Economy News

Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) fell 0.8% month-on-month in January and were up 1.7% from the year earlier, official statistics agency...

British retail sales rose in January for the first time since August and by much more than expected, according to official data that suggested...

Vietnam will impose a temporary anti-dumping levy of up to 27.83% on some hot-rolled coil steel products originating from China, the trade ministry...

Business activity in Germany's private sector picked up slightly in February, driven by a steady performance in services and reduced drag from...

German mechanical engineering exports declined in line with production in 2024, the VDMA industry association said in a statement on Friday, adding...

French business activity slumped much more than expected in February, according to a survey published on Friday, as new business and backlogs in...

Britain's government ran a record budget surplus of 15.4 billion pounds ($19.5 billion) last month, official figures showed on Friday, but in a...

British retail sales rose by a much stronger-than-expected 1.7% in January, the biggest increase since May last year, according to official data...

The number of job postings in the United Kingdom rose for the first time in seven months in January, a survey showed on Friday, suggesting the...

The European Union should reject European automakers' push to weaken 2025 CO2 car emission targets and related fines, two European electric...

High-frequency data is consistent with the central bank's view that New Zealand's economy bottomed out in the middle of 2024 and started to...

Growth in India's private sector accelerated at its fastest pace in six months in February due to a surge in services activity that enabled...

Gold exports from Switzerland rose year on year in January as supplies to the United States soared to the highest in at least 13 years and offset...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, suggesting that the labor market remained...

The chief executive of Spanish oil company Repsol said on Thursday he expected U.S. President Donald Trump's energy policies would have a...

Indonesia's central bank will support the government's affordable housing programme through purchases of bonds in the secondary market,...

British factories expect a modest upturn in output over the next three months despite a weak backdrop due to higher taxes and energy costs and a...

U.S. companies with overseas operations are taking advantage of lower rates in euros to slash their debt funding costs and soften the blow of...

Investors are looking beyond the traditional defence stocks that have emerged as star performers in the European market for cheaper industrial...

Ireland's policy of capping residential rents to slow runaway housing costs has choked the supply of properties, the country's top private...

Taiwan's export orders fell for the first time in 11 months in January as demand for technology products softened amid a seasonal slowdown, but...

Switzerland's hotel industry had a record 42.8 million overnight stays during 2024, the government said on Thursday, a boost for the...

Iron ore futures gained on Thursday as strong steel consumption data from top consumer China boosted sentiment, shifting investor focus to...

Australia's unemployment rate ticked higher in January even though job creation handily outpaced forecasts, data showed on Thursday, a mixed...

Italy is aiming to develop its own low-orbit satellites for government communications, its industry minister said on Wednesday, presenting it as an...

Hong Kong is expanding the ways investors can trade virtual assets, its financial regulator said on Wednesday, as the city races to become...

British inflation sped up by more than expected to hit a 10-month high of 3.0% in January and it is likely to rise further soon, testing the Bank...

Australian wages rose at the slowest annual pace in more than two years in the fourth quarter even as unemployment stayed near historic lows,...

The World Bank said on Tuesday it will restructure its global operations by shifting its regional management teams from Washington to hub offices...

German investor morale improved at the fastest rate in two years in February on expectations the economy will pick up under a new government after...

Taiwanese electronics companies are planning more investments in the U.S. state of Texas, with announcements possible in May to coincide with...

Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.1% in the November 2024 to January 2025 period versus the prior three-month...

Productivity in Britain's economy, one of its major weak points, recovered partially in the fourth quarter of 2024 but was down compared with a...

The number of residential building permits granted in Germany last year fell to its lowest level since 2010, demonstrating the deep crisis of a...

Consumer prices in France were up 1.8% year-on-year in January, statistics office INSEE said on Tuesday, in line with analysts' expectations...

Johnvents, a Nigerian agribusiness and manufacturing firm, has gained $40.5 million from the UK's development finance institution to more than...

Anglo American said on Tuesday it will sell its nickel business to a unit of Hong Kong-listed MMG Ltd for up to $500 million, as a...

Global banks predict gold prices will stay high in 2025, potentially reaching $3,000 due to geopolitical uncertainty, while Goldman Sachs revised...

Bullish investors cut cash levels to 3.5%, the lowest since 2010, as they went long stocks and "short everything else", a survey of...

British pay growth accelerated in the last three months of 2024, according to official data published on Tuesday that underscored why the Bank of...

Australia's central bank expects underlying inflation to fall faster than previously expected as it downgraded the economic outlook, although a...

South Korea acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday said the government plans to roll out a record 360 trillion won ($249.3 billion) worth of...