Economy News

A majority of U.S. consumers now say they would prefer to buy a home rather than rent ​or move in with family, the first time since 2023 that...

Euro ​zone inflation could stay above the European Central Bank's 2% target for some time, even ‌if peace in the Middle East holds, but...

Germany's private sector activity contracted at its fastest pace in 18 months in June as ​the services downturn deepened, a survey showed on...

Britain's vote to leave the European Union in 2016 has acted as a persistent drag on its economy, compounding some of the deep-seated...

Britain's services sector, the engine of the economy, contracted this month at the fastest rate in nearly three-and-a-half years, according to...

Just a short stroll from Sydney's famous Bondi Beach, auctioneer Clarence White struggles to drum up bids for an airy three-storey home that...

France's private sector contraction eased in June as declines in manufacturing and services output both slowed, a business survey showed on...

India's private sector expanded at its slowest pace in three months in June as weaker demand growth weighed ​on both factory and services...

Canada's annual inflation rate in May accelerated more than expected to 3.2%, a 29-month high, data ‌showed on Monday, as the impact of...

Diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran has translated into relief at the pump for Americans, data showed on Monday, with gasoline ​prices...

Argentina's government authorized up to $5 billion financing ​from international entities backed ‌by multilateral credit...

The Bank of England on Monday eased proposed stablecoin rules following widespread concern they risked stifling development of a nascent...

Japanese ​financial authorities kept markets guessing about possible currency intervention on Monday, with the lack of clear signals suggesting a...

Russia's seaborne exports of fuel oil and vacuum gasoil (VGO) fell by about 6% month-on-month to 3.2 million metric tons ​in May, as Ukrainian...

Thailand plans to lift its economic growth potential ​to 3.0% from 2.7% by 2030, ‌Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said on...

Canada's retail sales grew by 0.5% in April from March to ​C$73.03 billion ($51.6 billion), slightly missing expectations, led primarily...

British government borrowing jumped much more sharply than expected in May as higher ‌inflation pushed up the cost of servicing index-linked...

Europe's banking sector ​could boost lending by more than €2 trillion ($2.2 trillion) if regulators ‌were to simplify...

The Bank of England on Friday set out the scenario for this year’s stress test ​of private markets, modelling a severe global shock...

British government borrowing jumped much more sharply than expected in May as higher inflation pushed up the cost of servicing inflation-linked...

Say it quietly, but Gulf airlines are back in business. The Middle East is home to some of the world's biggest carriers, whose networks...

Japan's annual core ‌inflation stayed below the central bank's 2% target for a fourth straight month in May, data showed on Friday, as...

German exports to Britain fell by around ​7% since 2016, according to ‌figures from the German Economic Institute (IW), underscoring the...

British consumer confidence held steady in June but younger people turned more pessimistic ​about the economy and their personal financial...

J.P. Morgan on Thursday pushed back to November its forecast for ​the Bank of England's next interest rate increase, ‌after the central...

Rising fuel prices driven by the Iran ​war are boosting demand for new and used electric vehicles across Europe, industry data shared...

The U.S. government signed a $725 million conditional ​loan commitment on Thursday with Energy Fuels to ‌boost domestic processing of...

U.S. supermarket-chain operator Kroger stuck to its ‌annual forecasts on Thursday but warned of rising inflationary pressure in the back...

The Bank of England kept interest rates on ​hold at 3.75% in June, as it has since the start of the U.S.-Iran war, judging it would be premature to...

Taiwan's central bank ‌on Thursday raised its growth outlook for the year thanks to the AI boom, while keeping its policy interest rate...

Britain is "strongly minded" to nationalise British ​Steel, the government said ‌in a statement on Thursday, weeks after it...

China is expected to keep benchmark lending rates unchanged for a 13th consecutive month in June, a Reuters survey showed, as a ​K-shaped...

British wages grew faster than expected in the three months to April and unemployment ‌fell, according to official data which paint a somewhat...

Gold climbed 1% on Thursday, recouping some losses from the previous session after Federal Reserve's hawkish signals, as a drop in oil prices...

EigenQ will go public through a merger with blank-check company Silicon Valley ​Acquisition in a deal valuing the quantum tech firm at...

France's economy is set for modest growth in ‌2026 as an oil price spike squeezes consumers, only partially offset by a rebound in...

China took fresh steps ‌on Wednesday to fund tech innovation amid an intensifying rivalry with the U.S., saying it would support listings of...

British inflation held at 2.8% in May, unchanged ‌from April's 13-month low and below forecasts from both economists and the Bank of...

China's State Council, the cabinet, issued ​the country's next five-year ‌plan for implementing the "employment-first...

British house prices rose by 3.8% ​in the year ‌to April, after showing no growth in the ​year to ​March, the Office for National ⁠Statistics...

China announced fresh measures on Wednesday to promote the global ​use of the yuan and unveiled plans to better manage domestic money market...

The governor of the Bank of Korea on Wednesday vowed to adjust policy to curb inflation, as the ​central bank said price pressures were expected to...