Economic news

London's main stock indexes plunged on Friday, headed for weekly losses, as concerns over tech valuations and Federal Reserve's hawkish...

Taiwan has lifted all restrictions on food imports from Japan that were introduced after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, the Taiwanese and...

Investors are growing uneasy that the rapid rise in public debt used to bankroll AI investments could strain the U.S. corporate bond market and...

Bitcoin and ether slumped to multi-month lows on Friday, with cryptocurrencies swept up in a broader flight from riskier assets as...

India's Axis Bank said on Friday it plans to raise up to 50 billion rupees ($559 million) via debt securities on a private placement...

Chinese cruise operators are scrambling to avoid Japanese ports as Beijing and Tokyo engage in a diplomatic dispute, which is expected to spur...

Measures of Britain's businesses, consumers and public finances are all showing signs of deterioration in the run-up to next...

The yen found some support on Friday as Japanese officials stepped up their verbal intervention to stem the currency's decline, while the...

British business growth ground almost to a halt this month, as companies put their plans on hold while they waited to see if next week's...

Just months after a U.S. tariff shock whacked the dollar, a rush by overseas investors to protect U.S. holdings from the sliding currency has...

Oil prices fell 1.5% on Friday, extending declines for a third straight session, as the United States pushed for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal that...

Millions of British households will see energy bills edge higher next year after regulator Ofgem said it would increase its domestic price cap by...

Gold slipped on Friday and was heading for a weekly drop, as a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report reinforced expectations that the Federal...

Uganda - a landlocked African nation that until recently struggled to get a World Bank loan - is the latest hot destination for investors chasing...

Asian shares extended a global rout on Friday as a highly anticipated U.S. jobs report failed to provide clarity on the near-term path for interest...

Wall Street stocks slid on Thursday in a sharp reversal from an early rally, as technology gains faded after a boost from Nvidia's earnings and...

London's FTSE 100 snapped a five-day losing streak on Thursday, as defence and energy shares led a recovery amid a global rally sparked by AI...

Saudi Arabia is exploring with global car maker Stellantis and Saudi auto products and services conglomerate Petromin Corporation, setting up...

Oil prices edged up on Thursday after falling in the previous session, boosted by a bigger than expected draw in U.S. crude stockpiles and a...

Most Gulf stock markets ended higher on Thursday, tracking global peers after Nvidia's strong earnings and upbeat forecast eased...

South Africa's central bank cut its main lending rate by 25 basis points to 6.75% on Thursday at the first meeting since its inflation target...

The dollar was riding high on Thursday after Federal Reserve minutes made a December U.S. rate cut seem less likely ahead of long-delayed U.S. jobs...

Investors bailing out of the yen and Japan's government bonds have driven borrowing costs there to record highs, bending markets out of shape...

Gold prices held steady on Wednesday as investors awaited a crucial U.S. jobs report, which could shed light on a Federal Reserve rate cut in...

Greece expects its economy to grow faster in 2026 and its public debt to decline by almost 8 percentage points, thanks to higher investment and...

India’s infrastructure output was unchanged in October from a year earlier, its weakest performance in 14 months, as declines in coal,...

The pound nudged up from a two-week low on the dollar on Thursday as investors continued to process the previous day's inflation data and...

Germany's economy is likely to see moderate growth in the final quarter of the year as services drive expansion and its ailing industrial...

British manufacturers reported the sharpest fall in output since August 2020 during the three months to the end of November, due to uncertainty...

The International Monetary Fund predicts Pakistan could lift its GDP between 5% and 6.5% over five years if it tackles corruption and deep-rooted...

French bank BNP Paribas on Thursday raised its core capital buffer, known as CET1, to 13% by 2027, up from 12.5% just two months ago, as it...

Global technology shares rallied on Thursday after Nvidia's blow-out quarterly results signalled that demand for artificial intelligence...

A relief rally swept across Asian markets and lifted stocks on Thursday as investors cheered Nvidia's market-topping earnings, while the dollar...

Japan's government is in the final stages of assembling a stimulus package worth 21.3 trillion yen ($135.38 billion) to help households cope...

All three major U.S. stock indexes closed in positive territory, with tech strength putting the Nasdaq out front. NEW YORK, Nov 19...

China imported no soybeans from the U.S. for a second straight month in October even as total imports surged to a record high on purchases from...

U.S. job growth likely picked up moderately in September, while the unemployment rate held steady near a four-year high of 4.3%, consistent with...

Adobe will acquire software platform Semrush for $1.9 billion, the companies said on Wednesday, as the Photoshop maker looks to...

Kraken, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said on Wednesday it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in...

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Wednesday it was calling on startups to join its new platform to develop technologies to deal with a...

International tourism to the U.S. could get a much-needed boost from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a sluggish 2025, when visitors stayed away amid...

Schneider Electric said on Wednesday that it had signed new deals worth almost $2.3 billion with two U.S. data centre operators, as surging...