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Euro Zone Economy Holds Up, Trade Surplus Surges on Exports to US

Euro Zone Economy Holds Up, Trade Surplus Surges on Exports to US

The euro zone economy continued to expand at a modest but respectable pace in the third quarter while the trade surplus surged in September on healthy exports to the United States, data from Eurostat showed on Friday. The 20-nation currency bloc has proven unexpectedly resilient to trad...


November 13, 2025
Bank of Spain Steps Up Oversight of Lending, Mortgages Rise
Bank of Spain Steps Up Oversight of Lending, Mortgages Rise

The Bank of Spain is stepping up oversight of credit standards after a sharp increase in new mortgage lending, it said on Thursday in its...

Sterling Edges Up, Gains Tempered by Soft UK Growth Data
Sterling Edges Up, Gains Tempered by Soft UK Growth Data

The pound rose on Thursday, as a deal in Washington to reopen the U.S. government after the longest shutdown on record drew investors to...

Euro Zone Industrial Output Weak but Skewed by Ireland, Data Shows
Euro Zone Industrial Output Weak but Skewed by Ireland, Data Shows

Euro zone industrial production rose far less in September than economists had predicted, though the big economies fared well and the shortfall was...

UK housing market slows as confidence falls ahead of budget, RICS survey shows
UK housing market slows as confidence falls ahead of budget, RICS survey shows

Britain's housing market lost steam last month as demand faded from buyers concerned about possible tax increases in finance minister Rachel...

Singapore to Trial Tokenised Bills, Bring in Stablecoin Laws, CB Chief
Singapore to Trial Tokenised Bills, Bring in Stablecoin Laws, CB Chief

Singapore's central bank will hold trials to issue tokenised MAS bills next year and bring in laws to regulate stablecoins as it presses...

US Treasurer Strikes Final Pennies at Philadelphia Mint
US Treasurer Strikes Final Pennies at Philadelphia Mint

U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach visited the Philadelphia Mint on Wednesday to strike the final five circulating one-cent coins or pennies, ending 232...

November 12, 2025
Euro Zone Inflation Risks may be Tilted to Upside, Schnabel Argues
Euro Zone Inflation Risks may be Tilted to Upside, Schnabel Argues

Euro zone inflation is unlikely to fall too low and risks may actually be skewed toward higher than forecast readings, but the European...

German Exports Get Welcome Boost from Eastern Europe, Business Group
German Exports Get Welcome Boost from Eastern Europe, Business Group

Germany's export business, struggling under high U.S. tariffs and a slump in China, got a welcome shot in the arm from trade with Eastern...

RWE Beats Profit Forecasts with One-Off Gain from UK Data Centre Sale
RWE Beats Profit Forecasts with One-Off Gain from UK Data Centre Sale

RWE, Germany's largest power producer, reported higher than expected profit for the first nine months of the year, boosted by a 225 million...

Japanese Manufacturers' Sentiment  Surges to Highest in nearly 4 yrs - Poll
Japanese Manufacturers' Sentiment Surges to Highest in nearly 4 yrs - Poll

Japanese manufacturing confidence surged to its highest level in nearly four years in November, led by the electronics and auto sectors which have...

November 11, 2025
India Proposes Replacing Closed Factories to Improve Accuracy of Industrial Output Data
India Proposes Replacing Closed Factories to Improve Accuracy of Industrial Output Data

India's statistics ministry has proposed revamping the way it compiles the country's key industrial output index by replacing closed...

European Corporate Outlook Improves, Companies Defy Uncertainty
European Corporate Outlook Improves, Companies Defy Uncertainty

The outlook for European corporate health has further improved, the latest earnings forecasts showed on Tuesday, as companies continue to show that...

Worsening UK Labour Market Bolsters BoE Rate Cut Bets
Worsening UK Labour Market Bolsters BoE Rate Cut Bets

Britain's labour market cooled noticeably in the third quarter as the unemployment rate jumped and wage growth slowed, according to data on...

Bank of Korea Board Members Cautious about Rate Cuts, Minutes Show
Bank of Korea Board Members Cautious about Rate Cuts, Minutes Show

Most board members of South Korea's central bank expressed caution about further policy easing as they kept interest rates unchanged at their...

Garuda Indonesia Equity Injection Cut by about $400M, Company
Garuda Indonesia Equity Injection Cut by about $400M, Company

Airline Garuda Indonesia will receive a $1.4 billion capital injection from the asset management unit of sovereign wealth fund Danantara...

November 10, 2025
Germany's Siemens to Set Out Plan for $41B Healthineers Stake
Germany's Siemens to Set Out Plan for $41B Healthineers Stake

German engineering group Siemens is expected to set out how it will cut its 35 billion euro ($41 billion) Siemens Healthineers stake on...

Euro Zone Banks Tilting Loan Pricing Towards Greener Firms, ECB Blog
Euro Zone Banks Tilting Loan Pricing Towards Greener Firms, ECB Blog

Euro zone banks are offering loans on more favourable terms to companies with a better climate performance and may be punishing polluters,...

KKR Sells Aerospace Parts Firm Novaria Group to Arcline for $2.2B
KKR Sells Aerospace Parts Firm Novaria Group to Arcline for $2.2B

KKR has struck a deal to sell aerospace and defense hardware maker Novaria Group to industrials-focused private equity firm Arcline Investment...

India’s Unemployment Rate Eases to 5.2% in Sept Quarter, Women's Employment Rises
India’s Unemployment Rate Eases to 5.2% in Sept Quarter, Women's Employment Rises

India’s unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in the July–September quarter from 5.4% in the previous three months, driven by increased rural...

China's Factory-Gate Deflation Eases in Oct, Consumer Prices Rise
China's Factory-Gate Deflation Eases in Oct, Consumer Prices Rise

China's producer price deflation eased in October and consumer prices returned to positive territory, data showed on Sunday, as the government...

Euro Zone Investor Morale Worsens Further than Expected
Euro Zone Investor Morale Worsens Further than Expected

The Sentix index gauging investor morale in the euro zone fell to -7.4 in November from -5.4 in October, below the -4.0 forecast by analysts polled...

China's Car Sales Contract in October after 8-mth Expansion
China's Car Sales Contract in October after 8-mth Expansion

China's car sales fell in October from a year earlier, snapping an eight-month growth streak, as consumer sentiment weakened amid reduced tax...

ECB's Rates at Right Level Barring Deviations, ECB VP Says
ECB's Rates at Right Level Barring Deviations, ECB VP Says

The European Central Bank's interest rates are at the appropriate level barring changes in the economic situation, the ECB's Vice President...

UK Firms Plan 3% Pay Rises in Coming Year, see AI Hit to Jobs, Survey
UK Firms Plan 3% Pay Rises in Coming Year, see AI Hit to Jobs, Survey

British employers expect to raise wages by 3% in the next 12 months, but some recruiters expect artificial intelligence to shrink their workforce,...

European Business Braces for Greater Impact from US Tariffs in 2026
European Business Braces for Greater Impact from US Tariffs in 2026

European business sees a far greater impact in 2026 from U.S. tariffs and other trade tensions than in 2025, when front-loading mitigated the...

November 7, 2025
Greece Signs 1st Long-Term Deal to Supply Europe with US LNG
Greece Signs 1st Long-Term Deal to Supply Europe with US LNG

Greece agreed on Friday to import 700 million cubic metres of U.S. liquefied natural gas per year starting in 2030 in its first long-term deal with...

China's October Rare Earth Exports Rise 9% from September
China's October Rare Earth Exports Rise 9% from September

China's rare earth exports rose 9% in October from September, customs data showed on Friday, the first month-on-month increase after three...

US Employment Report will not be Published again, Govt Shutdown Drags On
US Employment Report will not be Published again, Govt Shutdown Drags On

The U.S. Labor Department on Friday will not publish its closely watched employment report for an unprecedented second straight month as the...

India Gold Discounts Widen as Demand Slackens Post-Festivals; China Activity Cools
India Gold Discounts Widen as Demand Slackens Post-Festivals; China Activity Cools

Physical gold demand in India remained subdued this week as volatile prices deterred buyers from making purchases and prompted dealers to offer...

Taiwan Oct Exports Log Biggest Growth in nearly 16 yrs on Strong AI Demand
Taiwan Oct Exports Log Biggest Growth in nearly 16 yrs on Strong AI Demand

Taiwan's exports grew at their fastest clip in nearly 16 years in October, setting a record as booming demand for chips and artificial...

German Exports Rise more than Expected in Sept on US Increase
German Exports Rise more than Expected in Sept on US Increase

German exports rose more than expected in September as exports to the United States increased for the first time after five consecutive...

UK House Prices Rise by most since January, Halifax Data
UK House Prices Rise by most since January, Halifax Data

British house prices last month rose at the fastest pace since January, data from mortgage lender Halifax showed on Friday, adding to signs of...

US Holiday Sales Set to Top $1Tn for 1st Time, NRF Forecasts
US Holiday Sales Set to Top $1Tn for 1st Time, NRF Forecasts

U.S. holiday sales are expected to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, the National Retail Federation said on Thursday, though growth is...

November 6, 2025
Private Reports Suggest US Labor Market Weakened in October
Private Reports Suggest US Labor Market Weakened in October

The U.S. economy shed jobs in October amid losses in the government and retail sectors, while cost-cutting and the adoption of artificial...

Investors Bet on 'Joy Postponed' with a BoE Cut in December
Investors Bet on 'Joy Postponed' with a BoE Cut in December

Investors are counting on the Bank of England lowering borrowing costs in December after its tight vote to leave rates unchanged on Thursday ahead...

US Unemployment Rate Rounds Up to 4.4% in Oct, Chicago Fed Estimates
US Unemployment Rate Rounds Up to 4.4% in Oct, Chicago Fed Estimates

The U.S. jobless rate likely edged up in October to the highest in four years as the hiring rate for unemployed workers slowed and the rate of...

Euro Zone Retail Sales Unexpectedly Fall in September
Euro Zone Retail Sales Unexpectedly Fall in September

Euro zone retail sales unexpectedly fell in September, challenging expectations for a consumption-led recovery and offsetting other mildly positive...

India's Grasim Falls most in over 3 yrs, Paints Chief Exit Stokes Growth Worries
India's Grasim Falls most in over 3 yrs, Paints Chief Exit Stokes Growth Worries

Indian textiles-to-chemicals firm Grasim Industries' stock fell as much as 6.5% on Thursday - its steepest in more than three years - as...

Indian ed-Tech Platform PhysicsWallah Sets IPO Price Band, Eyes $3.19B Valuation
Indian ed-Tech Platform PhysicsWallah Sets IPO Price Band, Eyes $3.19B Valuation

Indian education technology platform PhysicsWallah set a price band of 103-109 rupees per share for its initial public offering, targeting a...

India's Oct Services Growth Eases to 5-mth Low on Heavy Rain, Competition, PMI
India's Oct Services Growth Eases to 5-mth Low on Heavy Rain, Competition, PMI

India's dominant services sector saw its expansion falter to a five-month low in October, as competitive pressures and heavy rains dampened the...

UK pre-Budget Blues and Rate Cut Concerns Pile Pressure on Pound
UK pre-Budget Blues and Rate Cut Concerns Pile Pressure on Pound

Traders are growing gloomy on the outlook for the pound, already at its lowest in months, concerned that a long-awaited budget this month will...

BoE Set for Tight Rates Decision, Inflation Softens and Budget Looms
BoE Set for Tight Rates Decision, Inflation Softens and Budget Looms

The Bank of England is set to announce a potentially knife-edge interest rate decision on Thursday with most investors expecting no change before...


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