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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese household spending suffered its biggest drop in nearly 2-1/2 years squeezed by rising prices, although volatility in some items meant the outlook might not be as …

(Reuters) – U.S. travel stocks fell in early trading on Thursday following downbeat quarterly reports from Spirit Airlines and Expedia that amplified concerns domestic demand may be easing after a …

By Katherine Masters and Ananya Mariam Rajesh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some analysts and investors question Nike’s move to sell its sneakers and clothing through other retailers including Macy’s as …

LONDON (Reuters) – British retail sales declined this month after a modest rise in April but stores expect sales volumes to stabilise in June as consumer confidence improves and energy …

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gloomy forecast from vacation rental firm Airbnb weighed on travel-related stocks on Wednesday as an expected slowdown in bookings signaled an impending …

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors worried the U.S. could be on the brink of a recession may be relieved by some early comments from company executives this …

LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales held steady in February after falling in January but stores expected sales volumes to slip again in March as the rising cost of living eats …

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Big manufacturers in Japan remained gloomy in February and the service-sector mood slid for a second straight month, a Reuters’ poll showed, a sign …

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. South Korea and the Philippines’ GDP data are on the Asian data docket …

By Divya Chowdhury and Anisha Sircar DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Confidence among companies in their growth prospects has dropped the most since the 2007-08 global financial crisis due to rising …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Nearly three out of five German industry associations are pessimistic about next year and expect their companies to produce less as high energy prices due to the …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bank lending to euro zone companies held steady, maintaining the sector’s biggest borrowing binge in over a decade, despite rising interest rates and a looming recession, European …

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. As Americans digest turkey feasts and head to the shops, they may also give thanks that …

BERLIN (Reuters) – German industrial production is on track to rise slightly this year thanks to order backlogs but the outlook for 2023 is gloomy as high energy prices and …

(Reuters) – Shares in U.S. retailers slid in premarket trade on Wednesday after Target Corp warned of a gloomy outlook for crucial holiday quarter sales and announced plans to save …

By Aishwarya Venugopal and Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) – Walmart and Target results this week are likely to show that major retailers are heading for a turbulent holiday season as …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bank lending to euro zone companies accelerated further in September, extending the sector’s biggest borrowing binge in over a decade, despite rising interest rates and a looming …

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British manufacturers expect the biggest drop in production since the start of last year over the next three months, a monthly survey from the Confederation …

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – New Zealand is at growing risk of sliding into a recession in the second half of 2022, some economists said on Friday, as consumers and …

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – New Zealand business sentiment improved slightly in July but remained gloomy in the face of intense inflation pressures, an ANZ Bank survey showed on Thursday. …

MOSCOW – Real disposable incomes in Russia fell 0.8% in the second quarter of 2022, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, with rising prices and restrictions linked to the conflict in …

By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK – U.S. analysts and economists will be watching to see how banks’ mortgage businesses are faring during their second-quarter earnings this month, as U.S. …

– Dutch consumer confidence deteriorated in March due to growing pessimism about the economy and the war in Ukraine, the Dutch Statistics Office CBS announced on Wednesday. The indicator dropped …

HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.9% in the November-January quarter, the government said on Monday, and the outlook is overshadowed by a surge …