Economy

By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – France’s belt-tightening budget delivers a bigger tax hit than the government originally let on, according to new breakdowns that suggest a bigger dent in…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment unexpectedly fell last week, but could remain elevated in the near-term amid the effects of Hurricanes Helene and…

(Reuters) – The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the third time this year on Thursday in a nod to sluggish economic growth, some softening in an otherwise rock-solid…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales increased slightly more than expected in September, supporting views that the economy maintained a strong pace of growth in the third quarter. Retail sales…

Investing.com — The European Central Bank has slashed interest rates by a quarter point at a second straight meeting on Thursday as policymakers look to address twin slowdowns in inflation and…

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria is beginning to reap the benefits of significant policy reforms following a near fiscal crisis in 2020, but must stay the course, the World Bank said…

By Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam can still meet its economic growth target this year despite the extensive damage caused by Typhoon Yagi and is open to the possibility…

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Structural impediments are challenges to sustaining macroeconomic stability in Pakistan, the State Bank of Pakistan’s annual report on the state of the country’s economy has found, the bank…

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian gross domestic product growth will be “very close to zero” in the third quarter, significantly below market expectations, Economy Minister Marton Nagy said on Thursday. In…