Spending

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese household spending in November fell 2.9% from a year earlier, down for nine months in a row, government data showed on Tuesday. That was worse than …

(Reuters) – Online spending by U.S. shoppers rose 4.9% during the 2023 holiday season, an Adobe Analytics report showed on Thursday, as intense promotions on items such as electronics and …

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s top planning body said on Saturday it had identified a second batch of public investment projects, including flood control and disaster relief programmes, under a bond …

(Reuters) – Payroll services provider Paychex reported its slowest rise in quarterly revenue in over two years on Thursday, hurt by tepid spending by businesses and a slower pace of …

By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) – Big U.S. companies including Walt Disney and Comcast increased advertising spending on Instagram after pausing commercials on X last month, according to Sensor Tower, as …

(Reuters) – Argentina will weaken its peso by more than 50% to 800 per dollar, cut energy subsidies and cancel public works tenders as part of an economic shock therapy …

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo laid out the new government’s economic shock plan on Tuesday, targeting public spending and a sharp currency devaluation as it looks …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s mid-year budget update will include about A$10 billion ($6.56 billion) in savings, official data showed on Tuesday, as the government looks to cut spending in a …

(Reuters) – U.S. refiner Phillips 66 forecast lower spending in 2024 on Friday, days after Elliott Investment Management sought a revamp of its board to boost lagging performance. In November, …

By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Chinese investments in Vietnam have boomed this year in contrast to a slowdown in U.S. spending and trade, official data show, as the world’s …

By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic chair of the U.S. Senate committee that sets spending policy on Wednesday said Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson was …

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives are expected to begin bipartisan talks soon on fiscal 2024 spending, aiming to head …

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia will need to cut spending in 2024 by 23 trillion pesos, some $5.75 billion, to comply with its fiscal rule, a committee said on Tuesday, amid …

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s current account slid into deficit in the September quarter as prices for some commodity exports fell and locals spent more money abroad, leaving …

WASHINGTON(Reuters) – U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in October amid strong gains in single-family homebuilding, but data for the prior month was revised lower. The Commerce Department said …

By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. budget wrangling could further delay funding approval for new agreements with Pacific island nations meant to counter Chinese influence, creating …

(Reuters) -General Motors is to scale back spending on its self-driving unit Cruise after a pedestrian accident last month, Financial Times reported on Tuesday. GM and Cruise did not immediately …

By Tom Polansek (Reuters) – Argentina’s farmers may be more willing to spend money on seeds and other agricultural products, hoping that new President-elect Javier Milei’s policies will improve earnings …

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s government aims to rein in spending on business subsidies and medical care as part of plans to come up with 12 billion euros in savings from …