Economic

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Investors’ focus on Tuesday rests squarely on China: From an economic and market …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Argentina is considering how to persuade the International Monetary Fund to further ease the economic targets embedded in the country’s $44 billion IMF loan program, a …

PARIS (Reuters) – The French economy is set to grow around 0.2% in the first quarter of 2023, up from around 0.1% forecast last month, the central bank said on …

(Reuters) – The U.S. economy is at risk of shrinking in the second quarter, BofA Global Research wrote in a client note, following recent economic data that hinted that the …

By Anna-Catherine Brigida and Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina has patched up its wobbly economy with a so-called “soy dollar” preferential exchange rate to boost grains exports and …

By Mariko Katsumura and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Truck driver Yuichi Tomita has been delivering packages all over Japan for two decades, often clocking 40 straight hours on the …

By Rachna Uppal DUBAI (Reuters) – The World Bank has revised its 2023 economic growth projection for the oil exporters of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) downwards to 3.2% …

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s IMACEC economic activity index dropped 0.5% in February compared to the same month last year, data showed on Monday, well below the expectations of economists polled …

By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – A slowing manufacturing sector is starting to put a dent in U.S. diesel demand, traders and fuel experts said this week, helping rebuild stocks that …

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday named centrist politician and economic expert Prakash Sharan Mahat as finance minister, a presidential statement said, …

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy in February continued to improve compared with the previous month as the value of exports rose while private consumption and tourism activities also increased, the …

(Reuters) – Panama’s economic recovery has been “very strong,” but the outlook remains uncertain as growth is projected to slow to 5% this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said …

Tech Giant To Fire 10,000 Employees, Cut Thousands More Unfilled Jobs Amid Economic Uncertainty Jason Cohen on March 14, 2023 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that as Meta strives for …

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand house prices continued to fall on the prior month as ongoing headwinds and the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle continues to weigh, the Real Estate Institute …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The euro zone failed to register any growth quarter-on-quarter in the final three months of 2022, European statistics agency said on Tuesday, slightly revising down both its …

By Krishn Kaushik and Kirsty Needham NEW DELHI/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives in India on Wednesday seeking to strengthen the new momentum in ties between the …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian economic activity rose in January-February but inflationary pressure also increased, the central bank said on Tuesday, adding that this could warrant a tighter monetary policy. The …

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Asian markets will likely open on the front foot on Monday, following Wall …

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s economic activity in January beat market forecasts and put an end to a negative string of four consecutive monthly drops, with improved mining results helping the …

ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss economy is expected to slow this year but will not slide into a recession, the government said on Tuesday, after it reported zero growth at …

ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss economy showed no growth in the fourth quarter of 2022, the government said on Tuesday, as a “challenging international situation” hit manufacturing and exports. The …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s economic confidence index fell 0.3% month-on-month in February to 99.1 points, following massive earthquakes that devastated the country’s southern region, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday that stubbornly-high inflation in the country has likely peaked, but conceded it remains a big economic challenge. Inflation is running …