Economic news

Wall Street’s main indexes were set for a higher open on Friday, with investors anticipating progress in bipartisan talks over the next...

Britain and Japan have formally signed a trade agreement, marking the UK’s first big post-Brexit deal. The deal, unveiled last month, means...

Amid the gloom of the pandemic’s second wave, some European enthusiasts are wondering whether this crisis might finally usher in a...

As humans, we have a tendency to overestimate the likelihood of experiencing positive events and underestimate the likelihood of experiencing...

For novice traders, FOMO can be a heavy burden to bear. Resisting the urge to buy Bitcoin (BTC) after a nearly 15% rally, which saw the price break...

Oil futures gained ground Friday but remained on track for weekly losses, dogged by supply concerns as output from Libya rises, along with worries...

Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc rose 6% on Friday after its antiviral drug, remdesivir, became the first and only approved treatment for COVID-19 in...

Two of Apple’s latest iPhone 12 models went on sale in China on Friday, after early pre-order data showed strong consumer interest in the...

With earnings season in full swing, more companies are again offering earnings guidance, signaling to investors that some corporations are adapting...

Economic activity in the euro zone shrunk in October as coronavirus restrictions returned to the region, preliminary data showed on Friday. The...

Global markets remain in narrow ranges at the end of the week, balancing hopes for a new economic stimulus package with election uncertainty. The...

Nordea Bank, the Nordic region’s biggest lender, reported a better-than-expected rise in third-quarter operating profit on Friday due to...

Britain’s economic recovery lost more steam this month as a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic hit the hospitality and transport sectors...

We’ve got a really busy week coming up, just before one of the busiest weeks I can remember. There are three major central bank meetings...

The Moscow Exchange said on Friday it would offer access to shares and depositary receipts from an additional 20 international companies on Nov. 2,...

In a future driven by electric vehicles, China is poised to dominate if the U.S. does not transform its automobile industry in coming years. While...

European stocks rose on Friday, boosted by positive earnings updates from Barclays and carmakers, but nagging worries about the economic impact of...

Sterling edged up in London trading on Friday, set for a weekly gain against the dollar and euro, as Britain and the European Union entered intense...

The dollar was stable against most currencies on Friday after a measured U.S. presidential debate, but it was headed for weekly losses as investors...

Note:  The table above is updated before publication with the latest consensus forecasts. However, the text & charts are prepared ahead of...

Global stocks barely budged on Friday as investors tightened positions with less than two weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election and...

If Europe’s joint debt sales did lift the euro/dollar exchange rate this week, as some suspect, then the European Central Bank may struggle...

Oil prices held on to gains from the previous session on Friday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated he would be prepared to extend...

New jobless claims unexpectedly dipped below 800,000 last week, but still remained historically high as hundreds of thousands of more Americans...

There’s no doubt that Europe is seeing a second wave of coronavirus infections, but the surge is not affecting its major economies in the...

Japanese shares edged higher on Friday, following a firmer finish on Wall Street, although gains were somewhat capped by weakness in semiconductor...

Wall Street’s main indexes edged higher on Thursday as investors held out for more fiscal stimulus against the backdrop of economic data...

Coca-Cola Co beat revenue and profit expectations on Thursday as strong "at-home" sales helped the world's largest soda maker...

Simultaneous pressure on the dollar and risk assets in the markets is continuing. Futures on S&P500 lost 3.7% from recent highs on October...

U.S. stock index futures dipped on Thursday as investors braced for high levels of weekly jobless claims while talks in Washington over a stimulus...

On Oct. 21 Bitcoin (BTC) price overtook the $13K mark to reach $13,217 after traders took out key resistance levels at $11,900, $12,000, and...

Botswana has approached the World Bank for budgetary support after the coronavirus crisis hurt revenue, Finance Minister Thapelo Matsheka said on...

The Tether (USDT) Treasury has minted almost half a billion new USDT tokens and distributed more than 185 million tokens to exchanges and other...

Turkey’s lira was barely moving on Thursday ahead of an expected interest rate increase by the central bank, while the Polish zloty dropped...

The pound slipped slightly on Thursday, but held close to six-week highs it touched on the previous day after news that stalled Brexit negotiations...

Oil prices ticked up on Thursday but struggled to fully recover from the previous session’s losses when a build in U.S. gasoline inventories...

Note:  The table above is updated before publication with the latest consensus forecasts. However, the text & charts are prepared ahead of...

Asia’s economic contraction this year will be worse than previously thought as several emerging markets in the region have slowed down...

Swedish hygiene products group Essity’s sales suffered again in the third quarter from the stay-at-home trend sparked by the COVID-19...

German consumer morale fell heading into November as fears about a second coronavirus wave that is hitting Europe’s biggest economy made...

Japanese shares fell on Thursday as a rise in the yen threatened earnings of export-focused stocks, while uncertainty ahead of the U.S....

The U.S. dollar treaded water against most major currencies on Thursday as U.S. stimulus talks remained the focus for markets with trading buffeted...