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BEIJING (Reuters) -China's factory activity expanded in July at the slowest pace in 17 months as higher raw material costs, equipment maintenance and extreme weather weighed on...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone economy grew more strongly than expected in the second quarter as the bloc rebounded from a recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s factory conditions likely stabilized in July, implying a more steady recovery in the economy in the second half of the year as growth risks mount. The...

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew solidly in the second quarter, pulling the level of gross domestic product above its pre-pandemic peak, as massive...

(Bloomberg) -- Applications for U.S. state unemployment fell last week, signaling that the labor market continues to improve even as the delta variant of Covid-19 rages amid...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment hit a record high in July, estimates from the European Commission showed on Thursday, but a drop in optimism among consumers and...

LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer spending on credit and debit cards in Britain rose 2 percentage points in the week to July 22 from the week before, according to data published by the...

By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro appointed center-right Senator Ciro Nogueira as his chief of staff on Wednesday to shore up waning...

LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices rose 10.5% in July compared with the same month last year, slowing from June's leap of 13.4%, as a deadline for a full tax break for home...

LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers cut their prices more heavily in July than in June as supermarkets intensified their battle for customers, an industry group said on...

By Kirsti Knolle and Caroline Copley BERLIN (Reuters) - German business morale fell unexpectedly in July on continuing supply chain worries and amid rising coronavirus infections,...

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's rapid economic bounce-back from the coronavirus pandemic slowed sharply in July as a new wave of cases forced hundreds of thousands...

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) -Euro zone business activity expanded at its fastest monthly pace in over two decades in July as the loosening of more COVID-19 restrictions...

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales resumed their post-lockdown recovery in June after a surprise fall in May, as soccer fans watching...

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish consumer sentiment in July dipped below the two-year high it hit in June on concerns about the economic outlook, but it remained at its third highest...

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British consumers were their most confident in July since before the coronavirus pandemic despite a pick-up in COVID-19 cases, a survey...

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose to a two-month high last week, a reminder that the labor market...

(Bloomberg) -- Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance rose unexpectedly last week by the most since late March, underscoring week-to-week volatility in an otherwise...

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British manufacturers' expectations for output growth over the next three months are the strongest on record as the economy bounces back...

LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer spending on credit and debit cards in Britain fell by 5 percentage points in the week to July 15 from the week before, according to data published by...

LONDON (Reuters) - British workers received higher pay awards in the April-June period than in the first three months of the year but the acceleration is unlikely to continue, a...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's tax revenues recovered substantially in June as Europe's largest economy continued its strong recovery from the unprecedented economic hit of the...

LONDON (Reuters) - A record number of homes were sold in the United Kingdom last month as buyers rushed to complete sales before a COVID-related tax break on property purchases...

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British public borrowing last month was almost a fifth lower than a year earlier, when the economy was feeling the full...

(Bloomberg) -- Australian household spending recorded its largest monthly decline this year as the early impact of coronavirus lockdowns took a toll on consumption. Preliminary...

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating a shift by central banks and sovereign wealth and public pension funds to greener and more activist...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economic bounce-back from the coronavirus lockdowns cooled in June despite a surge in business for the country's hospitality sector, according to a...

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak is likely to have 30 billion pounds ($41 billion) of headroom for extra spending or tax cuts this year...

By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - China's sweeping regulatory action against internet giants such as ride-hailing firm Didi Global Inc, which has sent chills through the...

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The British government sought to quash a bid by the Nicolas Maduro-backed Venezuelan central bank on Monday to repatriate nearly $1 billion of its...

LONDON (Reuters) - Asking prices for British homes rose by 0.7% between mid-June and early July compared with a month earlier, the biggest rise for the time of year since 2007...

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government reiterated on Monday that it recognises opposition figure Juan Guaido as Venezuela's president, a move aimed at quashing a bid by the...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - France urged Lebanon on Friday to designate a prime minister as soon as possible after Saad al-Hariri abandoned efforts to form a government, but prospects for...

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy is struggling to reach agreement on a joint statement over climate commitments among G20 countries days before a summit it will chair next week, the...

LONDON (Reuters) - The COVID-19 reproduction "R" number in England is estimated at between 1.2 and 1.4, the government's latest weekly estimate said on Friday, similar to the...