Economic news


Stocks Surge, Yen Awaits BOJ Presser After Intervention

Stocks Surge, Yen Awaits BOJ Presser After Intervention

Asian markets rallied hard with Wall Street on Friday as South Korea's battered market made a record comeback, stirring hopes that a recent rout in ​AI-related stocks had run out of steam. The yen was also in the spotlight, holding some distance away from a 40-year trough after suspected...


July 31, 2026
India's Maruti Suzuki Posts Quarterly Profit Fall
India's Maruti Suzuki Posts Quarterly Profit Fall

Maruti Suzuki posted a lower ​first-quarter profit on Friday as ‌India's top carmaker by sales was hurt by higher raw material...

Sun Pharma's Quarterly Profit Jumps on Specialty Medicines Strength
Sun Pharma's Quarterly Profit Jumps on Specialty Medicines Strength

India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries reported a 27% rise in first-quarter profit on Friday, ​driven by robust growth in its high-margin...

INR Posts Strongest Week since March on Central Bank Support
INR Posts Strongest Week since March on Central Bank Support

The Indian rupee ended stronger on Friday, with persistent central bank interventions boosting the currency to its ​strongest weekly gain since...

FTSE 100 Eyes Best Month Since Feb on Earnings, Energy
FTSE 100 Eyes Best Month Since Feb on Earnings, Energy

London's FTSE 100 hit an intraday record high for the third session in a row on Friday, and was set to register weekly and monthly gains, as...

Kioxia Forecasts $11.78 Billion Q2 Operating Profit
Kioxia Forecasts $11.78 Billion Q2 Operating Profit

Kioxia said on Friday it ​expects to report operating ‌profit of 1.89 trillion yen ($11.78 billion) in ​the July-September quarter ​as AI...

French State Bank Sells 2.5% Orange Stake for $1.3B
French State Bank Sells 2.5% Orange Stake for $1.3B

French state investment bank Bpifrance has sold ​66.5 million shares in ‌telecoms group Orange, 2.5% of the capital, for €16.57 apiece or...

BOJ Holds Rates, Signals Hawkish Pivot as FX Props Yen
BOJ Holds Rates, Signals Hawkish Pivot as FX Props Yen

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday but warned for the first time that underlying inflation could exceed its target, signalling...

Gold Slips but on Track to Snap Four-Month Losing Streak
Gold Slips but on Track to Snap Four-Month Losing Streak

Gold fell on ​Friday but was on course for its first monthly gain in five months, ‌supported by bargain buying around the $4,000 level, while...

Oil Falls more than $1 on Greater Flows Despite US-Iran War
Oil Falls more than $1 on Greater Flows Despite US-Iran War

Oil prices fell on Friday but kept on track for a monthly rise of about ​a fifth, as more supplies flowed through crucial maritime chokepoints,...

UK Annual House Price Growth Slows in July, Nationwide Says
UK Annual House Price Growth Slows in July, Nationwide Says

British house prices rose for the first time ​in three months in July, mortgage lender ‌Nationwide Building Society said on Friday, but the...

Yen Remains under Pressure after BOJ Keeps Rates Unchanged
Yen Remains under Pressure after BOJ Keeps Rates Unchanged

The yen stayed under pressure on Friday after the Bank of ​Japan held rates steady, paring some of the sharp gains sparked by coordinated...

Wall Street Ends Sharply Higher, Lifted by Soaring Microsoft
Wall Street Ends Sharply Higher, Lifted by Soaring Microsoft

Wall Street ended sharply higher on Thursday, with chip stocks jumping and Microsoft logging its biggest daily percentage gain in 18 years after...

Adani Energy Plans Share Sale by Early Next Fiscal: Sources
Adani Energy Plans Share Sale by Early Next Fiscal: Sources

India's Adani Energy Solutions may launch another share sale for institutional investors by early ​next fiscal year, after securing 35...

July 30, 2026
FTSE 100 Dips as Stronger Pound, Mixed Earnings Weigh
FTSE 100 Dips as Stronger Pound, Mixed Earnings Weigh

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

Yen Surges, Analysts Suspect Official Japanese Intervention
Yen Surges, Analysts Suspect Official Japanese Intervention

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...

China's Unitree Flags US Sales Risk ahead of Shanghai IPO
China's Unitree Flags US Sales Risk ahead of Shanghai IPO

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

Swiggy’s Instamart Profitability Improves, Stores to Expand
Swiggy’s Instamart Profitability Improves, Stores to Expand

India's Swiggy said ‌on Thursday its quarterly loss narrowed and a key profitability metric at its quick-delivery platform Instamart...

Traders Trim UK Rate Hike Bets After BoE Iran Comments
Traders Trim UK Rate Hike Bets After BoE Iran Comments

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 Warns Turnaround Takes Time After Weak Q2
Stellantis CEO Warns Turnaround Takes Time After Weak Q2

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

Brazil Household Debt Stays Flat Despite Lula Relief Push
Brazil Household Debt Stays Flat Despite Lula Relief Push

Brazilian household indebtedness eased only marginally in May, the first month of a broad government debt-renegotiation ​program launched by...

China Coal Power Share Falls Below 50% for First Time
China Coal Power Share Falls Below 50% for First Time

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 Shares Plunge Record 19%, World Cup Bump Falls Short
Adidas Shares Plunge Record 19%, World Cup Bump Falls Short

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

Euro Zone Growth Beats Forecasts on AI, Consumer Strength
Euro Zone Growth Beats Forecasts on AI, Consumer Strength

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

Indian Rupee Flat Amid Oil Swings and RBI Intervention
Indian Rupee Flat Amid Oil Swings and RBI Intervention

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

Gold Steadies as Markets Weigh Fed Rates, Middle East
Gold Steadies as Markets Weigh Fed Rates, Middle East

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

July Inflation Speeds Up in 4 German States, Hinting Rise
July Inflation Speeds Up in 4 German States, Hinting Rise

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

McDonald's India Operator Profit Halves; Higher Costs Weigh
McDonald's India Operator Profit Halves; Higher Costs Weigh

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

China Slump Hits BMW Earnings, Spurring Restructuring Call
China Slump Hits BMW Earnings, Spurring Restructuring Call

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 Accelerates to 0.7% in Q2
Spain's Economic Growth Accelerates to 0.7% in Q2

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 H1 Vehicle Output Down 7.5%, Sector Sees Optimism
UK H1 Vehicle Output Down 7.5%, Sector Sees Optimism

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,...

Dollar Recovers as Fed Holds Rates, US Strikes Iran
Dollar Recovers as Fed Holds Rates, US Strikes Iran

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

Asian Stocks Waver After Rout as Fed Keeps Markets Guessing
Asian Stocks Waver After Rout as Fed Keeps Markets Guessing

Asian stocks struggled for direction in volatile trading on Thursday after a week of market turbulence sparked by AI jitters, as a...

Toyota H1 Sales and Output Fall First Time in Two Years
Toyota H1 Sales and Output Fall First Time in Two Years

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

S.Korea Export Growth Seen Easing, Chip Boom to Hold: Poll
S.Korea Export Growth Seen Easing, Chip Boom to Hold: Poll

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

Fed's 'Hawkish Hold' Muddies Path for Stocks and Bonds
Fed's 'Hawkish Hold' Muddies Path for Stocks and Bonds

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 Fall on Soft Third-Quarter Forecast
Equinix Shares Fall on Soft Third-Quarter Forecast

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

Japan Cuts Growth Outlook as Energy Costs Weigh
Japan Cuts Growth Outlook as Energy Costs Weigh

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

Meta Cash Flow Craters as AI Spending Doubled Down
Meta Cash Flow Craters as AI Spending Doubled Down

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

Consumer, AI Spending Likely Lifted US Q2 Economic Growth
Consumer, AI Spending Likely Lifted US Q2 Economic Growth

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

July 29, 2026
FTSE 100 Touches Fresh Record on Oil Lift; Eyes on Fed, BoE
FTSE 100 Touches Fresh Record on Oil Lift; Eyes on Fed, BoE

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

Oil Jumps 7% on Escalating Middle East Airstrikes
Oil Jumps 7% on Escalating Middle East Airstrikes

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

Intesa Sees Stronger Profit Outlook, Won’t Raise MPS Bid
Intesa Sees Stronger Profit Outlook, Won’t Raise MPS Bid

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


The latest news and actual trends of equity markets, Forex and world economy

World financial markets have the strongest and fastest growth in the world. Stock and Forex markets are influenced by economic developments taking place in the global arena. In order to multiply your income, you should always be aware of the latest developments from the world of economics and finance. All the latest information is on the GuruTrade portal. Remember: he who owns the information, owns the world - become aware and rich with GuruTrade!

Find out main events in the world economy with GuruTrade

Economic news in the world - it is one of the most popular sections of the site GuruTrade.com. In this part of the site you can find published opinions and forecasts of the most authoritative experts and economists on the topics of finance, markets, macroeconomics, small business, industry and international trade. Information about events in the area of economics and finance on GuruTrade site is complemented with reports from the government meetings and interviews with government officials and businessmen. With us you will always be aware of the latest news of the world economy and finance!

By visiting our website and services, you agree to the conditions of use of cookies. Learn more
I agree