International

Global ratings agency S&P Global downgraded Bahrain’s outlook to “negative” from “stable”, citing ongoing market volatility and weaker financing conditions that could increase the government’s interest ...

Britain’s government borrowed almost 15 billion pounds more in the financial year that just ended than official budget forecasters had estimated a month ago, according to data that heaped more ...

The World Bank has granted Lebanon a $250 million loan aimed at helping alleviate persistent power cuts worsened by last year’s war between Israel and Hezbollah, the country’s finance ...

Oil prices climbed more than 1 per cent on Wednesday, extending the prior day’s gains, as investors weighed a fresh round of US sanctions on Iran, a drop in US ...

The European Central Bank could hit its 2 per cent inflation target in the coming few months but the broader economic outlook is far too uncertain for the bank to provide ...

Credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS has flagged significant uncertainty regarding the impact of tariff policies on global sovereign credit ratings. In a newly published report, the agency highlighted that tariffs, ...

Eurozone firms were reporting improved business momentum in the weeks leading up to the Trump administration’s early April tariff announcement, mainly reflecting an incipient recovery in the industrial sector, ...

Eurozone inflation could be a touch higher this year than earlier thought but will then stabilise at the European Central Bank’s 2 per cent target, the bank’s Survey of ...

The dollar marked a fresh low against the yen and hovered around multi-year lows versus the euro and the Swiss franc on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s attacks on ...

Oil prices climbed on Tuesday as investors took advantage of the previous day’s losses to cover short positions, although concerns persisted over economic headwinds from tariffs and US monetary ...

Global hedge funds last week dumped the so-called Magnificent Seven megacap stocks, bringing their exposure to the group to a two-year low just ahead of their earnings, according to a ...

US multinational companies are extending their currency hedges to longer periods to shield their cash flows from potential exchange rate volatility triggered by the Trump administration’s tariff policies. The ...

Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) needs strong measures imposed on it to prevent it from using its artificial intelligence products to extend its dominance in online search, a US Department ...

Tesla investors will be eager to ask CEO Elon Musk two pressing questions when the electric vehicle maker reports results on Tuesday: when will the affordable vehicle launch, and is ...

Saudi oil giant Aramco signed a joint development agreement with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD to explore collaboration in the development of new energy vehicle technologies, Aramco said on ...

Gulf issuers, including Saudi Arabia’s $925 billion sovereign wealth fund, are working on a round of bond offerings, according to sources, braving debt markets despite recent turmoil ignited by US ...

Property values in London’s Canary Wharf financial district were roughly stable at about 6.8 billion pounds ($9 billion) last year, after declining by 15 per cent in 2023 after the pandemic drove down ...

The CEO of OVHCloud (OVH.PA), a leading European data centre provider that operates 43 facilities across four continents, said that global trade tensions were making European companies rethink their choice ...

EU-funded researchers have developed adaptable robots that could transform the way we recycle electronic waste, benefiting both the environment and the economy. By Kaja Šeruga Just outside the historic German ...

By George M. Georgiou “By spending more on defence, we will deliver the stability that underpins economic growth, and will unlock prosperity through new jobs, skills and opportunity across the ...

Swiss industrial group ABB (ABBN.S) has announced plans to spin off its robotics division in the biggest shake up at the company since it sold its power grids business ...

British lenders expect to see demand for mortgages level off in the months ahead after they reported an increase in early 2025, a Bank of England survey has shown. The measure ...

OpenAI has launched its new AI model GPT-4.1, along with smaller versions GPT-4.1 mini and GPT-4.1 nano, touting major improvements in coding, instruction following, and long context comprehension. The new ...

Apple (AAPL.O) took the top spot for global smartphone sales in the first quarter on the back of the iPhone 16e’s launch and strong demand in countries such ...