Economic news

Poland will slash fuel taxes, cap ‌pump prices and may pursue a windfall tax on energy companies, the prime minister said on Thursday,...

New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, suggesting the labor market remains stable and likely giving the Federal...

The pound fell against the dollar for a third day on Thursday, as investors favoured the U.S. currency above most other assets in the face of a...

Shield AI is raising $2 billion in a new funding round at a $12.7 billion valuation, as the defense technology startup looks ​to expand its...

The Turkish Central Bank's gold reserves fell by almost 50 tonnes to 772 tonnes last week, bank data showed, marking the largest...

Warner Bros Discovery said on Thursday ​shareholders will vote on its planned $110 billion merger ‌with Paramount Skydance on April...

U.S. insurers Equitable and Corebridge Financial said on Thursday they will merge in an all-stock deal that would create a $22 billion...

Asian ​countries including Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Sri Lanka are lining up ‌to buy Russian oil as the Iran war...

Shares in Italy's ‌Nexi fell on Thursday, underperforming a weak Milan market, after Europe's biggest payments company said its...

Fears that ​President Donald Trump's administration could limit Europe's access to U.S. payments infrastructure are boosting regional...

Europe's retailers warned on Thursday that a prolonged Middle East conflict could push up sticker prices in Europe and ‌dent...

Tightened supply of helium due to the Middle East conflict has started affecting some production in the global tech supply chains, leaving...

Porsche ​SE announced increased investments in defence on Thursday after bearing the brunt of a drop in ‌2025 earnings at its core...

India has secured crude oil supplies for the next 60 days, ensuring stable fuel supplies in the country despite disruption ​in shipments from the...

Greece will raise its gross monthly minimum wage by 4.5% from April, the sixth rise in four years, it ​said on Thursday, as it seeks to restore...

The Hong Kong government is ‌close to proposing changes to its carried interest regime that would make tax breaks more accessible to asset and...

London's FTSE indexes dropped more than ​1% on Thursday, as lingering uncertainty about a potential end to ‌the Middle East conflict...

European shares fell on Thursday as investors grappled with the ‌prospect of an imminent rate hike by the European Central Bank and dimming...

Shares in Italy's Nexi fell in early trade on Thursday, underperforming a weak ​Milan market, after Europe's biggest payments company...

Gold prices ‌fell on Thursday after two consecutive sessions of gains, as investors awaited clearer signs of progress in Middle East...

Asian stocks slid in choppy trading while the oil rose on Thursday as investors treaded cautiously amid the dizzying pace of developments in the...

Wall Street's main indexes closed higher on Wednesday as oil prices fell while Iran reviewed a U.S. proposal to ‌end the war in the Middle...

Japan is weighing a controversial plan to arrest the yen's slide: stepping into oil futures markets, sources say, as long-standing policy tools...

European fintech firm Revolut plans to have around 40% of its global workforce based in India by the end of 2026 as ​it expands its India global...

A key gauge of Japan's service-sector inflation rose 2.7% in February from a ​year earlier, data showed on Thursday, reinforcing the...

Shares of Taiwanese memory chip maker Nanya Technology opened limit-up 10% ​on Thursday after raising about $2.5 billion in a private...

The UK's FTSE 100 closed higher on Wednesday, as investors bet on a de-escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, while assessing...

U.S. import prices increased by the most in four years in February as energy costs surged in anticipation of conflict in the Middle East, adding to...

The U.S. current account deficit narrowed sharply in the fourth quarter, hitting the lowest level in nearly five years, amid a rise in primary...

U.S.-listed shares of Arm Holdings jumped more than 15% on Wednesday after the chip firm ​projected billions of dollars in annual revenue from its...

Gold rose more ​than 1% on Wednesday, buoyed by a drop in oil prices that eased ‌inflation worries and tempered expectations for interest rate...

British supermarket group Morrisons said it was alert to the ‌impact of the Iran war on consumer confidence and supply chains as it reported...

British house prices rose at ​the slowest pace since ‌September 2024 in the year to January, official ​figures showed on Wednesday, ​while the...

Currency markets took a breather on Wednesday, with traders cautious over the possibility of an imminent de-escalation ​in the...

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix plans a confidential ​filing to list shares in the U.S. in the second half of 2026, the company said on...

German business morale fell sharply in March, as the ‌Iran war made companies more pessimistic and threatened the long-awaited recovery of...

The Indian rupee weakened slightly on Wednesday but held off pressure from dollar demand linked to maturing ​non-deliverable forwards and foreign...

Sterling was steady on Wednesday with traders cautious about efforts to end the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran as they took stock of the...

March 25 (Reuters) - European shares rose more than 1% on ‌Wednesday on expectations of an imminent de-escalation in the Middle East conflict,...

Indonesia's financial regulator has approved the ​phased three-year implementation of free float requirements drawn up ‌by the...

Shipments of foreign-branded mobile phones ​in China for ‌February, including Apple's iPhones, fell 7.7% from the ​same month last...

BEIJING, March 25 (Reuters) - Shares of Pop Mart International Group, the Hong Kong-listed maker of collectible "blind ‌box" toys -...