Economic Indicators News

VIENNA (Reuters) - Italy's level of debt is a cause of concern and the situation will not get easier next year when money will be no longer as easy to obtain from the...

LISBON (Reuters) - Foreigners accounted for 11.5 percent of the value of all Portuguese property transactions in 2017, led by French and British buyers, the National Statistics...

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian economy grew just 0.1 percent in the third quarter of this year from the previous three months as industrial output stagnated, the Bank of Italy...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German exports to Iran have dwindled since the United States pulled out of the international nuclear deal with Tehran, data showed on Friday, despite...

LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone money markets are not fully pricing in an interest rate rise from the European Central Bank until October 2019, having earlier this week priced in a...

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s key inflation gauge edged up in September, bringing the Bank of Japan back to the halfway point toward its price target, though gains are still largely...

(Bloomberg) -- Gross domestic product increased 6.5 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, compared to 6.6 percent in a Bloomberg survey and down from the 6.7 percent...

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Higher U.S. Treasury yields have been cited as a factor supporting the greenback in recent months. In the longer term, however, some...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. filings for unemployment benefits fell last week and continuing claims dropped to the lowest level since 1973, indicating the job market remains solid, Labor...

By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - With mortgage applications falling to their lowest since late-2014, the U.S. home lending industry is facing a major overhaul in how it works...

By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - A free-spending summer by British consumers came to an abrupt end last month with the biggest fall in sales in six months,...

By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Chambers of Industry and Commerce DIHK on Thursday cut its 2018 growth forecast to 1.8 percent from 2.2 percent and predicted a...

Investing.com - Retail sales in the UK fell more sharply than expected in September, according to data released on Thursday, as consumers bought less food. UK retail sales fell...

(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s jobless rate fell in September to 5 percent -- a level estimated by policy makers to signal the beginning of labor shortages -- but the driving...

Investing.com - Federal Reserve policymakers reaffirmed their commitment to gradually raising interest rates as the "strong" rate of economic growth continued and inflation...

By Matt Scuffham (Reuters) - After another lacklustre quarter for bond trading, most Wall Street banks are moving faster to adopt new technology to improve results, but analysts...

Investing.com - Euro zone consumer prices for September were unrevised on Wednesday, confirming expectations that the European Central Bank will unwind its asset purchase program...

Investing.com -The annual rate of inflation in the UK rose at at the slowest pace in three months in September according to data released on Wednesday, as consumer prices were...

PARIS (Reuters) - Volkswagen Group (DE:VOWG_p), Fiat Chrysler (MI:FCHA) and Renault (PA:RENA) led a 23.4 percent European car sales decline in September, the main regional...

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative's office told Congress on Tuesday it intends to open trade talks with the European Union, the United...

(Bloomberg) -- Confidence among U.S. homebuilders unexpectedly rose in October, registering the first gain in five months amid falling lumber prices and solid demand, according to...

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. industrial production increased for a fourth straight month in September, boosted by gains in manufacturing and mining output, but...

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - The basic wages of workers in Britain rose at their fastest pace in nearly a decade over the summer months, backing up...

Investing.com - Pay growth in the UK accelerated at the fastest pace in nearly 10 years in August, while the unemployment rate remained steady, according to official data released...

By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - At week's end, global investors and policy makers will likely be given a stark reminder of the costs of a bitter Sino-U.S. trade war, with a...

By John Ruwitch SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will soon host a huge trade fair to highlight its commitment to free trade and show off its willingness to import, but sceptical foreign...

By Jason Lange and Jonathan Spicer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government closed the 2018 fiscal year $779 billion (£592 billion) in the red, its highest deficit in six years,...

(Reuters) - The cost of a comprehensive motor insurance policy rose by one percent in Britain in the third quarter, the first rise for 12 months, a survey said on Monday. Prices...

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Confidence among Japanese manufacturers rose in October from September and is expected to remain flat over the coming three months, a...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Production at factories in the euro zone increased in August by more than forecast, reversing the negative trend of the previous two months in what could...

By Suvashree Choudhury and Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank has changed tack in its foreign exchange intervention policy, increasing its participation in...

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week but remained near a 49-year low, and the increase...

LONDON (Reuters) - The number of foreigners visiting Britain for tourism or work fell by the most in nearly a decade during the three months to June, showing the country could not...

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Increasingly cautious British lenders expect to scale back mortgage lending in the next three months by the greatest extent since the depths of...

(Bloomberg) -- Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said the economy will sustain growth exceeding 6 percent this year, as investment and infrastructure spending help...