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(Reuters) – Chile’s IMACEC economic activity index rose 0.3% in October from the previous year, the central bank said on Friday, slightly below forecasts. Economists polled by Reuters expected a …

(Reuters) – Russia’s military said on Wednesday that its forces had captured a village in a contested area of eastern Ukraine, while Ukrainian officials offered no comment but said Moscow’s …

(Reuters) – U.S. economic activity slowed from early October through the middle of November, while businesses reported inflation largely moderated and it was easier to hire workers, the Federal Reserve …

By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s manufacturing activity likely contracted for a second consecutive month in November, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, keeping alive calls for further stimulus …

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. business activity held steady in November, but employment in the private sector declined for the first time in almost three-and-a-half years, consistent with …

By Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Icelandic authorities said on Friday they were still on alert for a volcanic eruption in the southwest Reykjanes peninsula, although the odds were falling …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity shrank for a sixth straight month in November, while modest growth in the service sector was little changed, a business survey showed on Friday, …

By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) – French business activity contracted in November, according to a monthly survey, as demand for goods and services in the euro zone’s second-biggest economy deteriorated. …

By Matt Tracy (Reuters) – Issuance of securities backed by U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) loans posted a rare rebound last quarter, but sector struggles will likely persist through 2023, …

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand house prices fell slightly in October but sales activity is showing a steady improvement on 2022, the Real Estate Institute of New …

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German service sector slipped back into contraction in October amid persistent weakness in demand, a survey showed on Monday. The HCOB final services Purchasing Managers’ Index …

By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Contraction in Canada’s service sector deepened in October as inflation and higher borrowing costs weighed on new business activity, data from the first public …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s services activity expanded at a slightly faster pace in October, a private-sector survey showed on Friday, with sales growing at the softest rate in 10 months …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity contracted for a fifth straight month in October, a survey showed on Wednesday, as subdued demand and inflationary pressures squeezed businesses. The final au …

By Dan Burns and Jonathan Cable WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. business activity ticked higher in October while output in the euro zone took a surprise turn for the worse, surveys …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity shrank for a fifth straight month in October while the service sector saw its weakest growth this year, a survey showed on Tuesday, amid …

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian economic activity expanded at a slower pace in September as a measure of employment climbed to its highest level in six months, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Activity in Germany’s services sector edged up slightly in September, following a drop the month before, a survey showed on Wednesday. The HCOB final services Purchasing Managers’ …