International

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Wednesday backed German Chancellor Friederich Merz’s call for a single European stock exchange to support European listings and economic growth. “If we ...

Netflix shares fell more than 8 per cent on Wednesday, as the streaming giant’s outlook for the coming quarter left investors nonplussed despite a strong line-up of shows that includes ...

British inflation unexpectedly held steady in September, raising the prospect of a Bank of England interest rate cut this year and offering some relief to finance minister Rachel Reeves ahead ...

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have issued joint guidelines designed to improve coordination, oversight, and information sharing between EU supervisory bodies under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which becomes ...

Greece’s National Bank of Greece (NBG) announced this week that an estimated €35 billion investment in infrastructure is urgently needed over the next decade for the Greek islands to secure ...

Britain’s borrowing in the first half of the financial year was the highest on record except during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, keeping up the pressure on finance ...

Government debt, measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), increased across the euro area and the wider European Union (EU) at the end of the second quarter of 2025, ...

Production in construction decreased by 0.1 per cent in the euro area during August 2025, compared with July 2025, according to seasonally adjusted figures released by Eurostat this week. During the same period, ...

Turkish central bankers told foreign investors in meetings last week that they were increasingly concerned about inflation and suggested they were ready to slow down the pace of interest rate ...

Asking prices for British homes barely rose in what is usually a busy autumn sales period, according to a survey published on Monday that added to signs of uncertainty in ...

The British government launched on Monday a club of 20 of the country’s largest pension funds to try to drum up coordinated backing for local infrastructure, as major pension funds ...

The European Parliament is pushing ahead with efforts to simplify EU rules, reduce bureaucracy, and support small and medium-sized enterprises, aiming to create the conditions for stable and sustainable growth ...

Optimism over the profit potential of artificial intelligence has helped drive the US stock market to record highs, but investors are looking for weak spots that could emerge in the ...

Autonomous Research has adopted a more cautious stance towards Greek bank stocks, saying that the market has already priced in much of the sector’s positive story. According to the ...

iPhone 17 drives Apple’s best third-quarter performance ever The global smartphone market grew 3 per cent year on year in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest research from Omdia. ...

Real-time analytics has emerged as the dominant technology priority for enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) deployments, according to the latest findings from Omdia’s IoT Enterprise Survey. The study found ...

The euro area’s trade in goods surplus with the rest of the world fell to €1.0 billion in August 2025, according to the first estimates released by Eurostat, marking a significant ...

The IATA World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) opened in Xiamen, China, bringing together global aviation leaders to discuss safety, resilience, and the future of global operations amid rising geopolitical ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in collaboration with global consulting firm Oliver Wyman, has released a new joint study titled Reviving the Commercial Aircraft Supply Chain, revealing the growing ...

Britain’s economy returned to growth in August when it expanded by a marginal 0.1 per cent from July, official data showed on Thursday, offering a little bit of relief to ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have published their joint technical advice to the European Commission in response to its Call for Advice ...

Most European workers do not feel threatened by recent US tariff increases, although those employed in export-oriented or lower-income sectors are showing growing concern about job security, according to a ...

The number of non-fatal workplace accidents in the European Union fell to 2.83 million in 2023, a five per cent decrease from the 2.98 million recorded in 2022, according to data released by Eurostat ...

The European Union’s business economy comprised around 33.1 million enterprises in 2023, employing 162.2 million people, according to Eurostat a report released this week. These enterprises generated a net turnover exceeding €38.5 trillion, ...