Economic News

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Nasdaq and S&P 500 scored record closing highs on Monday, boosted by tech-related shares following the market's strong November...

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The euro faltered on Monday against a strong U.S. dollar on growing concerns about a possible government collapse in France, which...

Investing.com -- Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams on Monday signaled support for more rate interest rate cuts over time as monetary policy remains...

By Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) -Stocks in the U.S. and Europe were mixed on Monday, while the dollar gained versus the euro, amid political turmoil in France and positive...

Investing.com -- Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Monday he was leaning toward supporting an interest rate cut at the December meeting amid expectations for...

(Reuters) - Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)'s market capitalisation increased by the most among top global companies in November, boosted by expectations the automaker will benefit from CEO...

France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier is on the brink of a no-confidence vote following a contentious move to advance a social security financing plan without full parliamentary...

Baystreet.ca - Canada’s economic growth slowed to an annualized 1% in this year’s third quarter, a marked decline from growth of 2.2% registered in the previous second...

Baystreet.ca - Canada’s federal government in Ottawa posted a budget deficit of $13 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year, up 59% from a deficit of $8.2...

By Dominique Vidalon and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday made another major concession to Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally...

Investing.com -- The UK economy is expected to feel the ripple effects of new trade tariffs proposed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, even if it avoids being directly...

By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) -French borrowing costs rose above those of Greece on Monday for the first time, as Michel Barnier's government teetered on the brink of...

Investing.com – U.S. futures are slightly lower as the year-end comes into view, U.S. jobs data is in focus this week, Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) CEO resigns abruptly, and Canada...

By Aftab Ahmed and Swati Bhat NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank is under increasing political pressure to cut interest rates as soon as this week, after data...

(Reuters) -Financial markets head into a December laden with uncertainty over geopolitics, global trade and economic growth, particularly in Europe, where France is in the...

SHANGHAI/BERLIN (Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz is betting on China's Momenta to help it win back market share in the world's biggest auto market, with plans for fresh investment and at...

Investing.com -- With the U.S. stock market close to record highs investors will be watching Friday’s jobs report for fresh insights into how the economy is faring ahead of the...

Investing.com -- The economic outlook for Europe in 2025, as assessed by analysts at BofA Securities, underscores a complex mix of challenges and opportunities, reflecting a...

By Saeed Azhar, Johann M Cherian and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) -The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average notched record closing highs in a shortened Black Friday session, lifted...

By Karen Brettell and Harry Robertson NEW YORK (Reuters) -The yen jumped to a six-week high against the dollar on Friday after faster-than-expected inflation in Tokyo supported...

OTTAWA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Canada's budget deficit for the first six months of the 2024-25 fiscal year jumped by more than a half to C$13.01 billion ($9.28 billion) as program...

Baystreet.ca - Foreign direct investment into Canada declined 35% during this year’s third quarter. The latest data from Statistics Canada shows that foreign direct...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced measures to harmonize and refine its collateral framework, ensuring more flexibility and risk efficiency. This step marks a further...

(Reuters) - Financial markets head into a December laden with uncertainty over geopolitics, global trade and economic growth, particularly in Europe, where France is in the...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's infrastructure output grew 3.1% year-on-year in October, backed by coal and refinery products output, government data showed on Friday. Infrastructure...

(Reuters) - Futures tied to Canada's main stock index edged higher on Friday in thin trading volumes, while investors looked forward to the day's key economic data to gauge the...

By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - TSMC's founder Morris Chang asked Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA)'s Jensen Huang to consider becoming the chief executive of the Taiwanese chip giant more...

By Faith Hung and Jeanny Kao TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's trade-driven economy is expected to grow faster in 2024 than previously forecast thanks to the AI boom that has boosted...

Taiwan has revised its economic growth forecast for 2025 to 3.29%, a slight increase from the previous estimate of 3.26%, despite potential trade disruptions posed by the...

By Naomi Rovnick, Dhara Ranasinghe and Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - November was a month of clear winners and losers from Donald Trump's Nov. 5 U.S. election victory. Trump...

Investing.com-- The Reserve Bank of Australia is now expected to begin its easing cycle in May 2025 instead of February, ANZ said, citing stronger-than-expected employment and...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan's retreat from a decade-long radical stimulus is pressuring the government to rethink the way it funds its big spending packages...

By Harry Robertson and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -European shares ticked up on Thursday after falling the previous day, while Asian stocks slipped, as trading...

By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) - French borrowing costs effectively matched those of Greece on Thursday for the first time, as Michel Barnier's government teetered on the...

By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), including of its software licensing and cloud...