Cryptocurrencies recovered on Wednesday from overnight losses triggered by the Democrats winning control of both houses of the US
November 04, 2026Democrats have scored victories in governor’s races in states long controlled by Republicans and captured a majority of governorships for the first time in two decades
November 02, 2026Election Day turned into a massive rebuke of President Donald Trump: a blue wave not seen in 20 years that was built on transforming the economy and rising prices into a central line of attack.
November 04, 2026India's dominant services sector expanded at its quickest pace in four months in October as improved domestic demand boosted new business, although hiring turned subdued
November 04, 2026New Zealand's jobless rate rose to 5.7% in the third quarter, its highest level since 2015, while employment fell 0.1% from the previous quarter,
November 03, 2026US job openings surged in September while layoffs fell to the lowest level in 1-1/2 years, supporting economists' views that the labor market remained
November 03, 2026The dollar seesawed between modest gains and losses on Tuesday as investors gauged uncertainty over a possible US-Iran deal and the outcome of US
November 03, 2026U.S. employers ramped up their job postings in September as stronger economic growth may be encouraging more hiring
November 03, 2026In the Russian capital Moscow, history teacher Polina Ibragimova was shocked when a utility bill arrived that amounted to more than half her monthly pay.
November 03, 2026Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's government has agreed to a December 7 to 11 schedule for its first censure debate in parliament, an official said on Tuesday.
November 03, 2026On the eve of elections that will decide whether President Donald Trump's Republican Party keeps control of Congress, voters' minds are on the economy, with high and
November 02, 2026British manufacturers started the final quarter of 2026 with the strongest output growth in more than two years, a survey showed on Monday, although fast-
November 02, 2026At a family-owned factory in Buenos Aires, a machine used to wrap packets of colored socks sits silent.
November 02, 2026France's manufacturing sector slipped back into contraction in October after expanding for two consecutive months, as new orders fell at the fastest rate since July 2025 and
November 02, 2026Japan has made gradual progress towards anchoring inflation around the central bank's 2% target, the Bank of Japan said in a report on Monday, bolstering the
November 02, 2026South Korea's factory activity grew in October at the slowest pace in eight months on weaker output and demand, a survey showed on Monday.
November 02, 2026The Bank of England is expected to bow to inflation pressure from soaring energy costs and raise interest rates on Thursday, though it may push
November 02, 2026Tens of thousands of people, mostly students and workers, took to the streets across Italy on Friday to demand higher wages and stronger public services, protest against the rising
October 30, 2026Monday will ring in a brand-new trading month, a prospect that appeals to many after a doozy of a last session in October.
October 30, 2026Canada recorded a substantially lower C$5.36 billion ($3.84 billion) budget deficit for the first five months of the 2026/27 fiscal year as government revenues grew faster
October 30, 2026German inflation slowed more than expected in October, the first month of a government fuel tax cut, adding to evidence that Europe's largest economy could
October 30, 2026Many standard measures of economic health are strong, but voters in both parties are increasingly pessimistic.
October 30, 2026Europe’s economy persevered with moderate growth in the third quarter despite higher oil prices from the US-Iran war, as gross domestic product increased by 0.4% over the quarter before
October 30, 2026India's fiscal deficit in the months of April to September stood at 7.15 trillion rupees ($75.24 billion), or 42.1% of the target for the financial year ending March,
October 30, 2026European shares dropped on Friday, hammered by a global tech selloff that shaved billions off the market values of some chip heavyweights, ending a
October 30, 2026The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday, but declared victory in a nearly 14-year battle to hit its price target and
October 29, 2026Singapore's retrenchment rate in the third quarter of 2026 hit its highest level since the height of the COVID pandemic in late 2020, driven by business reorganisations,
October 30, 2026Major central banks took a break from interest rate rises this week, but they are by no means done, with energy prices near multi-
October 29, 2026The U.S. economy posted strong growth in the July-September quarter yet inflation remained stubbornly high last month, government reports showed Thursday, painting a mixed picture less than a week before midterm elections in which the uncomfortably high cost of living has become a central issue
October 29, 2026The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady on Wednesday as expected, but it was not able to comfort bond investors
October 29, 2026Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh on Wednesday said he is "honored" to lead the central bank's policymakers and said politics
October 28, 2026The US dollar fell against major currencies on Wednesday after the Fed delivered a rate decision in line with expectations, while the New Zealand dollar
October 27, 2026The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, awaiting further data on the path of inflation, and said it would reduce its policy-meeting schedule starting
October 28, 2026The Bank of Canada on Wednesday hiked its key policy rate for the first time in more than three years and said further increases
October 28, 2026What to expect from the Fed today
October 28, 2026Iranian families are cutting back on food, housing and education as the eight-month-old war with the United States fuels one of the country's worst inflation
October 28, 2026The Bank of Canada is widely expected to increase its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.5% on Wednesday, in a move seen by most economists
October 28, 2026Thailand's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged for a fourth straight meeting on Wednesday, as widely expected.
October 28, 2026AI stocks led Wall Street higher
October 27, 2026American consumers say the rising cost of living is a top concern — one that's changed how they shop.
October 27, 2026Workers are getting a shrinking slice of America’s economic pie
October 27, 2026China's industrial profits grew at a faster pace in September, though a deepening divergence across the economy weighed on business earnings.
October 27, 2026Brazilian stocks and the real currency posted their sharpest losses in years on Monday after the surprise
October 26, 2026Serbia's student-led protest movement won a historic
October 26, 2026The markets are starting to act seriously weird. Blame AI
October 26, 2026One week before midterm elections, President Donald Trump is struggling to deliver on his promise to bring down costs
October 26, 2026China's domestic passenger vehicle market is set to stage a modest recovery in 2027 after a steeper-than-expected downturn this year, a senior industry executive said on
October 26, 2026Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, the frontrunner in next year's French presidential election, formally launched her campaign on
October 25, 2026Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces re-election this week, is drawing criticism from economists and political rivals after suggesting Israel
October 25, 2026With the two leading AI powers, the United States and China, forming their own AI blocs, other countries are maneuvering to harness the strengths of both groupings without alienating either and risking losing out
October 25, 2026Rick Jackson wants to be Georgia's governor and the Republican billionaire is promising to fight for working-class voters
October 24, 2026Protests against war and rising living costs took place in major Italian cities on Saturday, with some incidents of violence, a week after unrest erupted across the country.
October 24, 2026Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched in France on Saturday, with largely peaceful rallies giving way to
October 24, 2026Albanian riot police used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who threw rocks at officers and started a fire at the door of the agriculture
October 24, 2026US consumer sentiment edged down to near a record low in October as rising prices because of the Middle East conflict soured households' views of the economy on the
October 23, 2026Moody's spared France a credit rating downgrade on Friday, easing pressure on a government struggling to contain social unrest and shore
October 23, 2026Gustavo Raul Perez furrows his brow over a notebook at the hardware shop he has run for six
October 23, 2026(Corrects to fix typographical error in paragraph 5) A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
October 23, 2026Japan has yet to meet the conditions for officially declaring victory over deflation, Economy Minister Minoru Kiuchi said on Friday, exposing a divide with
October 22, 2026The tab for the next round of the AI buildout came due on Thursday.
October 22, 2026With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses
October 21, 2026Peru on Thursday unveiled a package of economic measures aimed at cushioning a potential slowdown from the El Niño weather phenomenon.
October 22, 2026The yen was on track for its strongest daily gain in almost a month on Thursday, as investors sought safety amid fragile equity markets, elevated crude
October 22, 2026The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to near 57-year lows last week amid low layoffs, suggesting a modest pickup
October 22, 2026Britain's FTSE 100 fell on Thursday, pressured by banks and mining stocks as investors weighed more corporate results against a backdrop of elevated oil prices and persistent
October 22, 2026Major Japanese banks are seeing increased demand for funds among corporate borrowers compared with three months ago, a central bank survey showed on Thursday,
October 21, 2026President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Wednesday to prevent a repeat of last weekend's violence at protests planned in the coming days,
October 21, 2026Trump’s approval rating hits a new low as midterms enter final stretch: CNN poll
October 21, 2026France is known for its vibrant protest culture, where activism is seen as a social duty and part of the national identity
October 21, 2026Japan's economy is seeing price rises driven by higher import costs and on the cusp of shifting to a period of sustained inflation driven by rising wages,
October 20, 2026The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates in December to 1.50%, following June and September increases, according to a majority of economists in a
October 20, 2026Democrats fear slippage with Black voters makes Michigan Senate race feel ‘far closer than it should’
October 20, 2026'Be patient at the pumps': Nebraska drivers face rising gas prices as fuel supply tightens
October 20, 2026US single-family homebuilding fell sharply in September and permits for future construction tumbled to a 3-1/2-year low as higher mortgage rates
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