Economy News

The Indian rupee climbed to a two-month ​high on Thursday after a much larger-than-expected $136.4 billion raised through one-off...

Generous credit ratings are baking risks into China's booming bond market as Beijing attracts foreign issuers, S&P Global Ratings'...

German companies are increasingly feeling competitive pressure from ‌Chinese rivals, but most are responding with innovation, cost cuts and...

Activity in Britain's dominant services sector grew for the second month in a row in August and confidence ​rose, according to a survey on...

The Swiss economy grew by 1.5% in the second quarter of 2026, the government said on Thursday, its fastest growth ​rate in nearly five...

China's meal-delivery subsidy war may have ebbed but its biggest legacy could be a shift in consumer expectations, as electronics, flowers and...

Japan's services sector expanded at its fastest pace in five months in August, as stronger domestic demand ​lifted business activity and new...

U.S. private payrolls increased less than expected in August as strength in the education and health services sector was offset by ​job losses in...

The Swiss government on Wednesday named Christoph ​Ammann as the new president of ‌the Swiss National Bank's Bank Council, the body which...

Taiwanese companies are planning another $20 billion of investments in the U.S. driven by demand for AI applications, the island's economy...

China ​is expected to allow refiners to export steady volumes of refined fuel this month versus August, enabling ‌them to profit from higher...

The licensing practices of U.S. cloud computing company Oracle ​are on the radar of EU antitrust ‌regulators, a person familiar with the...

South Korea's consumer inflation quickened in August due to low-base effects from the ​previous comparable period a year ago, data showed on...

India's economy is showing early signs that a long-awaited private investment revival is taking ​hold, broadening the growth engines and making...

U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in July, hitting the lowest level in nearly three years as higher mortgage rates weighed on...

U.S. job openings increased in July amid a surge in manufacturing vacancies, but weak hiring suggested the labor market remained in a holding...

U.S. manufacturing activity eased in August after strong growth in the prior month, with new orders slowing and input prices remaining high amid...

Global factory activity was humming ​last month as surging demand for AI hardware kept Asian factories busy while new orders in Europe...

Indonesia's parliament voted on Tuesday to appoint Destry Damayanti as the ​first woman to head the central bank, and she announced...

Euro zone inflation rose back above 3% in August on higher energy costs, cementing an already ​solid case for another European Central Bank...

Indonesia posted its first trade surplus in three months in July as exports rose faster ‌than expected, although analysts warned that strong...

India is ​preparing a framework that would let AI agents make small digital payments without approval for every ‌transaction, three sources...

British lenders approved the fewest mortgages for house purchase since ​January 2024 in July and consumer lending grew ‌more than expected,...

France's manufacturing sector grew in August, albeit slightly less than initially ​forecast, a survey by S&P Global ‌showed on...

Growth in the euro zone's manufacturing sector hit its fastest pace in more than four years in August, driven by the strongest rise in new...

BERLIN, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Germany's manufacturing sector accelerated in August, as a jump in new orders drove the strongest ​production growth...

British finance minister John Healey told The Times newspaper he would set out a "clear path" ​to higher defence spending at the...

South Korea on Tuesday unveiled ‌its most aggressive fiscal spending plan on record, setting total government expenditure for 2027 at 821...

British house prices rose in August, according to data from mortgage lender Nationwide ​Building Society on Tuesday that suggested demand held up...

India's economy expanded 7.8% ​year-on-year in the April-June quarter, blowing past forecasts as an investment boom and manufacturing strength...

Higher food inflation ​could squeeze spending on non-food ‌discretionary items by absorbing a larger share of household disposable income, the...

India's economy grew 7.8% in the April-June quarter, government data showed on Monday, comfortably beating expectations as a surge in...

China is slowing down a long rally in the yuan and is likely to keep further currency gains to a minimum this year, market participants say, as...

The dollar inched lower on Monday, but remained near a roughly two-week high, as markets ramped up bets on a rate hike ​after hawkish remarks from...

Europe's central bankers are leaving an annual getaway with their U.S. counterparts far from reassured that long-standing norms in global...

China's factory activity improved in August on stronger demand ​but remained in contraction, while services activity stayed weak, underscoring...

Foreign direct investment in Germany rose by 50% in ​2025 compared with the previous year, helped ‌by a surge in inflows from Britain that...

The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has "never been stronger" and Taiwan is helping to re-industrialise the United States with its tech...

Barclays expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 25 basis points ​in September and again in December after Chair Kevin...

U.S. employment grew slightly less than previously estimated in the 12 months through March, the government said on Friday, suggesting the modest...

Canada's economy rebounded sharply ​in the second quarter after six months of virtually no growth, aided by a strong jump in exports and solid...

Institutional investors are increasing allocations to private credit in Asia. Granite Asia raised more than $500 million for a pan-Asian strategy...