By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s growth has quickened in 2022 despite global economic turbulence, driven by strong progress in IMF-backed structural reforms that have cushioned the economy and…
LONDON (Reuters) – Investment bank JPMorgan cut its forecasts for economic growth in China on Tuesday due to the country’s ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. JPMorgan has lowered its projections a number…
By Sameer Manekar (Reuters) – Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country’s largest bank, on Tuesday reported better-than-expected cash earnings for the first quarter, helped by lending growth and rising interest…
(Reuters) – Nu Holdings Ltd posted a near three-fold jump in third-quarter revenue on Monday, as the Warren Buffett-backed digital banking firm saw rapid customer growth in its key domestic…
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Economy Minister Nadia Calvino on Monday said “everything points out” that the country’s gross domestic product in 2022 will grow above the 4.4% rate predicted in…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Economic activity in Brazil resumed expansion in September, though below expectations, still ending the quarter with positive data, central bank data showed on Monday. The IBC-Br economic…
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech central bank Governor Ales Michl said on Monday the state budget deficit needed to shrink and nominal wages should not rise too quickly next year, as…
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government must be willing to make politically unpopular choices in areas such as immigration and regulation to boost business investment and economic growth, the Confederation…
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued a moratorium on the annual black bear hunt in New Jersey shortly after he took office. Now, the black bear population…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday said he would like to see the Bank of Mexico balance fighting inflation while taking care of economic growth.…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The euro zone economy will grow more than previously expected in 2022, the European Commission forecast on Friday, and decelerate more than previously thought in 2023, but…
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Rating agency Moody’s cut India’s growth projections for the current and next calendar year due to higher inflation, high interest rates and slowing global growth that, it…
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers likely hired the fewest workers in nearly two years in October and increased wages at a moderate pace, suggesting some loosening in…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s services sector activity grew at the fastest clip in four months in October, a private survey showed on Friday, as the easing of restrictions on foreign…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank on Friday downgraded the outlook for economic growth, warning that more rate hikes will be necessary to bring down sky-high inflation even as it…
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – Lithium producer Livent Corp is eyeing acquisitions in Canada and other countries as it looks to boost its production and processing of the metal used…
By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO (Reuters) – Sun Life Financial Inc believes rising wages, driven by inflation and a tight labor market, will help its benefits business, company executives said on…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Some of China’s most affluent regions reported slower growth in the first three quarters of the year than the national economy, as COVID-19 curbs disrupted factory and…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund may need to raise its forecast for U.S. growth after stronger-than-expected third-quarter GDP data, a senior IMF official said on…
By Anshuman Daga and Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Barclays Plc, which recently made big investments in India and Australia and set up a Taiwan subsidiary in July, is evaluating…
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk raised its full-year earnings outlook on strong sales of diabetes treatment Ozempic, also reporting a better-than-expected profit. In a statement on…
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s central bank expects the country’s economy to grow 3.3% this year, its deputy central bank governor said on Wednesday, supported by consumption and the return of…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s manufacturing activity grew at its slowest pace in 21 months in October on marked declines in output and overall new orders, as exports were partly hurt…
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s economy is expected to grow 4.3% in 2022, its central bank said on Monday, an upgrade to an earlier projection from boosts expected in…
(Reuters) – Wall Street analysts will be focusing on sales of Eli Lilly and Co’s newly approved diabetes drug Mounjaro when the company reports results on Tuesday, as sales of…