Tag: economy

Berlin (AFP) - The German government slashed its growth forecast for 2024 on Wednesday, warning that Europe's largest economy was ...

Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks jumped Wednesday after Beijing's latest measures to boost the stuttering economy, ...

Hong Kong (AFP) - HSBC said Wednesday it achieved "record profit" in 2023 as pre-tax gains soared by nearly 80 ...

Berlin (AFP) - Weaker exports, costly energy and a stuttering green transition have combined to form a "perfect storm" for ...

London (AFP) - Wall Street and European stocks mostly fell on Tuesday as gains made in Asia after China's central bank ...

Beijing (AFP) - China's central bank on Tuesday cut a key benchmark lending rate used to price mortgages, as Beijing ...

Paris (AFP) - France likely overshot its budget deficit target in 2023, a finance ministry official said on Monday. President ...

Shanghai (AFP) - China's new year holiday spending last week surged past pre-pandemic levels, official figures showed, a rare bright ...

Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve should "resist the temptation to act quickly" as it contemplates the right time ...

Washington (AFP) - US wholesale prices rose more than expected in January, according to government data published Friday, as services ...