International

By Ioannis Tirkides Liberal democracy has long been in retreat, and more so in the last ten years as widely documented in multiple studies and reports. Two examples are the ...

German retail sales unexpectedly fell in August, as persistently high inflation took its toll on consumption in the euro zone’s largest economy. German retail sales fell by 1.2 per cent ...

Unseasonably warm autumn weather from the United States to Europe is denting sales of heavy sweaters and coats as the critical holiday shopping period approaches, executives at major retailers including ...

Fiscal concerns and worries over a prolonged period of elevated interest rates sent government bonds tumbling in the third quarter, and some investors believe more weakness is in store. US ...

Britain’s economic performance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has been stronger than previously thought, with faster growth than Germany or France, according to revisions to official data ...

German inflation is likely to ease significantly in September based on data from five key German states on Thursday, signalling what could be the beginning of the end for high ...

Crypto companies are descending on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, but their push to advance industry-friendly laws is likely to be overshadowed by a fight over the federal budget and a ...

Brazil’s central bank governor Roberto Campos Neto on Wednesday said policymakers are aiming to tighten cryptocurrency regulation and subject brokerages to their supervision. Speaking during a hearing in Congress, ...

Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) said on Thursday that a major IT outage, which had caused most of its German plants to halt production, was resolved overnight and its global production ...

When Nike reports its results for the key back-to-school shopping season on Thursday, investors will be eyeing the performance of its Jordan brand, a major profit-driver for the company. Data ...

New York has easily remained the world’s top financial centre with London still second and gaining some ground, but also facing a tougher fight with Singapore and Hong Kong, ...

The Bank of England on Thursday set out a reform of capital rules for insurers to “unlock tens of billions of pounds” for investments in the economy. The Solvency II ...

Oil prices scaled one-year highs on Thursday while world stocks eyed their longest losing streak in two years as worries deepened about persistently high interest rates, sending investors to shelter ...

Hyundai (005380.KS) and Kia (000270.KS) are recalling a combined 3.37 million vehicles in the United States due to the risk of engine fires, telling owners to park outside and away from ...

Russia said on Sept. 21 it had temporarily banned gasoline and diesel exports to all but four ex-Soviet states in response to domestic shortages, a move that will disrupt global trade ...

As the Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance boosts Treasury yields and slams stocks, some investors are preparing for more pain ahead. For most of the year, equity investors brushed off ...

EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Tuesday called on Apple (AAPL.O) CEO Tim Cook to open up the iPhone maker’s fiercely guarded ecosystem of hardware and software to ...

Elon Musk’s X, formerly called Twitter, disabled a feature that let users report misinformation about elections, a research organisation said on Wednesday, throwing fresh concern about false claims spreading ...

British workers took the most sick leave in more than a decade during the past year, a survey of employers showed on Tuesday, adding to signs of a lasting increase ...

Cisco Systems’ (CSCO.O) $28 billion deal for Splunk (SPLK.O) is likely to prompt other technology giants to splash out on similar acquisitions of software vendors with predictable subscription revenue, ...

Ankara could tap international bond markets more than once before year-end, while a flurry of debt sales from Turkish firms will lift overall emerging markets high-yield issuance, said Stefan Weiler, ...

French consumers are buying fewer personal hygiene and household products, sacrificing tampons and laundry detergent as prices of products made by big brands like P&G (PG.N) and ...

Italy is under growing market scrutiny as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni prepares a difficult 2024 budget, with investors dismayed by government moves affecting sectors from banks to airlines. The Treasury will ...

The dollar stood by 10-month highs against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday, supported by US bond yields scaling 16-year peaks, while the yen tiptoed deeper into the intervention ...