Economic news

Australia's corporates are starting to count the cost of the war in the Middle East, ​with profit warnings from two top companies and a crash...

China's March crude oil imports fell 2.8% from ‌a year earlier due to a high base, official data showed on Tuesday, while the Iran war...

The safe-haven dollar edged toward a seventh straight daily decline on Tuesday ‌as investors positioned for a possible diplomatic breakthrough...

BlackRock Investment Institute upgraded U.S. equities on Monday, joining other Wall Street brokerages in arguing that resilient corporate earnings,...

Surging fuel prices caused by the conflict in Iran weighed on British consumers last month, dampening household spending as travel plans ​were...

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Monday that the U.S. central bank had ​a smaller unrealized loss on its expansive bond holdings last...

Goldman Sachs beat expectations for quarterly profit on Monday, driven by strength in dealmaking and equities trading, although its shares...

Conagra Brands on Monday named J.M. Smucker executive John Brase as its new ​CEO, to steer the packaged food maker through softening...

U.S. existing home sales fell to a nine-month low in March amid tight inventory ​and growing concerns over the labor market, and a recent increase...

Videogame platform Roblox on Monday said it will create tailored accounts for young users in a push to shore ​up online safety, as it deals...

Volkswagen reported a 4% fall in global deliveries in the first three months of 2026, as weak demand in China and the ​U.S. weighed on the German...

The Indian rupee endured its steepest fall in two weeks on Monday, as oil prices climbed past $100 per barrel, ​while supportive dollar flows for...

London's stock indexes fell on Monday after the ‌U.S. moved to blockade Iranian shipping following the collapse of the weekend peace...

The British pound fell against a broadly stronger dollar ​on Monday after talks between Iran and the U.S. broke down and the ‌U.S. Navy said...

Gold prices declined on Monday as renewed fears of a ‌wider Middle East conflict spurred by failed U.S.-Iran talks boosted oil prices, fueled...

New ​bank lending in China jumped less than expected in March, while broad money and financing growth remained sufficient to support economic...

India's palm oil imports in March dropped nearly 19% on-month and hit ​a three-month low after a rally in tropical oil ‌prices, in line...

BP on Monday agreed ​to buy an operating interest in three ‌offshore exploration blocks in Namibia from Canada-based Eco Atlantic Oil...

Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes sold its Waygate Technologies unit ​to Swedish industrial technology group Hexagon ‌for...

China's export engine likely slowed in March ​as buyers chasing an AI-fuelled future confront the hard reality of war in the Middle...

Chinese AI agent StepFun is unwinding its offshore incorporation structure to pave the way for a planned Hong Kong initial public offering, three...

Oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel on Monday as the U.S. Navy prepared to block ships ‌to and from Iran via the Strait of...

European chemical companies are expected to report weaker first-quarter results, shedding light on how deep the impact from the war in the Middle...

The safe-haven dollar advanced on Monday as peace talks between the U.S. and Iran broke down and the American Navy ​prepared a blockade...

U.S. stocks closed mixed on Friday, with investors ​pressing pause as they headed into the weekend and kept an eye on ongoing Middle East peace...

The Bank of Korea's governor nominee said it would be necessary to ​respond properly if the won fell excessively, in written remarks he...

The Hungarian forint sharply extended recent gains on Monday, making an almost three-year peak on the euro, as investors bet on a ​boost for the...

Workers at JBS ratified a tentative two-year agreement with the world's largest meat company, ​covering nearly 3,800 workers at the JBS...

Crypto giant Kraken's landmark Federal Reserve master account comes with restrictions aimed at mitigating risks, but it - and others likely to...

Cloud infrastructure firm CoreWeave said it has struck a deal with Anthropic to supply the AI startup ​with cloud computing capacity, sending...

New orders for U.S. factory goods were unchanged for a second straight month ​in February as weak demand for commercial ‌aircraft offset gains...

U.S. consumer sentiment plunged to a record low in early April and consumers anticipated a ​surge in inflation in the next 12 ‌months, a...

Oil prices were ‌poised for their biggest weekly declines since last June but remain elevated near $100 a barrel on concerns over supplies...

Gold prices inched up on Friday and headed for a weekly ‌gain as the U.S. dollar weakened following the U.S.-Iran truce, though market...

The main UK stock ​indexes rose on Friday, poised for weekly gains, as investors ‌awaited key U.S. inflation reading later in the day and...

The Indian rupee closed out a second consecutive week of gains against the dollar, a feat it last achieved ​six months ago, supported by flows from...

Taiwan's exports rose much more than expected in March, with demand remaining strong for ​artificial intelligence applications and other...

Porsche AG's deliveries slumped further in the first three months of 2026, with sharp ​declines in key markets China and the ‌United...

The pound fell slightly on Friday but was still set for its biggest weekly increase in three months after the U.S.-Iran ceasefire raised...

China's securities regulator on Friday added a ​fourth set of listing ‌standards for ChiNext, Shenzhen's startup board for growth...

TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, on Friday reported a 35% surge in ​first-quarter revenue, beating market forecasts, thanks to...

Italy's Eni has agreed to acquire a minority stake in natural graphite producer Nouveau Monde ​Graphite for $70 million, giving it...