International

The euro area recorded a surplus of €7.0 billion in trade in goods with the rest of the world in June 2025, compared with a surplus of €20.7 billion in June 2024, according to ...

US federal budget deficits will be nearly $1 trillion higher over the next decade than projected in January by the Congressional Budget Office as a result of tax and spending legislation ...

Hong Kong’s debt-laden developers and their creditors are set to face intensifying financial pressure as bond maturities are slated to jump by nearly 70 per cent next year amid falling ...

Cash-conscious consumers choosing to eat in rather than dine out have raised the prospect of an upturn in earnings for supermarkets and food delivery firms, according to data, analysts and ...

The Bank of England will cut interest rates by a quarter-point once more this year and then again in early 2026 as a resilient economy generates persistent inflation, according to most ...

Asking prices for newly advertised British houses and apartments fell in the four weeks to mid-August but the drop was less notable than in the previous two months and sales ...

The spectre of US stagflation is stalking global markets, causing some investors to position portfolios to dodge the potential damage that tariffs could wreak on growth and inflation in the ...

A ruling from the United Kingdom’s top court that will likely save car finance companies billions in compensation payouts could clear the way for a wave of consolidation in ...

British grocery inflation nudged down to 5.0 per cent over the four weeks to August 10, data from market researcher Worldpanel by Numerator showed this week, providing limited relief for consumers. The ...

Firefly Aerospace (FLY.O) is exploring an option to launch its Alpha rocket from Japan as the US rocket maker expands its satellite launch services globally, a Japanese company operating ...

Amsterdam-based cryptocurrency service provider Amdax plans to launch a bitcoin treasury company called AMBTS (Amsterdam Bitcoin Treasury Strategy) on the Dutch stock exchange, Amdax said this week. WHY IT’S ...

Tesla Inc started accepting orders for its new Model Y L in China this week with a starting price of 339,000 yuan ($47,184), its website showed, as it refreshes its line-up in ...

When “The Wizard of Oz at Sphere” opens off the Las Vegas Strip on Aug. 28, audiences will experience the 1939 film classic in a way its creators probably never thought possible. ...

British businesses are having their strongest month in a year thanks to a rebound in the dominant services sector, according to a survey published on Thursday. The preliminary reading of ...

Production in the construction sector recorded a monthly decline across the euro area and the European Union in June, according to preliminary data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of ...

Alpha Bank has completed a series of corporate workshops in Athens, Thessaloniki and Heraklion, Crete, with the participation of more than 100 individuals from nearly 70 companies. The informative events, which will ...

The National Bank of Greece has acquired 300,000 of its own shares during the period from August 7 to August 14, at a weighted average price of €13.1384 per share, with a total cost ...

British manufacturers have suffered a fresh setback with orders falling heavily in the three months to August and further weakness expected ahead, according to a survey published on Thursday by ...

A Russian state-backed messenger application called MAX, a rival to WhatsApp that critics say could be used to track users, must be pre-installed on all mobile phones and tablets from ...

Low cost air carrier Ryanair has expressed anger over what it described as a chaotic European Air Traffic Control (ATC) system following delays on 12 of its flights at Athens airport ...

Oil prices rose 1 per cent on Thursday, bolstered by signs of strong demand in the United States, with uncertainty over efforts to end the war in Ukraine also lending support. ...

The European Union’s reliance on renewable energy in its overall energy supply is higher than the global average, according to the latest figures published by Eurostat. In 2022, renewables represented 18.9 ...

Amazon is plotting a big change to its Fire tablet lineup following years of escalating gripes from consumers and app developers over the company’s homegrown operating system. As part ...

Pay settlements by British private-sector employers held at 3 per cent in the three months to July and uncertainty about the economy and possible further tax increases means that cautious approach ...