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(Bloomberg) -- Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance surged last week to a three-month high, suggesting that the omicron variant is having a bigger impact on the labor...

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's export orders grew faster than expected in December to a record high due to sustained technology demand, but the government warned of supply chain...

By Oliver Gray  Investing.com - Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed that the Australian unemployment rate fell to 4.2% in December from 4.6% in the...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely rose in December for the 22nd straight month albeit at a slower pace, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, due to supply chain...

(Bloomberg) -- Australian household sentiment dropped this month in response to a surge of coronavirus cases that exacerbated existing supply chain problems and prompted shoppers...

(Bloomberg) -- A gauge of New York state manufacturing slumped in January from a month earlier as measures of orders and shipments retreated sharply, suggesting the omicron variant...

By Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's trade surplus narrowed more than expected in December to $1.02 billion, the lowest in 20 months, as a surge...

By Gina Lee Investing.com –China’s economy grew slower in 2021, potentially impacted by a property market slump. The slower growth also prompted the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)...

(Bloomberg) -- A slowdown in growth underlined the impact of the property market slump on China’s economy with the central bank cutting a key interest rate for the first time since...

LIMA (Reuters) - The Peruvian economy grew by 3.47% year-on-year in November, the lowest rate since March, the government said on Saturday, citing an advance in consumption that...

By Gina Lee Investing.com – Growth in China’s exports and imports slowed down in December, with signs of a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. However, solid demand...

(Bloomberg) -- China posted record a 4.36 trillion yuan trade surplus in 2021, according to Bloomberg calculations based on official data. Exports in yuan terms rose 21.2% in 2021...

(Bloomberg) -- Prices paid to U.S. producers rose in December by less than expected as two key drivers of inflation in 2021 -- food and energy -- declined from a month earlier,...

(Bloomberg) -- Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance rose unexpectedly for a second consecutive week to the highest in two months, suggesting that the recent surge in...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. consumer prices soared last year by the most in nearly four decades, illustrating red-hot inflation that sets the stage for the start of Federal Reserve...

By Gina Lee Investing.com – China’s consumer and factory-gate inflation grew slower in December as the government intervened to retain materials prices. Data released earlier in...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s inflation pressures moderated in December as commodity prices and food costs slid, giving policy makers scope to cut interest rates to cushion the economy’s...

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s jobless rate climbed in December as the government brought back virus curbs to cap the spread of omicron, forcing some people out of work. The...

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will cut value added tax on gas, food and petrol as part of a second package of measures to soften the blow from surging inflation, the prime minister...

(Bloomberg) -- Australian household spending jumped in November as a combination of the easing of virus lockdowns and pre-Christmas purchases boosted outlays, suggesting the...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose by 6.2% from 2020 levels last year as the use of coal-fired electricity jumped 17% and drivers returned to the roads...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- The U.S. economy posted fewer jobs than expected for a second straight month in December, but the government's monthly report still pointed to...

PARIS (Reuters) -France posted a record trade deficit in November as spiralling energy prices drove up the import bill, official data showed on Friday. The deficit surged to 9.727...

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese household spending fell in November for the first time in three months, a sign of unexpected fragility in consumption even before the omicron variant of the...

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru reported on Thursday that its tax revenue as a share of gross domestic product reached 16.1% in 2021, the highest level in seven years, driven by a strong...

By Gina Lee Investing.com – China’s services sector activities grew faster in December thanks to rising demand and easing inflation. However, ongoing, small-scale COVID-19...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. companies in December added the most jobs in seven months, indicating that more Americans are returning to the labor force and helping employers to fill a...

By Gina Lee Investing.com – China’s factory activity grew at a faster pace in December, thanks to production hikes and easing price pressures. However, a weaker job market and...

(Bloomberg) -- Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. China’s factory activity expanded in December as production and...

(Bloomberg) -- Turkish inflation is expected to surge to a 19-year high in December, propelled by a slump in the lira and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s push for cheaper...

SEOUL (Reuters) - Activity in South Korea's factories expanded at the fastest pace in three months in December but the economy struggled to gather momentum as rising global...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s manufacturing sector continued to expand in December, providing some relief to Beijing as the world’s second-largest economy continues to struggle with a...

By Gina Lee Investing.com – Chinese factory activity rose in December, a surprise move as the country attempts to curb its latest COVID-19 outbreaks. Data from the National Bureau...

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s factory production jumped the most since mid-2020 last month, suggesting supply disruptions that hurt manufacturing in key industries were easing...

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese consumer prices rose at a faster pace in November as higher energy costs offset the impact of sharp cuts in mobile phone fees.   Consumer prices, excluding...