Economy News

Investors are snapping up yuan credits and surging yuan lending is poised to overtake overseas dollar loans at Chinese banks as attractive pricing...

Sentiment among German consumers is set to fall significantly heading into 2026 as households' propensity to save money, driven by renewed...

Britain posted another bigger-than-expected budget deficit in November and borrowing in past months was revised higher, reinforcing signs of...

British retail sales fell by 0.1% in November from October, official figures showed on Friday, the latest in a string of data suggesting a slowdown...

The French economy is expected to post modest but steady growth in the coming years, driven by a recovery in household spending and business...

Ireland's central bank on Friday raised its forecasts for domestic economic growth, saying the impact of U.S. economic policies had so far been...

Qatar is banking on its abundant, low-cost energy to make up for lost time in the Gulf's artificial intelligence race, hoping that...

Germany launched its 30 billion euro ($35.2 billion) "Deutschlandfonds" initiative on Thursday, aiming to boost the competitiveness of...

The number of people employed by foreign multinational companies in Ireland increased slightly in 2025 despite uncertainty over the impact of U.S....

Japan's Sumitomo Realty and Development, the country's third-largest developer, plans to expand in India with an unusual strategy: focusing...

Amanda Wang, co-founder of Chinese fast-growing beverage chain Ningji Lemon Tea, made four research trips to the U.S. before launching Bobobaba,...

Micron Technology's shares rose 9% in premarket trading on Thursday after the U.S. chipmaker delivered an outsized quarterly profit...

China's Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that it had granted several general licenses for rare earth exports, a new category of...

British consumer confidence and spending is muted heading into Christmas and the government's budget last month did little to help, the boss of...

Brussels' proposal to abandon a 2035 deadline for a total shift to fully electric driving allows Europe's legacy carmakers more time to...

Cash-strapped China Vanke kicked off a second meeting with holders of a 2 billion yuan ($283.99 million) bond on Thursday, as it scrambles to...

Lured by the promise of richer margins, a wave of Chinese consumer brands is making deeper inroads into American retail to offset sluggish spending...

U.S. consumer prices likely increased by the most in 1-1/2 years in the year to November, economists predicted, which would underscore the...

The recent crypto market bust has left some investors more cautious, after hitting some of the hottest and most-hyped corners of the industry the...

Lithium prices in China surged on Wednesday after the natural resource authority of the country’s main lithium-producing hub said it would...

Authorities in India's capital Delhi rolled out strict measures on Wednesday in an attempt to curb pollution, including a ban on vehicles not...

Namibia's diamond revenue has been surpassed by income from other minerals for the first time, the country's mining chamber said, with...

British consumer price inflation fell unexpectedly sharply to 3.2% in November, its lowest since March, from 3.6% in October, official figures...

South Korea's central bank said on Wednesday headline inflation next year could exceed earlier forecasts if the won stays at its current level...

Global coal demand reached a record high in 2025 but is expected to decline by 2030 as renewables, nuclear power and abundant natural gas squeeze...

German investor morale rose more than expected in December, the ZEW economic research institute said on Tuesday, as expectations about...

Europe's leading economies closed off a turbulent year on weak momentum, according to new data on Tuesday, which showed scant signs of an...

British businesses appear to be emerging from months of worry about tax increases in finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget in late November, a...

Britain's unemployment rate hit its highest since the start of 2021 and private sector pay growth was the weakest in nearly five years in the...

Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.8% in September to November, as compared to the preceding three-month...

Most Bank of Korea board members were worried about a weaker won fueling financial instability and price pressure as they kept interest rates...

French private sector business growth slowed to a near halt in December, according to a monthly survey from S&P Global, which said ongoing...

Britain's jobs market showed further signs of weakening in the run-up to last month's budget announcement by finance minister Rachel...

U.S. job growth likely rebounded in November following an anticipated decline in nonfarm payrolls in October because of federal government...

Japan's manufacturing activity contracted at a slower pace while the service sector lost some steam in December, private-sector surveys showed,...

Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2% in November, unchanged from the previous month, and driven primarily by food prices rising at their...

U.S. homebuilder sentiment edged up to an eight-month high in December, but activity remained constrained by rising construction costs because of...

Pakistan's central bank cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 10.5% on Monday, breaking a four-meeting hold in a surprise move it...

The Swiss government raised its 2026 economic growth forecast on Monday, saying an agreement to lower U.S. import tariffs on its products meant its...

Euro zone industrial output growth accelerated in October, bolstering views that the bloc is picking up momentum as trade uncertainty is...

Sri Lanka's economy grew 5.4% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, official data showed on Monday, signaling a sustained recovery...

The Bank of England looks set for a knife-edge vote on interest rates this week with Governor Andrew Bailey expected to change his view...