipped on Thursday as traders ​nudged down their bets on UK rate hikes, after the Bank of...

Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa cautioned that a major strategic overhaul would take time to bear fruit ​after the world's No. 4 automaker...

China, the world's largest coal consumer, generated less than 50% of its ​electricity from the fossil fuel in the six months to June, marking a...

Adidas investors punished ​the German sportswear maker's profit miss on Thursday, dragging its shares down a record 19% despite the...

The euro zone economy grew faster than expected last quarter as surging investment in AI, ample ​government spending and several one-off factors...

The Indian rupee closed nearly flat on Thursday as pressure from sustained volatility in oil prices ​and corporate dollar demand was blunted by...

Gold prices held steady on Thursday as investors assessed the ‌Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates unchanged this month and...

Inflation rose in four key German states in July, according to preliminary data published on ​Thursday, suggesting the national inflation rate...

Westlife Foodworld, a McDonald's ​operator in India, reported a ‌52% fall in quarterly profit on Thursday, as fast-food restaurants...

A severe slump in Chinese sales and the hit to consumer sentiment ​from the Middle East dealt a blow to BMW's earnings ‌in the second...

Spain's economic growth edged up to 0.7% in the second ​quarter after a 0.6% expansion ‌in the previous three-month period, preliminary...

UK vehicle production fell 7.5% in the first half of 2026 amid trade uncertainty, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and ​Traders said on Thursday,...

The U.S. dollar found its ‌footing in Asian trading on Thursday after the Federal Reserve kept its policy interest rate on hold and...

Toyota Motor said on Thursday its global ​first-half production and sales fell ‌for the first time in two years, as weaker demand ​in...

South Korean exports likely extended robust growth in July, with the pace weakening ‌from a near-half-century high but posting the...

Investors searching for clarity from a newly led U.S. Federal Reserve were disappointed on Wednesday, warning that the central bank's mixed...

Equinix shares fell 3% on Wednesday as soft third-quarter forecast overshadowed a raised full-year ​and long-term outlook. Here are some...

Japan's government cut its economic growth forecast ‌for the current fiscal year on Thursday, as higher oil prices linked to Middle East...

Meta Platforms reported a 91% drop in second-quarter free cash flow ​on Wednesday, underscoring the financial strain of the social media...

The U.S. economy likely maintained a steady pace of growth in the second quarter, supported by stronger consumer spending and robust business...

London's ‌FTSE 100 touched an intraday record high on Wednesday, driven by a surge in oil stocks following renewed conflict in the...

Oil prices climbed 7% on Wednesday as airstrikes ‌resumed in the Middle East, adding to worries about dwindling supply as U.S. government...

Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's biggest bank, raised its 2026 profit outlook on Wednesday and ‌said it could comfortably beat the new target, but...

South Korea will introduce additional curbs on single-stock leveraged ​exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including a cap that could limit ‌an...

Major U.S. technology companies are borrowing heavily as they ramp up spending on their artificial intelligence buildout, and at steadily higher...

South Korean stocks plunged for a second straight session on Wednesday as Asia's ​once-blazing AI rally morphed into a brutal market reckoning,...

Sustained high crude oil prices could pressure India's fiscal ​deficit and current account balance again, ‌a finance ministry report said...

Gold ​prices edged up on Wednesday, supported by some technical buying, as investors ‌hunkered down ahead of the Federal Reserve's...

Global shares struggled to push higher on Wednesday as modest gains ​in the U.S. did little to soothe investors spooked by a punishing selloff in...

The Indian rupee strengthened to a near three-week peak on Wednesday, supported by a rally in local ​stocks and traders trimming bearish positions...

Sterling held near four-week lows against the dollar on Wednesday as investors pinned ‌their focus on Federal Reserve's monetary policy...

Standard Chartered's push for fee income powered a forecast-beating first-half profit, with the bank lifting its full-year ‌income...

Porsche's restructuring measures have begun to pay off, it ‌said on Wednesday, allowing Volkswagen's embattled luxury brand...

Russia's largest internet-company, Yandex , posts ​a 16% increase in ‌revenue to 386 billion roubles ($4.89 billion) for the ​second...

British households increased their borrowing at the fastest annual pace in almost eight years last month, adding ​to signs that consumers were in a...

Colgate-Palmolive India reported a rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by healthy ​demand in its core oral care product...

French IT group Sopra Steria raised its full-year revenue growth target on ​Wednesday, driven by spending on AI, cybersecurity and sovereign...

Top South Korean policy makers apologised on Wednesday over the introduction ​of single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which have...

Chinese sales agent Winnie Zeng has taken an unusual step to protect herself from an uncertain future: she now shares her rented bed with a...