Economic news

China's DeepSeek's new model called V4 will run on the latest chips designed by ​Huawei Technologies, U.S. digital news outlet The...

Indian consumer goods maker Dabur expects fourth-quarter operating profit to grow ​at a faster pace than revenue, which ‌is set to rise...

Popular car-shopping website Edmunds put a Chinese vehicle through a series of rigorous tests ​for the first time, and Editor-in-Chief Alistair...

World food prices climbed in March to their highest ‌level since September last year and could rise further if the Middle...

Samsung Electronics, benefiting from red-hot chip prices stoked by the AI boom, is expected to book a six-fold jump in operating ​profit for...

The Bank of Japan will keep raising interest rates if its economic forecasts hold, ‌a senior central bank official said, reinforcing a...

Hyundai Motor said on Friday that exports to Europe and North Africa, which typically transit through ‌the Middle East, were being...

The United Arab Emirates' non-oil private sector activity expanded at its weakest pace in nearly four years in March ​as the Middle East...

Russia's services sector contracted in March for the first time in six months as demand ​softened and new orders broadly stalled, a business...

Bangladesh has launched fresh measures to curb energy consumption, cutting office hours and trimming public spending as conflict ​in the Middle...

A long-term liquefied natural gas sales and purchase ​agreement entered into last year ‌between Japan's largest power generator, JERA, and...

Nonfarm payrolls forecast increasing 60,000 in March Economists say it will take time for the oil price shock to impact the labor market...

Tesla ​plans to expand in Japan to at least 60 stores as it seeks to become the ‌country's biggest imported car brand by as early as...

U.S. stocks ended ​slightly mixed on Thursday after paring deeper losses, as diplomatic signals from the Middle East helped calm markets rattled...

Growth in China's services activity slowed in March from February's 33-month high, as softer demand and a decline in overseas orders...

Japan's services sector grew at its weakest pace in three months in March, a private survey showed on Friday, as rising ​uncertainty over the...

New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week amid low layoffs, suggesting labor market conditions remained calm in...

Starbucks will move to weekly pay for all U.S. store workers and roll out a program that adds bonuses ​and expands tips, it said on Thursday,...

The average rate on the most popular ​home-loan rate rose to its highest since early September, ‌as the Iran war pushes up oil prices and fans...

Tesla kicked off 2026 ​with its weakest quarterly deliveries in a year, missing Wall Street expectations as fading U.S. incentives and...

Ford Motor reported a near 9% drop in first-quarter U.S. sales ​on Thursday, as persistent affordability pressures prompt consumers to rethink...

The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart on ‌Thursday as optimism faded that the war in the Middle East might end...

BP named Carol Howle as deputy chief ​executive on Thursday and said she would oversee the ‌company's ongoing portfolio review and...

Canada's merchandise trade ​deficit came in much wider than expected in February, data showed on Thursday, as a surge in gold ‌purchases...

Gold prices fell on Thursday as the U.S. dollar and ‌oil prices rose after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would continue attacks on...

London's ​main indexes fell on Thursday, snapping three straight days of ‌gains, as market sentiment weakened after U.S. President Donald...

British companies expect to raise prices more quickly in the coming 12 months as they respond to a surge in energy prices ​due to the Iran...

Indonesia has completed key stock market reforms ahead of a self-imposed ‌deadline linked to MSCI's May index review, a senior official...

The pound fell sharply on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed more aggressive strikes on Iran and gave little...

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the ‌operator of national carrier Malaysia Airlines, said it more than doubled its annual earnings in 2025, but...

Hong Kong's Grade-A office market in the city's financial core is finally hitting a floor after nearly seven ​years of decline, buoyed by a...

The ​dollar advanced against major currencies on Thursday, reversing two days of losses, as U.S. President Donald Trump's ‌address on Iran...

Markets recoiled on Thursday as war jitters over Iran deepened, with stocks sliding, oil ​surging well over $100 per barrel and the dollar firming...

Oil prices climbed more than $5 on Thursday, as President Donald Trump said the United States would keep ​up attacks on Iran without committing to...

Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday, with strong gains in Alphabet and other heavyweights, after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested ‌an...

South Korea's ‌inflation picked up less than expected in March as the government capped fuel prices, but policymakers and economists...

Indian banks are set to face heightened uncertainty on Thursday ​after the central bank's curbs on corporate activity made it costlier for...

KKR's non-traded business development company, KKR FS Income Trust, limited redemptions after requests ​for withdrawals surged, according...

Job vacancies in Australia rebounded to their highest in ​more than a year in ‌the February quarter, data showed on Thursday, led by gains in...

U.S. retail sales increased by the most in seven months in February as motor vehicle purchases rebounded and temperatures warmed up, but surging...

London's main indexes closed higher on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump signalled that the Iran war could end soon, prompting...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that the global instability caused ‌by the Iran war means Britain should pivot to focusing on...