Economy News

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...

Big Japanese manufacturers' business sentiment hit a four-year high in the three months to December, a closely watched survey showed on Monday,...

China's new home prices extended declines in November, official data showed on Monday, indicating that a recovery in demand remains elusive...

Universal Music said on Friday it has submitted a remedy to address competition concerns from the European Commission over the group's...

The Netherlands should sharply increase technology investment and shake up its labour market to safeguard the EU country's long-term...

India's retail inflation rose in November from a record low in the prior month but stayed below the central bank's target range for the...

Wells Fargo, the fourth-biggest U.S. bank, plans to extend its hiring spree in investment banking after new recruits and efforts to grow market...

Even if overall inflation slows next year as the U.S. Federal Reserve anticipates, President Donald Trump will still face political headwinds over...