Economic news

Europe's leading economies closed off a turbulent year on weak momentum, according to new data on Tuesday, which showed scant signs of an...

Sterling rose against the euro and the dollar on Tuesday after recent losses, as UK data left expectations for a Bank of England rate cut unchanged...

British businesses appear to be emerging from months of worry about tax increases in finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget in late November, a...

London's FTSE 100 slipped on Tuesday, weighed by losses in energy and defence stocks, while investors assessed fresh jobs data that reinforced...

TotalEnergies has agreed to sell an indirect stake of almost 10% in a Malaysian offshore gas block to Thailand’s state-backed PTTEP for...

Britain's unemployment rate hit its highest since the start of 2021 and private sector pay growth was the weakest in nearly five years in the...

Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.8% in September to November, as compared to the preceding three-month...

Most Bank of Korea board members were worried about a weaker won fueling financial instability and price pressure as they kept interest rates...

French private sector business growth slowed to a near halt in December, according to a monthly survey from S&P Global, which said ongoing...

Gucci owner Kering and private equity firm Ardian said on Tuesday they had completed a joint venture agreement for a New York property deal...

Oil prices fell on Tuesday, adding to the previous session's losses, as prospects for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal appeared to strengthen,...

Britain's jobs market showed further signs of weakening in the run-up to last month's budget announcement by finance minister Rachel...

Gold prices slipped on Tuesday, as investors turned cautious ahead of key U.S. jobs and inflation data, which could provide cues for Federal...

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan's largest bank, has appointed Junichi Hanzawa as its new president, succeeding Hironori Kamezawa, who...

Payments firm PayPal said on Monday it has applied to establish a bank in the United States, as companies rush to capitalize on a friendly...

Wall Street closed lower on Monday as investors braced for a slew of economic data later this week while assessing reports on Federal Reserve...

U.S. job growth likely rebounded in November following an anticipated decline in nonfarm payrolls in October because of federal government...

Asian equities tumbled while the dollar drifted near two-month lows on Tuesday, as investors adopted a cautious approach ahead of a slate of...

India's central bank has approved HDFC Bank's subsidiaries to acquire up to a 9.5% stake in smaller peer IndusInd Bank, the...

Japan's manufacturing activity contracted at a slower pace while the service sector lost some steam in December, private-sector surveys showed,...

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Bank said on Monday an independent board committee found HSBC's $13.6 billion take-private offer to be fair...

Tesla shares hit their highest in nearly a year on Monday after CEO Elon Musk said the electric-vehicle maker was testing its robotaxis...

Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2% in November, unchanged from the previous month, and driven primarily by food prices rising at their...

U.S. homebuilder sentiment edged up to an eight-month high in December, but activity remained constrained by rising construction costs because of...

Airbus has delivered around 30 aircraft in the first half of December, releasing jets at a below-average speed for the month as some airlines...

Gold climbed 1% on Monday to hover near a seven-week high, supported by a weaker dollar, expectations of interest rate cuts and safe-haven buying...

Pakistan's central bank cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 10.5% on Monday, breaking a four-meeting hold in a surprise move it...

French drugmaker Sanofi on Monday flagged another delay to a U.S. regulatory decision for its experimental multiple sclerosis drug and...

The pound held steady on Monday ahead of a string of UK data that could help cement expectations for a Bank of England rate cut later in the...

The Swiss government raised its 2026 economic growth forecast on Monday, saying an agreement to lower U.S. import tariffs on its products meant its...

Euro zone industrial output growth accelerated in October, bolstering views that the bloc is picking up momentum as trade uncertainty is...

Sri Lanka's economy grew 5.4% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, official data showed on Monday, signaling a sustained recovery...

DBS Bank was appointed as the second renminbi (RMB) clearing bank in Singapore, one of 27 agreements signed during an annual bilateral meeting...

Copper prices rose on Monday as some traders rolled forward positions ahead of a contract expiry this week, helping the market to set aside weak...

UK stocks edged higher on Monday, starting the week on a positive note, with markets having almost fully priced in an interest rate cut by the Bank...

Trading in the Hungarian forint, long a niche emerging market currency, has more than doubled since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in...

Korea Zinc said on Monday that it plans to build a smelter to produce key metals and minerals in the United States in a project that would...

European shares edged higher on Monday, kicking off a week packed with central bank decisions and delayed U.S. economic data on a positive note, as...

European shares moved higher on Monday as Wall Street futures pointed to a recovery from last week's sell-off, but investor caution capped...

HashKey Holdings, Hong Kong's largest licensed crypto exchange, is set to raise about HK$1.6 billion ($206 million) after pricing its Hong Kong...

Oil prices climbed on Monday as supply disruptions linked to escalating U.S.-Venezuela tensions outweighed oversupply worries and the impact of a...

The Bank of England looks set for a knife-edge vote on interest rates this week with Governor Andrew Bailey expected to change his view...