economy

DUBAI – Qatar’s economy grew 2.5% in the first quarter from a year earlier, although the growth fell slightly from the previous quarter, official estimates showed on Tuesday. Qatar’s real …

By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN – Ireland’s reliance on just 10 multinational firms to pay over half of the country’s soaring corporate tax receipts represents an “incredible level of vulnerability” for …

By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES -Argentina’s economy minister Martin Guzman, the architect of a recent major debt deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), resigned on Saturday as deep splits …

Consumer Expectations For The Economy Hit Lowest Point In A Decade Max Keating on June 29, 2022 American consumers’ expectations for the future of the economy have hit their lowest …

BERLIN – Inflation would spiral even further in Germany if it weren’t for business with China, Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess said in a media interview published on Thursday. “Germany …

BERLIN – Austria’s economic recovery is losing steam, the WIFO institute said on Thursday, even as its outlook for 2022 improved. Austrian gross domestic product is expected to grow by …

(Reuters) – Russia’s economy shrank by 4.3% in May year on year after falling by a revised 2.8% in April, the economy ministry said on Thursday. In January through May, …

By Julie Gordon and Rod Nickel OTTAWA/WINNIPEG – Surging oil and wheat prices are allowing commodities exporter Canada to weather an economic storm threatening to tip many of its fellow …

(Reuters) – San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Tuesday said she believes the U.S. economy will slow to below 2% annual growth as the Fed raises interest …

BEIJING -China’s economy has recovered to some extent, but its foundation is not solid, state media on Tuesday quoted Premier Li Keqiang as saying. China will strive to drive the …

BERLIN – Angst is growing in the German economy, Europe’s largest, but as yet there are no signs of recession, Ifo economist Klaus Wohlrabe told Reuters on Friday. The threat …

BERLIN -Germany is heading for a gas shortage if Russian gas supplies remain as low as they are now, and certain industries would have to be shut down if there …

BERLIN – The German economy, Europe’s largest, suffered a sharp loss of momentum at the end of the second quarter, with falling exports acting as a drag and economic uncertainty …

SUSSER: Democrats Torched The Economy. Now They Want To Raise Taxes Ben Susser on June 22, 2022 While strolling on the beach this week, President Biden told fawning reporters he …

‘Hell Of A Mess Here’: Sen. John Kennedy Tears Into Fed Chair Over The State Of The Economy Harold Hutchison on June 22, 2022 Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana …

By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA – Brazil’s Economy Ministry is trying to limit the cost of higher cooking gas subsidies and a new cash transfer program for truck …

CHANG: China’s Economy Is Collapsing. Here’s Why You Should Worry Gordon G. Chang on June 19, 2022 Chinese ruler Xi Jinping has staked his rule on making China larger, by …

(Reuters) – Russia’s economy may need a decade to return to the pre-sanctions levels of 2021, the chief executive of the country’s top bank Sberbank said on Friday, as economic …

By Gavin Jones ROME – Diana Parini left her waitressing job at an Italian Alpine resort last month because she was fed up with the pay and conditions: eight euros …

By Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING -China’s state planner said on Thursday it had approved 10 fixed-asset investments worth 121 billion yuan ($18.1 billion) in May, a more than …

By Bernardo Caram BRASILIA – Tax cuts are likely to cost over 110 billion reais ($21.5 billion) in Brazilian tax revenue this year, as President Jair Bolsonaro tries to ease …

SHANGHAI – China Construction Bank Corp (CCB) started selling 60 billion yuan ($8.9 billion) in bonds on Wednesday, joining peers as they rush to replenish capital in response to tighter …

NEW YORK – Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Officer James Gorman said on Monday that he thinks there is a roughly 50% chance that the U.S. economy will enter a recession, …

BERLIN – German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Monday welcomed the European Central Bank’s indication last week that it would deliver next month its first interest rate hike since 2011. …

FRANKFURT – German Economy Minister Robert Habeck plans to present concrete proposals to tighten the nation’s antitrust laws and give the Federal Cartel Office more powers, according to a position …