LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy ended August on a much weaker footing than previously thought as overall business activity contracted for the first time since February 2021 in a clear …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s service sector inched back into contraction in August, with broadly unchanged levels of output, a business survey showed on Monday, as consumer demand waned and firms …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese factories likely cut back output in July after the prior month’s near double-digit surge, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as manufacturers struggled to shake off …
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CAIRO – Egypt’s non-oil private sector activity shrank again in July, but at a slower pace than June’s two-year low, as demand remains weakened by inflation and shortages continue to …
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BERLIN – The German Retail Association left unchanged its forecast for the sector to grow 3% in nominal terms in 2022, but rising inflation meant that turnover would shrink by …
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CAIRO – Non-oil private sector activity in Egypt contracted for an 18th month in May as the Ukraine crisis, import restrictions and a devalued currency put pressure on prices, a …
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(Reuters) – S&P Global cut its 2022 GDP growth estimate for Russia by more than 11 percentage points to an 8.5% contraction, while its forecasts for Poland and Turkey were …