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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...

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...

France's ​economy is growing more slowly than expected after a sluggish start ‌to the year with the Middle East...

Vietnam will stick to its economic growth target of 10% this year, despite a widening trade ​deficit and other challenges, a deputy finance...

Japan's exports grew for a ninth straight month in May, data showed on Wednesday, as a weaker yen, ​higher commodity prices and solid...

Imports to the busiest U.S. container port in ‌Los Angeles hit the second-highest level in history during May, as retailers rushed in products...

Spain's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it was launching disciplinary proceedings against all six listed ​lenders in the country, including...

Italy's business lobby Confindustria has called for emergency action from the government to speed up the roll-out of renewable energy in the...

The European Parliament's approval of Brussels' ​trade deal with the United States ‌is important for German auto makers seeking...

Britain will review defined benefit pension transfer rules after ​a novel deal saw an ‌asset manager take on a scheme's assets and...

BERLIN, June 16 (Reuters) - Germany's economy is expected to grow by 0.8% in both 2026 ​and 2027, as resilient industrial activity offsets only...

German investor morale rose unexpectedly ‌in June as financial market experts bet the Iran conflict was nearing an end and inflation...

A deadly mining accident in China's biggest coal-producing region and mounting ​policy chaos around Indonesian exports are choking global...

Germany has officially rejected UniCredit's offer to buy Commerzbank, ​the country's finance agency said on Tuesday, citing a...

Tokyo shops report shortages of motor oil, paint thinner and diesel exhaust fluid Repairers may delay repainting vehicles, especially popular...

China's new home prices fell at a slightly faster pace in May, official data showed on Tuesday, ‌as the crisis-hit property sector...

China's economy showed increasing unevenness in May, with retail sales falling for the first time in over three years and investment slumping,...

Peru's economy expanded 3.73% in April from a year earlier, ​data from the government's INEI statistics agency ‌showed on Monday,...

India's silver imports plunged 87% in May from a year earlier to their lowest level in more than three ​years, government data showed on...