The S&P Global UK Services Purchasing Managers Index stood at 50.8 last month, down from October's 52.0 - the weakest since October 2023 and only slightly above 50 dividing line between growth and ...

"This sort of disinflation process is now well embedded," Bailey told the Financial Times Global Boardroom event."There is still a distance to travel because although inflation came down to target ove ...

The surprise declaration of martial law in the major U.S. ally late on Tuesday caused a standoff with parliament, which rejected Yoon's attempt to ban political activity and censor the media, as armed ...

The world's third-largest economy is expected to grow by 0.7% in 2025, down from a previously forecast 1.1%. For 2026, the OECD forecasts an acceleration of growth to 1.2%. Low inflation and rising wa ...

Most economists agree that the possible tariffs would impact growth, though views diverge on the effect on consumer prices.Some argue the U.S. trade barriers will push up the value of the dollar, maki ...

ROME (Reuters) -Italy's government is ready to use its special vetting powers if UniCredit's proposed takeover of smaller rival Banco BPM goes against the national interest, the prime minister said on ...

PARIS (Reuters) - France is at a critical juncture due to uncertainty over the country's budget and the future of the government, Finance Minister Antoine Armand said on Tuesday.Expectations that Prim ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Washington's new curbs on China's semiconductor industry are fanning fears that Beijing could strike back, as trade tensions between the two largest economies intensify.Chinese aut ...

PARIS (Reuters) -France's far-right National Rally will force the collapse of Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government unless in a "last minute miracle" he yields to their demands on the budget, its ...