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Taiwan Plans to Raise 2025 Growth Target, AI Boom Boosts Q3 Figures

Taiwan Plans to Raise 2025 Growth Target, AI Boom Boosts Q3 Figures

Taiwan plans to raise its economic growth forecast this year to more than 5% after the economy expanded by a better-than-expected rate in the third quarter given a strong performance by the crucial tech sector thanks to the AI boom. Taiwan's gross domestic product grew 7.64% year-on-year...


October 31, 2025
Linde's Q4 Guidance Disappoints on Weaker Europe Volumes
Linde's Q4 Guidance Disappoints on Weaker Europe Volumes

Linde on Friday followed a quarterly earnings beat with a cautious profit outlook for the rest of the year because of weakness in the European...

US Grocers Brace for Sales Dip as Food Aid Set to Lapse
US Grocers Brace for Sales Dip as Food Aid Set to Lapse

U.S. grocers and food companies ranging from Walmart to Smithfield Foods are bracing for a dip in November sales if federal food aid...

Hong Kong Q3 GDP Expands by 3.8% y/y, Faster than Forecast
Hong Kong Q3 GDP Expands by 3.8% y/y, Faster than Forecast

Hong Kong's economy expanded in the third quarter by a faster-than-expected 3.8% year-on-year, official advance estimates showed on Friday,...

Euro Zone Inflation Eases a Touch in October but Core Steady
Euro Zone Inflation Eases a Touch in October but Core Steady

Euro zone inflation slowed a touch in October and continued to hover near the European Central Bank's 2% target, confirming the bank's...

Hong Kong September Retail Sales Rise 5.9% from Year Earlier
Hong Kong September Retail Sales Rise 5.9% from Year Earlier

Hong Kong's retail sales by value in September rose 5.9% from a year earlier, the fifth straight month of gains, government data showed on...

Euro Zone Business Conditions Improving, AI is Booming, ECB Survey
Euro Zone Business Conditions Improving, AI is Booming, ECB Survey

Euro zone firms are enjoying a slight improvement in business conditions but this still points to only modest growth, even if some sectors, such as...

Princes Group Set for $1.56 Billion Valuation in London IPO
Princes Group Set for $1.56 Billion Valuation in London IPO

Princes Group is set to float at a valuation of 1.16 billion pounds ($1.56 billion) on Friday in one of London's largest initial public...

UK House Prices Rise in October, Defying pre-Budget Nerves
UK House Prices Rise in October, Defying pre-Budget Nerves

British house prices rose in October, lender Nationwide said on Friday outpacing forecasts by economists and adding to signs of demand in the...

China Factory Activity Stumbles as Export Orders Dry Up
China Factory Activity Stumbles as Export Orders Dry Up

China's factory activity shrank for a seventh month in October, dragged by a drop in new export orders as the boost from months of...

October 30, 2025
Universal Music Group Q3 Revenue Beats Market Forecasts
Universal Music Group Q3 Revenue Beats Market Forecasts

Universal Music Group on Thursday reported third-quarter revenue that was above market expectations, citing healthy results across all its...

Chinese Airlines Return to Profit on Summer Surge, Challenges Persist
Chinese Airlines Return to Profit on Summer Surge, Challenges Persist

China's three biggest airlines posted their first collective quarterly profit in a year in the third quarter on the back of the peak summer...

Eli Lilly Raises Forecasts on Surging International Demand for Weight-Loss Drugs
Eli Lilly Raises Forecasts on Surging International Demand for Weight-Loss Drugs

Eli Lilly raised its full-year profit and revenue forecasts on Thursday as strong overseas demand for weight-loss and diabetes drugs helped it...

Sterling Steadies at Multi-Month Lows after 2 Days of Falls
Sterling Steadies at Multi-Month Lows after 2 Days of Falls

Sterling steadied on Thursday against both the dollar and euro after two days of sharp depreciation, but looks set for further choppiness ahead of...

WPP Ad Group's new CEO Starts with a Profit Warning
WPP Ad Group's new CEO Starts with a Profit Warning

WPP warned on profit on Thursday after a downturn at its flagship media buying agency caused a bigger-than-expected drop in third-quarter net...

ECB Hopes to Launch Digital Euro Pilot in 2027
ECB Hopes to Launch Digital Euro Pilot in 2027

The European Central Bank said on Thursday it could launch a pilot of its digital currency in 2027 provided it can secure timely approval from...

French Growth Beats Forecasts in Q3 Despite Political Turmoil
French Growth Beats Forecasts in Q3 Despite Political Turmoil

France's economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter as exports surged, due mainly to shipments from the aerospace industry, and as...

Euro Zone Growth Beats Forecasts as France Outperforms
Euro Zone Growth Beats Forecasts as France Outperforms

The euro zone economy grew quicker than expected last quarter as buoyant consumption offset faltering exports and persistent struggles in...

S.Korea Oct Exports Expected to Fall amid Trade Uncertainties: Poll
S.Korea Oct Exports Expected to Fall amid Trade Uncertainties: Poll

South Korea's exports likely fell slightly in October amid higher U.S. tariffs of 25% imposed on goods made in Korea, a Reuters poll showed on...

October 29, 2025
China Signals it will Pull Plug on Subsidies for EVs with 5-Y Plan Exclusion
China Signals it will Pull Plug on Subsidies for EVs with 5-Y Plan Exclusion

China has sent a clear signal that it is willing to pull the plug on subsidies for its electric vehicle industry after years of big-ticket...

Key US Mortgage Rate Drops to 13-Month Low, Industry Group
Key US Mortgage Rate Drops to 13-Month Low, Industry Group

The interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan dropped last week to a 13-month low after a key reading of inflation came in lower than...

UK Mortgage Approvals Rise by most since December, BoE says
UK Mortgage Approvals Rise by most since December, BoE says

British lenders approved more mortgages in September than in any month so far in 2025, according to Bank of England data that ran counter to other...

India's Silver Demand Eases, Premiums Fall after Festive Surge
India's Silver Demand Eases, Premiums Fall after Festive Surge

Silver premiums in India have fallen sharply as demand eased following the last two weeks' festive rush, prompting potential buyers to delay...

Adidas sees $140 mln Hit on Operating Profit from US Tariffs
Adidas sees $140 mln Hit on Operating Profit from US Tariffs

Adidas expects U.S. import tariffs to have a direct impact of 120 million euros ($140 million) on its operating profit in 2025, with the...

China's Factory Activity Expected to Fall, Demand Dwindles: Poll
China's Factory Activity Expected to Fall, Demand Dwindles: Poll

China's factory activity likely shrank for a seventh month in October, underscoring the need for further stimulus to bolster domestic demand,...

October 28, 2025
Hitachi Partners with US to Modernize Grid
Hitachi Partners with US to Modernize Grid

Hitachi Ltd 6501.T signed a deal with the U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday to promote investment in grid modernization, as the U.S. faces...

US Consumer Confidence Slips to 6-mth Low; Worries over Job Availability Rising
US Consumer Confidence Slips to 6-mth Low; Worries over Job Availability Rising

U.S. consumer confidence eased to a six-month low in October amid worries about the availability of jobs in the near-term, offering more ammunition...

US Single-Family Home Prices Increase in August, FHFA Says
US Single-Family Home Prices Increase in August, FHFA Says

U.S. single-family house prices increased in August even as supply has improved significantly, suggesting affordability would remain a challenge...

UK Faces Bigger than Expected Cut to Productivity Forecast, Sources
UK Faces Bigger than Expected Cut to Productivity Forecast, Sources

Britain's budget watchdog is expected to cut a key productivity forecast by a larger-than-expected 0.3 percentage points, people familiar with...

Euro Zone Consumers Maintain Benign Inflation View, ECB Survey
Euro Zone Consumers Maintain Benign Inflation View, ECB Survey

Euro zone consumers have lowered their inflation expectations for the next year and kept unchanged their view further ahead, indicating that price...

S.Korea's Q3 GDP Growth Beats Forecasts as Spending Holds Up
S.Korea's Q3 GDP Growth Beats Forecasts as Spending Holds Up

South Korea's economy grew in the third quarter by the fastest pace in a year-and-a-half, central bank estimates showed on Tuesday, helped by...

October 27, 2025
Rare Earth Miners Fall as US-China Truce to Pause Tariffs, Export Curbs
Rare Earth Miners Fall as US-China Truce to Pause Tariffs, Export Curbs

Shares of U.S.-listed rare earth miners slumped before the bell on Monday after Washington and Beijing reached a framework for a trade...

BoC Poised to Cut Rates to 2.25% amid Economic Slowdown
BoC Poised to Cut Rates to 2.25% amid Economic Slowdown

Economists expect the Bank of Canada to make a second consecutive policy rate cut this week due to a slowing economy and high...

UK Retailers Struggle again as Budget Fears Weigh on Consumers, CBI
UK Retailers Struggle again as Budget Fears Weigh on Consumers, CBI

British retailers reported another drop in sales in October and they expect a further fall in November as consumers worry about finance minister...

UK to Cut Tax-Free Cash Savings Allowance in Nov Budget, Telegraph Says
UK to Cut Tax-Free Cash Savings Allowance in Nov Budget, Telegraph Says

Britain's government is likely to halve the amount of cash that people can put in tax-free savings accounts at next month's budget, the...

Euro Zone Business Credit Growth Slows, Household Lending Rises
Euro Zone Business Credit Growth Slows, Household Lending Rises

FRANKFURT, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Bank lending to euro zone firms edged down last month but remained near two-year highs, while credit to households...

Dutch Online Bank Bunq Gets US Broker-Dealer Licence
Dutch Online Bank Bunq Gets US Broker-Dealer Licence

Dutch online bank Bunq said on Monday that it had received a licence to operate as a broker-dealer in the United States, part of a drive to expand...

UK Manufacturers Invest at Slowest Pace since 2017, Report
UK Manufacturers Invest at Slowest Pace since 2017, Report

British manufacturers are investing the least in new equipment relative to their sales since 2017, according to a report from trade body Make UK,...

China Industrial Profits Surge, Officials Step Up Overcapacity Crackdown
China Industrial Profits Surge, Officials Step Up Overcapacity Crackdown

China's industrial profits grew at their fastest pace in nearly two years in September, marking a second straight month of gains and signalling...

October 24, 2025
US House Democrats Push USDA to Fund Food Benefits as Shutdown Continues
US House Democrats Push USDA to Fund Food Benefits as Shutdown Continues

More than 200 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives told the Agriculture Department on Friday it should draw on its emergency reserves to...

US Firms Grapple with Economic Divide as Lower Income Struggles Mount
US Firms Grapple with Economic Divide as Lower Income Struggles Mount

U.S. companies across industries are feeling the squeeze from the deepening split between lower-income and affluent consumers as tariffs pile...

China Vows to Raise Household Consumption 'Significantly'
China Vows to Raise Household Consumption 'Significantly'

China will increase the proportion of government investment for people's livelihoods and raise the percentage of household consumption of GDP...

Uniper 9-mth Profit Plunges on Hedging Decline, Russian Gas Loss
Uniper 9-mth Profit Plunges on Hedging Decline, Russian Gas Loss

German state-owned utility Uniper expects an 80% drop in nine-month adjusted net profit, it said on Friday, citing reduced hedging gains and...


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