Economic Indicators News

By Andy Bruce and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy contracted by less than feared in June, when public holidays had been expected to exert a big drag, although...

By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish house prices returned in June to levels not seen since the credit-fuelLed peak of 2007, after data on Friday showed further rapid rises...

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is considering plans to subsidise power bills for energy intensive industries such as steel and cement, in an effort to support hundreds of businesses...

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- The output of industrial firms in the Eurozone decelerated in June, but still came in above estimates, as a slowdown in the production of...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Forty percent of Germans - more than ever before - expect to be worse off in a year's time, an opinion poll published on Friday showed, highlighting households'...

By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- The U.K. economy shrank in the second quarter for the first time in five quarters, but by a fraction less than expected, as surging inflation...

By Ambar Warrick  Investing.com-- Malaysia's economy surged in the second quarter of 2022 as resilience in its services sector helped offset headwinds from high commodity prices...

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- Jobless claims in the U.S. edged higher last week, in a sign of a potential loosening in the country's tight labor market. Initial unemployment...

LONDON (Reuters) - Just 1% of British businesses have offered their staff a one-off cost-of-living payment, something the Bank of England had recently flagged as an upside risk...

BERLIN (Reuters) -The economic situation is deteriorating and the outlook is fragile in Germany, Europe's largest economy, its finance minister said on Wednesday, defending his...

By Scott Kanowsky Investing.com -- Inflation in the U.S. eased by more than expected in July, but remains around its highest level in four decades despite aggressive monetary...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is still working out what it should do about large profits made by electricity generators, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday. "We are...

By Ambar Warrick  Investing.com-- Chinese consumer and producer price indicators for July came in below expectations on Wednesday, indicating that the world’s second-largest...

(Reuters) - Britain is making plans for organised blackouts for industry and households over winter when cold weather may coincide with gas shortages, Bloomberg News reported on...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's finance ministry wants to raise income tax thresholds and slightly increase child benefits in response to the highest inflation in the country in...

LONDON (Reuters) - As a cost-of-living squeeze on household incomes looks set to worsen in the United Kingdom, here are how consumers are adapting to the rising prices of...

By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- A hot, COVID-free summer and an unusually successful soccer tournament supported U.K. retailers in July, but cost-of-living pressures are likely...

By Ambar Warrick  Investing.com-- A gauge of Australian consumer sentiment stayed negative for a ninth consecutive month in August as rising inflation and interest rates, coupled...

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats scored a major policy victory when the U.S. Senate passed a $430 billion climate change, healthcare and tax bill that will help...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's annual consumer inflation slowed to 11.6% in July from 12.1% the previous month, but remained close to its highest level in nearly three decades, data...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Investor morale in the euro zone was essentially unchanged in August from the previous month, with a slight rise too little to stave off fears of recession in...

By Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug...

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The $430 billion climate change, healthcare and tax bill the U.S. Senate began debating on Saturday night could deliver a major win for...

LONDON (Reuters) -More than 1,900 workers at Britain's biggest container port Felixstowe plan eight days of strikes later this month due to discontent over pay, union Unite said,...

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in July, running counter to concerns that soaring price inflation and surging interest rates are...

By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations food agency's world price index declined again in July, edging further away from record highs hit in March. The Food and...

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- U.K. home prices dropped for the first time in a year in July, signaling a potential slowdown in activity in the country's housing market as...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- German industrial production eked out a surprise gain in June, as Europe's manufacturing heart steadied after the initial shock of Russia's war...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England expects the cap on consumer energy bills to rise to around 3,500 pounds, Governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday, citing conversations with...

By Scott Kanowsky Investing.com -- The U.S. trade deficit shrank by more than expected in June as strengthening international demand offset a domestic slump spurred on by soaring...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- The slow rise in the number of U.S. people claiming jobless benefits continued last week, with initial claims edging back toward a seven-month...

(Reuters) -Britain's new car registrations fell about 9% in July from a year earlier, as persistent supply shortage of components due to China's COVID-19 restrictions and the...

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British construction companies reported their biggest fall in activity in more than two years last month, as house-builders scaled back work...

By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- German factory orders ended the second quarter on a weak note, but performed better than expected in a month overshadowed by a growing energy...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German industrial orders posted a smaller-than-expected month-on-month drop in June, data showed on Thursday. Orders for industrial goods fell by 0.4% on the...