Economic Indicators News

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...

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...

By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh raised fuel prices by around 50% on Saturday, a move that will trim the country's subsidy burden but put more pressure on inflation that...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. job growth surged much more than expected in July and the unemployment rate ticked lower, giving the Federal Reserve enough cushion to stay on its...

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 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...

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...

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...

By Ambar Warrick Investing.com-- Australia’s trade surplus grew more than expected to a record high in June, underpinned by steady exports and a small rise in imports from...

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- Non-manufacturing activity in the U.S. jumped in July, according to data from the Institute for Supply Management on Wednesday, despite fears...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- Germany's export motor sprang back into life in June, while the country made further progress in re-directing its energy purchases away from...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- The number of vacancies across the U.S. fell more sharply than expected in June to its lowest level since September, suggesting that the labor...

(Bloomberg) -- The official arbiters of US recessions look at six monthly indicators in determining whether the nation is indeed in a downturn -- and they’re not flashing red.  The...

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- U.S. manufacturing activity slowed for the second straight month in July as firms remain wary of a weakening economic outlook and supply...

By Scott Kanowsky Investing.com -- Hong Kong has slumped to its second recession since 2019 as strict COVID restrictions and tightening financial conditions weighed on...

By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- German retail sales suffered their sharpest annual fall in decades in June as rampant inflation ate into consumers’ spending...

By Scott Kanowsky Investing.com -- Eurozone economic growth rose in the second quarter, according to preliminary figures from Eurostat, surprising estimates of an inflation-induced...

By Roger Tung TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's economy grew at its slowest pace in two years in the second quarter and performed slightly worse than expected, hit by supply chain woes...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. economy contracted again in the second quarter amid aggressive monetary policy tightening from the Federal Reserve to combat high inflation, which...

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- U.S. growth contracted in the second quarter, as the world's largest economy failed to avoid slumping into a so-called technical...

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has left tens of thousands of dead, displaced millions and sown economic strife across the world....

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark overnight interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday in an effort to cool the most intense...

(Bloomberg) -- Orders placed with US factories for durable goods rose unexpectedly in June, fueled by a surge in defense aircraft and pointing to sustained demand for equipment...

LONDON (Reuters) - Shops and supermarkets in Britain increased prices by 4.4% in the 12 months to July, the largest rise since these records began in 2005, reflecting a jump in...

By Scott Kanowsky Investing.com -- Growth in American home prices slowed in May, signaling that a Federal Reserve-induced rise in mortgage rates may be weighing on demand. U.S....

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- U.S. business activity contracted for the first time in more than two years in July, according to a closely watched survey of companies, as weak...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- U.K. business activity hit a 17-month low in July, hurt by continued high labor costs and by the falling pound, according to a closely-watched...

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- Inflation-driven declines in both domestic and foreign demand caused business activity in Germany to contract for the first time this year in...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- U.K. retail sales volumes edged down in June as the high price of fuel damped demand, while the Queen's Platinum Jubilee boosted food and drink...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- The U.S. labor market appears to be cooling at last.  The number of people making initial claims for jobless benefits rose by more than expected...

By Geoffrey Smith and Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- The number of sales of existing homes fell sharply in June, adding to a miserable month for data from a slowing housing...

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- Applications for mortgages in the U.S. touched their lowest level in 22 years last week, in a sign that soaring inflation and concerns over a...