(Reuters) – The U.S. federal budget deficit shrank in March from a year earlier as outlays dropped and receipts rose with the annual tax-filing season well underway, the U.S. Treasury …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s manufacturing activity contracted for the fourth straight month in January, an official factory survey showed on Wednesday, suggesting the sprawling sector and the broader economy were struggling …
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish gross domestic product contracted by 0.7% quarter-on-quarter between October and December and stood 3.4% lower than a year ago, according to a preliminary estimate reading published …
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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s national police has lost nearly 3,300 officers in three years, according to data from the force’s main trade union, as under-gunned security officials battle powerful gangs …
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By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – Foreign direct investment into China shrank for the first time in over a decade in 2023, data released by the commerce ministry showed, underscoring …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro zone’s current account surplus declined in November on lower primary income, which typically includes the flow of profits, wages, interest income and dividends into and …
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By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Activity in Canada’s service sector deteriorated for a seventh consecutive month in December as elevated borrowing costs weighed on the housing market, S&P Global …
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By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s economy entered recession in the third quarter, which contracted 0.3% from the previous one, as higher interest rates hit consumer spending and investments. …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Bank lending to businesses across the euro zone fell for the first time since 2015 last month, data from the European Central Bank (ECB) showed on Tuesday, as …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s economy shrank slightly in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, data from its statistics office showed on Friday. The figure confirmed an initial estimate, …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity shrank for a sixth straight month in November, while modest growth in the service sector was little changed, a business survey showed on Friday, …
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By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – The United States is importing record amounts of beef this year and exporting less after ranchers slashed the nation’s cattle herd to its lowest …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France’s services sector shrank slower than first estimated in September but still at the fastest rate in almost three years as falling new orders and export business …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France’s ailing manufacturing sector contracted for the eighth month in a row in September, with production and new orders falling at their sharpest rates in over three …
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ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s manufacturing sector contracted in September for a sixth consecutive month, a survey showed on Monday, amid persistent declines in output and new orders in the euro …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Factory activity in Spain shrank again in September as market conditions and high prices weighed on manufacturers, who also shed jobs as a result, a survey showed …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity contracted for the fourth straight month and the service sector growth slipped to an eight-month low, a survey showed on Friday, highlighting the challenges …
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s economy shrank 4.9% in the second-quarter of 2023 versus the year-ago period, the country’s statistics agency said on Tuesday, slightly missing analysts’ forecast of a …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Activity in Germany’s services sector contracted in August for the first time this year, a survey showed on Tuesday. The HCOB final services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France’s dominant services sector contracted more than first estimated in August as another fall in new orders weighed on business in the euro zone’s second-biggest economy, a …
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By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s factory activity weakened at a faster pace in August, extending its longest-ever slump by another month as export orders fell again, a …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity shrank for a third straight month in August, a survey showed on Friday, as manufacturers were squeezed by cost pressures from raw material inflation …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Swedish economy shrank in the second quarter, primarily due to slower exports and decreased trade inventories, though the contraction was smaller than expected, data from the …
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By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – What if Japan or China intervened in the foreign exchange market to sell dollars and support their currencies and liquidated U.S. Treasuries in …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity shrank for a third straight month in August amid higher oil prices and uncertainty over the global economic outlook, although the pace of decline …