Economic News

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's leader has urged Europe and the United States to think carefully when considering sanctions against Russia for any aggression against Ukraine in a...

VIENNA (Reuters) - There is "a great deal of uncertainty" over how long inflation will remain well above the European Central Bank's target of around 2%, ECB Governing Council...

By Noreen Burke Investing.com -- It’s set to be a major week for markets, between the Federal Reserve meeting and an avalanche of big-name earnings. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is...

By Edmund Blair (Reuters) - Lebanon is grappling with a deep economic crisis after successive governments piled up debt following the 1975-1990 civil war with little to show for...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon is suffering an economic meltdown that began in 2019 when the financial system collapsed under colossal state debts and the unsustainable way they were...

(Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) economists said they see a risk the Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy at every policy meeting from March, a more...

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has decided against running for president of the republic, a source from his Forza Italia party told Reuters on...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday that his Social Democrats (SPD) were pushing ahead with their election promise to raise the national minimum wage...

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar declined on Friday, along with U.S. Treasury yields, while investors looked ahead to next week's Federal Reserve meeting...

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus on Thursday raised the stakes in a dispute with major customer Qatar Airways over grounded and undelivered A350 jets by announcing it had...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivered a rosy outlook for the U.S. economy, of fading inflation and the potential for higher long-term growth. While...

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England needs to lean against inflation pressures and stop expectations of higher price growth from getting entrenched in...

(Bloomberg) -- The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities has set new dates for an in-person event, forsaking the ski season for a balmier week...

Key Points FTSE 100 closing price of 7,493.2 (-1.2%) European stocks slip; FTSE 2022 gains wiped out Playtech shares plunge after bidder pulls out UK retail sales fall on Omicron...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Debt Management Office said U.S. investment bank Jefferies International had resigned as a market maker for British government bonds in the retail...

By Balazs Koranyi, Leika Kihara and David Lawder (Reuters) - The world's biggest central banks, moving in tandem at the height of the pandemic, are set to tighten policy at vastly...

ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum will hold its 2022 annual meeting in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos from May 22-26, the Geneva-based group said on Friday. The WEF...

LONDON (Reuters) -The pound weakened broadly on Friday, pulling back from a 23-month high versus the euro touched in the previous session as weakness in Wall Street prompted...

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's economy will grow by 3.8% this year, the Bank of Italy forecast on Friday, lowering a projection of 4.0% made just one month ago as a recent surge in...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday it is not just central bankers who need to fight inflation, but other policymakers have a key role...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone wage demands remain modest enough to support the European Central Bank's expectation for inflation to decline this year from its current record...

MADRID (Reuters) - Privately owned Mercadona supermarket chain, Spain's largest retailer by revenue, will raise the wages of all employees by 6.5% to match the country's annual...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- Netflix's (NASDAQ:NFLX) profit warning issues the clearest challenge yet to growth stock valuations, while Peloton (NASDAQ:PTON) and wind...

PRAGUE (Reuters) -The Czech Republic is pushing for the European Union to scrap proposed deadlines for investment in nuclear energy, a Czech newspaper reported on Friday, as the...

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria plans to raise 7.3 billion levs ($4.23 bln) in new debt this year to finance its fiscal shortfall and roll-over a maturing Eurobond, Finance Minister...

By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian assets are under pressure as investors worry about the possible extension of U.S. sanctions or new EU measures targeting officials,...

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England will press ahead with its tightening cycle next month as red-hot inflation runs well ahead of target and the economic...

By Marc Jones and Rodrigo Campos LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - More governments are seeking ways to prevent surging inflation whipping up economic trouble - and even public unrest -...

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Netflix Inc dashed hopes for a quick rebound after forecasting weak first-quarter subscriber growth on Thursday, sending shares sinking...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s central bank will further ease monetary policy in the first half of 2022 to stave off headwinds and ensure economic stability, according to a Bloomberg...

By Kanupriya Kapoor and Stella Qiu SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian share markets and U.S. futures fell on Friday, after U.S. stocks took a knock overnight, hurt by lingering concerns...

By Herbert Lash and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - A rebound on Wall Street fizzled on Thursday as investors lost conviction that an early rally had legs, with the Nasdaq...

By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -The premier of Canada's Alberta province on Thursday called on the federal government to pause a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border...

LONDON (Reuters) - People in Britain turned more pessimistic this month in the face of fast-rising inflation and the prospect of more interest rate hikes by the Bank of England, a...

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fluctuated but remained rangebound on Thursday as this week's upward trajectory of U.S. Treasury yields took a breather. While the...