Markets track Wall St records as Powell revives rate hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian and European stocks rose Wednesday following fresh records on Wall Street after Federal Reserve chief ...
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Vietnam economy expands 6.4 percent in first half of year
Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnam's economy grew by more than six percent in the first half of 2024, government figures showed ...
IMF slightly downgrades US economic forecast for 2024
Washington (AFP) - The IMF said Thursday it expects the US economy to grow a bit more slowly than previously ...
Europe stocks rise with French vote on horizon
London (AFP) - European stock markets attempted to rebound on Monday despite jitters over the first round of French elections ...
US retail sales come in below expectations in May
Washington (AFP) - US retail sales came in below expectations for a second straight month in May as gas station ...
UK’s Labour pitches for power with ‘wealth creation’ pledge
Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Britain's Labour party launched a "manifesto for wealth creation" Thursday, pledging to get the economy ...
UK economy stagnates heading into general election
London (AFP) - Britain's economy stagnated in April after emerging from recession in the first quarter of the year, official ...
World Bank upgrades global growth outlook on resilient US economy
Washington (AFP) - The World Bank raised its global growth outlook on Tuesday on the back of resilient consumer spending ...
Tourism buoys southern Europe’s ‘Club Med’ nations
Madrid (AFP) - Derided as "Club Med" nations during the European debt crisis 15 years ago, the economies of Spain, ...
World Bank says Kenya’s economy to slow in 2024
Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya's economic growth will slow to five percent this year after a "robust" performance in 2023, the ...
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