Economic news

U.S. consumer confidence eased in May as worries about ​inflation linked to the war with ‌Iran intensified, offsetting an improvement in...

U.S. single-family house prices edged up in March, but further increases are unlikely as the war ​with Iran pushes mortgage rates higher, dampening...

European stock indexes gave up some recent gains on Tuesday and oil prices rose after new ‌U.S. strikes in southern Iran dampened...

Brent ​crude oil rose more than 2% on Tuesday after the U.S. military carried out strikes in Iran, ‌adding to uncertainty on whether a...

India's position as the fifth-largest global market by capitalisation is under threat as Taiwan closes in on the South Asian nation's spot,...

UK shares rose ​on Tuesday, with the FTSE 250 hitting a near three-month ‌high, as investors returned from a long weekend and caught up on...

The Indian rupee slipped on Tuesday as crude oil prices rebounded on waning optimism about the chances of an imminent U.S.-Iran peace ​deal. The...

The pound slipped on Tuesday after optimism about an Iran peace deal was tempered by U.S. attacks on Iranian targets and comments from...

British retailers reported lower sales in May against a backdrop of weak demand, but not the record downturn they had reported a month earlier,...

British shop price inflation sped up in May on the back of disruption and ​higher energy costs caused by the Iran ‌war, according to a retail...

Spanish industrial prices rose 8.3% in ​the 12 months through ‌April following a revised 3.1% increase in the ​12 months through ​March, the...

Kent RO Systems has shelved plans to go public, its chairman told Reuters, as the Indian water-purifier maker becomes ​the latest company to delay...

Gold fell on Tuesday as ‌fresh U.S. attacks in Iran pushed oil prices higher, fuelling concerns around inflation and higher-for-longer...

The dollar steadied on Tuesday as investor hopes of an imminent deal to reopen the crucial ‌Strait of Hormuz and end the Iran...

Oil prices rose on Tuesday and stocks dithered as investor optimism over an imminent U.S.-Iran peace deal was tempered ‌by new U.S. strikes in...

India's statistics ministry has proposed changes to the way it calculates the monthly industrial output, including expanding sector coverage...

South Korea's central bank will keep ​its key policy rate unchanged at a review on Thursday, according to economists ‌in a Reuters poll,...

Australian stock ‌exchange operator ASX warned on Tuesday of higher spending in 2027 to upgrade its technology and develop new products,...

MILAN/ABIDJAN, May 25 (Reuters) - Italy's Eni said ​on Monday it and partners Petroci and Vitol ‌have given approval for...

Sri Lanka ​is in talks to buy Russian crude and refined fuels from Russia ‌and China, the energy minister said on Monday, as the...

President Donald Trump's resolve on Iran is being tested by a force largely beyond his control: the bond market. As yields rose rapidly...

Portugal's airline TAP said on Monday its first-quarter loss narrowed 63% ​from a year ago to €39.9 million ($46.5 ‌million) on...

The Indian rupee strengthened for the third consecutive session on Monday, its longest winning streak in a month, powered by ​market interventions...

Gold rose ​more than 1% on Monday as hopes of a peace deal to end ‌the Iran war sent the dollar and oil prices lower, easing fears...

Chinese coking coal prices soared on Monday to their highest in nearly two weeks, ​as a wave of stringent safety checks at coal mines following a...

Stocks surged on Monday, while the U.S. dollar and oil prices slid as the ​prospect of a deal to end the Iran war buoyed risk appetite,...

The dollar fell against major currencies on Monday as hopes of a deal to ​reopen the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices below $100 per barrel, even...

Uber is weighing a raised takeover bid for rival Delivery Hero after its initial €33-per-share offer on Saturday was rebuffed,...

Huawei Technologies said on Monday it will make industry-leading semiconductors using ​a new technology in five years, underscoring Beijing's...

Indian refiners turned to imports from Latin America and Africa after supplies from the Middle ‌East were disrupted as the Israeli-U.S. war on...

Oil prices fell more than $5 to two-week lows on Monday, ​as optimism grew that the United States and Iran were moving closer to a ‌peace...

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged the country on Monday to focus ​on fuel, fertiliser and foreign exchange and underlined...

SpaceX completed a largely successful test flight of its next-generation Starship rocket on Friday, deploying a clutch of mock satellites and...

German food delivery service Delivery Hero ​confirmed it had received a ‌takeover offer from rival Uber valuing the company at 33...

As its sports car rivals tap the brakes on a shift ​to EVs, Ferrari will take a leap into an uncertain era on Monday with the launch of its...

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek will ​make permanent a 75% price cut on ‌its flagship V4‑Pro artificial intelligence model,...

Jardine Matheson said on Monday it ‌has agreed to buy Australian medical imaging provider I-MED Radiology Network for a total enterprise...

U.S. ‌stocks rose on Friday, with the Dow reaching a record closing high, as investors cheered signs of progress in talks to end the Middle...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said ​on Saturday that his forecast of a $200 billion market for CPUs includes China, signalling Nvidia still sees...

The Indian rupee and government bonds are likely to kick off the week on firmer footing as expectations rise that a breakthrough might be imminent...

European shares finished at their highest in ‌over a month on Friday, led by technology stocks as risk sentiment got a lift on expectations...

UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 index ended a four-week losing streak after data released this week weakened expectations of a Bank of England rate...