Economic Indicators News

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - British inflation slowed unexpectedly last month but the decline was probably only a temporary respite for consumers and is unlikely to deter the...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - More expensive energy and services boosted euro zone inflation as expected in September, data showed on Wednesday, with core inflation also higher. The...

LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices in August were 10.6% higher than a year earlier, up from an 8.5% annual increase in July when there was a lull in sales as a property tax...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s home prices fell for the first time in six years as a property slump deepens in the world’s second-largest economy.  New-home prices in 70 cities, excluding...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. housing starts decreased in September, driven by a pullback in multifamily construction, as lingering supply-chain constraints, shortages of skilled labor and...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has allowed imports of breeding pigs from Ireland, the country's customs office said on Tuesday. The breeding pigs must be put under quarantine in...

By Chen Lin and Cynthia Kim SINGAPORE/SEOUL (Reuters) - China's economic setbacks have darkened the outlook for countries in its orbit, from South Korea to Thailand, as a sharp...

By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is seeking to steal opposition thunder at this month's general election by mimicking their criticism of...

By Gina Lee Investing.com – China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in a year in the third quarter of 2021, with a global energy crunch, supply chain bottlenecks, and an unsteady...

LONDON (Reuters) - Asking prices across all regions and segments of Britain's housing market rose in unison for the first time since 2007 as buyer demand once again outstripped...

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's business lobby Confindustria said on Saturday the country's growth this year would be more robust than expected, mainly due to a more contained impact of...

LONDON (Reuters) - Company insolvencies in England and Wales rose last month and returned to levels seen just before the COVID-19 pandemic, official data showed on Friday. The...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone's unadjusted trade surplus was much smaller then expected in August as the bloc had to pay much more for imported energy, data showed on Friday....

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will try to avoid a mass cull of pigs by allowing trained butchers to come to work on temporary visas, Sky News reported on Thursday. The measures will...

By Shivani Singh and Muyu Xu BEIJING (Reuters) - China coal prices held near record highs on Thursday as cold weather swept into the country's north and power plants stocked up on...

(Bloomberg) -- Prices paid to U.S. producers rose in September at a more moderate pace, suggesting a respite from the supply chain pressures and materials shortages that have...

(Bloomberg) -- Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits fell last week to a fresh pandemic low, showing employers are having some success in retaining workers in a tight...

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) - The world's spare oil production capacity which helps smooth the market will fall by the end of 2022 as OPEC+ producers lift output,...

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will submit its recovery plan to the European Commission on Friday to allow access to billions of euros of pandemic aid, interim Prime Minister Stefan...

By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's 20-year binge on cheap food is coming to an end and food price inflation could hit double digits due to a...

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish inflation hit a 13-year high in September, propelled by electricity, fuel and clothes prices, official data from the National Statistics Institute (INE)...

LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer spending on credit and debit cards rose slightly in the week to Oct. 7 to 102% of its level in February 2020, before COVID-19 lockdowns, the...

LONDON (Reuters) - British lenders expect to increase the availability of mortgage lending and unsecured consumer credit in the fourth quarter of this year, a Bank of England...

LONDON (Reuters) - British house price growth slowed slightly last month as a tax break on property purchases neared expiry, but a fall in the number of homes being put up for...

(Bloomberg) -- Prices paid by U.S. consumers rose in September by more than forecast, resuming a faster pace of growth and underscoring the persistence of inflationary pressures in...

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy returned to growth in August after contracting for the first time in six months in July, keeping...

By Tim Kelly and Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - An unprecedented election pledge by Japan's ruling party to double defence spending underscores the nation's haste to acquire...

By Gina Lee Investing.com – Chinese exports grew faster than expected in September, with solid global demand taking some of the pressure off factories struggling with power...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s exports in yuan terms grew at a faster pace in September than the previous month despite a nationwide power crunch that forced businesses to cut...

By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland offered voters some help to deal with sharp rises in the cost of living in its annual budget on Tuesday while...

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's finance ministry expects wages to grow by 7% this year and at, or just below, 6% a year from 2022 to 2025 as the economy recovers quickly from the...

By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British employers increased their payrolls to a record high in September, shortly before the end of the government's wage...

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British shoppers increased their spending in September at the slowest pace since January, when the country was stuck in a coronavirus...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's business minister Kwasi Kwarteng has submitted a formal bid to the finance ministry for assistance to help industries affected by high energy prices,...

LONDON (Reuters) -The carbon dioxide industry in Britain has struck an agreement to ensure businesses have a sustainable supply until the end of the year, even as energy prices...