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Euro Zone Firms Find it Harder to Get Credit, ECB Survey

Euro Zone Firms Find it Harder to Get Credit, ECB Survey

Euro zone firms are having a harder time getting credit from their banks just as their finances are squeezed by more expensive ​fuel and higher costs, a European Central Bank survey showed ‌on Monday. The ECB has been gradually raising interest rates to stem an energy-driven rise in inf...


October 26, 2026
German Business Sentiment Rises 6th Straight Month: Ifo
German Business Sentiment Rises 6th Straight Month: Ifo

German business morale improved more than expected in October, extending its recovery to a sixth consecutive month as companies became ‌more...

October 23, 2026
China's January-September Fiscal Revenue Up 5.1% y/y
China's January-September Fiscal Revenue Up 5.1% y/y

China's fiscal revenue increased 5.1% in the first nine months of ​2026 from a year earlier, following a gain ‌of 5.7% in the...

French Business Contracts in Oct Amid Pressures: PMI
French Business Contracts in Oct Amid Pressures: PMI

French business activity unexpectedly contracted in October, marking a quick reversal from September's growth, a survey by S&P Global...

Dealers See Small UK Debt Rise Post-Budget, More in 2027
Dealers See Small UK Debt Rise Post-Budget, More in 2027

British government bond dealers ​expect only a small rise in debt issuance this year after finance minister John Healey's first annual...

UK Businesses Report Strongest Month since February, PMI
UK Businesses Report Strongest Month since February, PMI

British businesses are having their strongest month for activity since February as new orders grow and AI-related demand picks up, according to a...

UK Businesses Report Strongest Month since February, PMI
UK Businesses Report Strongest Month since February, PMI

British businesses are having their strongest month for activity since February as new orders grow and AI-related demand picks up, according to a...

India Plans Job Survey Changes for Unpaid and Gig Work
India Plans Job Survey Changes for Unpaid and Gig Work

India has proposed changes to its employment survey to sharpen data on ​gig workers and include unpaid household jobs, the ‌statistics...

German Business Activity Growth Softens in Oct, PMI Shows
German Business Activity Growth Softens in Oct, PMI Shows

Germany's private sector growth softened in October as inflows of new work rose only modestly, a preliminary business survey ​showed on...

UK Retail Sales Fall as Consumer Confidence Tumbles
UK Retail Sales Fall as Consumer Confidence Tumbles

British consumers ​reined in their shopping in September as a warm start to the autumn hurt clothing sales and ‌higher fuel prices ate into...

Japan Oct Factory Growth Slows to 7-Month Low: PMI
Japan Oct Factory Growth Slows to 7-Month Low: PMI

Japan's manufacturing sector expanded at its slowest pace in seven months in October as output and new order growth eased, a business ​survey...

Japan Core Inflation Tops BOJ Goal, Cements Rate Hike Bets
Japan Core Inflation Tops BOJ Goal, Cements Rate Hike Bets

Japan's core consumer inflation exceeded the central bank's 2% target in September for the first time in ‌nine months, data showed on...

October 22, 2026
Europe Earnings Set to Get Boost From Energy Windfall
Europe Earnings Set to Get Boost From Energy Windfall

The outlook for European companies has slightly improved, the latest LSEG forecasts showed on Thursday, as ​energy majors are expected to deliver...

French Debt Risk Premium Hits Euro Crisis Levels
French Debt Risk Premium Hits Euro Crisis Levels

The premium investors demand to buy France's 10-year government bonds ​against safe-haven Bunds reached a fresh 15-year high on Thursday as...

US Weekly Jobless Claims near 57-Year Lows amid Low Layoffs
US Weekly Jobless Claims near 57-Year Lows amid Low Layoffs

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits ​dropped to near 57-year lows last week amid low layoffs, suggesting job growth...

Millions of Hacks as Firms, Govts Rush to Patch PHP Flaws
Millions of Hacks as Firms, Govts Rush to Patch PHP Flaws

Companies and governments worldwide rushed on Thursday to patch critical flaws in the widely used PHP programming language, as a...

UK Median Full-Time Salary Growth Slows to Lowest Since 2021
UK Median Full-Time Salary Growth Slows to Lowest Since 2021

The median full-time annual pre-tax salary in Britain rose by the least since 2021 over the 12 months to April, increasing by 4.5% ​to...

UK Factory Output Expected to Stabilise, CBI Survey Shows
UK Factory Output Expected to Stabilise, CBI Survey Shows

Output in Britain's manufacturing sector is expected to stabilise in ​the next three months despite ‌a dip in orders in October, a...

China Quant Lingjun Draws $300M From Foreign Investors
China Quant Lingjun Draws $300M From Foreign Investors

Beijing-based ​quant fund Lingjun Investment's offshore arm has attracted at least $300 million from US and Southeast Asian investors, a...

Global Diesel Prices to Stay High Despite Trump-Russia Deal
Global Diesel Prices to Stay High Despite Trump-Russia Deal

President Donald Trump's deal with Russia to supply diesel to US and global markets is unlikely to meaningfully lower diesel prices, market...

October 21, 2026
Govt Sites Go Dark as Software Flaw Sparks Security Scramble
Govt Sites Go Dark as Software Flaw Sparks Security Scramble

Government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline on Wednesday after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in a widely used programming...

Saudi Crude Oil Exports Hit 5-mth High in August, Data Shows
Saudi Crude Oil Exports Hit 5-mth High in August, Data Shows

Saudi Arabian crude oil exports in August rose by about 7.9% from July ​to 4.451 million barrels per day, the highest level ‌since March, data...

UK Borrowing and £3 tln Debt Herald Tough Budget for Healey
UK Borrowing and £3 tln Debt Herald Tough Budget for Healey

Britain's government borrowed more than expected again in September ‌and public debt surpassed £3 trillion ($4.01 trillion),...

Earnings Cheer Supports Stocks; French 10Y Yield Hits 5%
Earnings Cheer Supports Stocks; French 10Y Yield Hits 5%

Global stocks nudged up on Wednesday, as early signs from the earnings season pointed to strong profits for global firms and shored up sentiment in...

French 10-Year Bond Yields Hit 5%, Highest since 2002
French 10-Year Bond Yields Hit 5%, Highest since 2002

 France's 10-year government bond yield hit the 5% mark on Wednesday, a new 24-year ​high, the latest sign of growing concern among...

FTSE 100 Pauses; Hot Inflation Report Outweighs Energy Boost
FTSE 100 Pauses; Hot Inflation Report Outweighs Energy Boost

Britain's ​FTSE 100 was little changed on Wednesday as hotter-than-expected ‌inflation reinforced bets on the Bank of England (BoE)...

Bond Selloff Revives Debate Over Euro Zone ‘Doom Loop’
Bond Selloff Revives Debate Over Euro Zone ‘Doom Loop’

Soaring euro zone government borrowing costs are reviving fears of a replay of the debt crisis that 15 years ago rocked the bloc. Panic not, say...

October 20, 2026
EU Lawmakers Reach Deal to Weaken Car CO2 Targets
EU Lawmakers Reach Deal to Weaken Car CO2 Targets

European ​Union lawmakers have agreed to weaken proposed EU car emissions targets for 2035, ‌allowing automakers to make up some of the...

German ZEW Investor Morale Drops as Energy Prices Weigh
German ZEW Investor Morale Drops as Energy Prices Weigh

German investor morale ​fell more than expected in October, the ZEW economic institute said on Tuesday, ending ‌a five-month run of...

Europe's Earnings Boom Widens Beyond Energy and AI
Europe's Earnings Boom Widens Beyond Energy and AI

European companies are expected to deliver another quarter of exceptional earnings growth, again driven mainly by profits at energy companies and...

Taiwan Sept Export Orders Hit Record High on AI Demand
Taiwan Sept Export Orders Hit Record High on AI Demand

Taiwan export orders rose more than expected in September to $114.21 ​billion, rising further above the $100 billion mark reached for the...

UK Jobs Market Shows Recovery Signs as BoE Mulls Hike
UK Jobs Market Shows Recovery Signs as BoE Mulls Hike

British workers have seen another modest rise in the ​pace of pay growth and there were other hints of a small recovery in the jobs market,...

Starboard Prepares Director Nominations at Knife River
Starboard Prepares Director Nominations at Knife River

Starboard Value is preparing to ‌nominate directors for election to the board of Knife River Corp as the activist investor steps up...

October 19, 2026
FTSE 100 Drops on Weak Banking, Mining Stocks
FTSE 100 Drops on Weak Banking, Mining Stocks

London's FTSE 100 closed down on Monday, dragged by Barclays, which fell after a report said that the Bank of England ​was probing the lender,...

Hungary to Cut Deficit Below 5% of GDP in Magyar Budget
Hungary to Cut Deficit Below 5% of GDP in Magyar Budget

Hungary's budget will target a much lower deficit of 4.9% of gross domestic product in 2027, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Monday as he...

Indonesian Exchange Seeks to Calm Market After Record Rout
Indonesian Exchange Seeks to Calm Market After Record Rout

Indonesian stocks suffered the deepest two-day sell-off recorded, while authorities ​in Jakarta demanded an explanation from MSCI whose warning on...

PBOC Studies Making Overnight Rate its Main Policy Rate
PBOC Studies Making Overnight Rate its Main Policy Rate

China's central bank is considering switching its main policy rate to the overnight reverse repurchase ​rate, state media reported on Monday,...

October 16, 2026
Hedge Funds Bet Japan Reforms Have Further to Run at Sohn
Hedge Funds Bet Japan Reforms Have Further to Run at Sohn

The next phase of Japanese corporate reform took center stage at the Sohn Conference in Tokyo, as hedge fund managers highlighted investment...

US Seeks Exchange of Up to 17M Barrels from Oil Reserve
US Seeks Exchange of Up to 17M Barrels from Oil Reserve

The United States has issued a request for proposal ​for an exchange of up to ‌17 million barrels of crude oil from the nation's Strategic...

Investors Trim Anthropic IPO Expectations as Growth Slows
Investors Trim Anthropic IPO Expectations as Growth Slows

Some current Anthropic investors and prospective investors in its upcoming initial public offering are weighing a lower valuation ‌for the AI...

Indonesia Warned as MSCI Prepares Global Index Expulsion
Indonesia Warned as MSCI Prepares Global Index Expulsion

Indonesia's stock ​market is no longer worthy of "emerging market" status, MSCI said on Friday, laying out a plan to remove it from a...

India Funds Pause Bulk Gold ETF Buying for Festive Season
India Funds Pause Bulk Gold ETF Buying for Festive Season

Several large Indian mutual funds issued public notices late on Thursday suspending bulk ​subscriptions to gold exchange-traded funds, just ahead...

October 15, 2026
India Trade Deficit Widens; Focus Turns to Trade Pacts
India Trade Deficit Widens; Focus Turns to Trade Pacts

India's merchandise ‌trade deficit widened to $30.21 billion in September as the rise in imports outpaced that in exports, though a...


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