Economic news

Seoul resident Laura Byun has long preferred U.S. mutual funds over Korean shares, ​but the KOSPI's blistering rally changed that and her risk...

The Indian rupee reversed nearly all of the previous session's rally on Monday, pressured by rising oil ​prices, fragile risk appetite and...

Switzerland goes to the polls on June 14 to vote on whether to cap its population at 10 million people in a referendum some have likened to a...

China's Tencent ‌Holdings is aiming to raise $4 billion via an imminent sale of both a U.S. dollar bond and an offshore yuan bond,...

Citigroup became the latest Wall Street brokerage to raise its 2026-end target for the S&P 500 index beyond ​the 8,000 mark, citing...

Japanese investors sold foreign stocks at the fastest pace in about five years in May, as caution over Middle ​East hostilities and...

The pound neared its lowest level in ​nearly two months on Monday, largely because of the strength of the dollar, which benefitted from mounting...

German industrial orders ​fell more than expected in April, following a ‌strong increase in March, when companies brought forward orders amid...

The dollar traded around its highest in nearly two months on Monday after a blowout ​U.S. jobs report prompted traders to ramp up bets on a Federal...

Gold prices extended losses ​on Monday to their lowest point in more than two months, on ‌fears of a U.S. rate hike following a strong jobs...

Asian stocks plunged on Monday as investors rushed out of the hottest AI-linked ​shares on fears the bull run has gone too far, too fast and...

Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo said on Monday its board had approved buying ​a 3.01% stake in insurer Generali ‌as part of...

Some savers from mainland China are travelling to Hong Kong and scrambling to explore options to retain their investments in the financial hub,...

Wall Street’s nine-week winning streak ended with a thud on Friday, as red-hot technology stocks suffered their largest daily decline since...

Goldman Sachs expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to keep rates unchanged through 2026 and delay rate cuts until 2027, it ​said on Friday, citing...

Britain's jobs market cooled rapidly in May after employers put the brakes on permanent hiring after the Iran war heightened ​cost pressures...

Pay settlements awarded by British employers held steady in the three months to April ​despite an increase in the country's minimum wage,...

Lululemon Athletica shares fell about 8% on Friday after the athleisure wear ‌maker cut its annual profit forecast, fanning worries over...

Bitcoin is heading for its worst performance for this point in the year in at least a decade, as booming AI stocks and a series of glittering...

The blowout U.S. job report released on Friday is likely to further ease concerns among Federal Reserve officials about labor market weakness and...

UK's FTSE 100 rose on Friday, bucking a ​risk-off mood in other global markets, as investors took comfort from data ‌suggesting...

India's economy grew at an unexpectedly strong 7.8% on-year in the January-March quarter, the government said on Friday, as better farm...

The pound edged up on Friday, set for a third weekly gain versus the dollar, ahead of major U.S. jobs data, as a steadier oil price ​encouraged...

Shares wobbled on Friday as ​investors turned defensive ahead of the weekend, wary of the flare-up in Middle East hostilities with U.S.-Iran peace...

British businesses expect to increase prices less quickly in the year ahead ​than they did in April as some of the initial energy price ‌shock...

Gold demand was subdued in India ​as buyers stayed on the sidelines due to volatile overseas prices, while premiums in China ‌eased...

SpaceX's website and IPO marketing ​documents were not accessible on Friday in Hong Kong and mainland China, a Reuters review showed, a step...

Gold edged lower on Friday, and was headed for a weekly ‌loss, as fading hopes of a swift resolution to the Middle East conflict fuelled fears...

Shares of Dajin Heavy Industry , a Chinese maker of wind power equipment, ended ​flat following their Hong Kong debut on Friday after a ‌share...

U.S.-based Apollo Global Management ​does not intend to make ‌a firm offer for British thermal processing services company Bodycote, the...

Oil prices edged down after Oman said operations at Mina al Fahal port were proceeding normally, following a Reuters report that oil loadings had...

Australia's AirTrunk said on Friday it would invest $30 billion in India within the ​next four years to build out 5 gigawatts ‌of new data...

Single-board computing company Raspberry ​Pi on Friday raised its ‌full-year 2026 profit forecast, saying strong AI-related demand was...

British house prices unexpectedly fell in May, according to data from mortgage lender Halifax on Friday, which ​represented the latest sign of a...

German carmakers lost ground to competitors at the start of ​the year as tariffs, conflict and ‌technological upheaval weighed on sales,...

Wall Street advanced on Thursday as progress toward ​ending the Iran war buoyed investor sentiment, while disappointing results from...

U.S. employment growth likely moderated in May after two straight months of strong gains, but the pace would probably remain consistent with stable...

Data center developer Switch is in talks to raise billions of dollars ​at a valuation of at least $50 billion, ‌The Information reported on...

CrowdStrike shares slid 7% on Thursday after the company's quarterly ‌forecasts failed to meet steep investor expectations, even...

The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, touching their highest level in four...

Broadcom shares slumped more than 14% ​on Thursday, dragging chip peers lower, after the company's results fell short of lofty...

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is in talks with Airbus and ​Boeing to buy at least 50 of the industry's biggest jets, ‌as it...