Economic Indicators News

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Trust funds supporting Social Security and Medicare benefits for U.S. seniors showed slight improvement as stronger-than-forecast economic...

(Reuters) - British consumers kept a tight rein on their spending last month, according to surveys on Tuesday that showed tepid activity even after accounting for the timing of...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign exchange reserves dropped in April by the biggest amount in 19 months as authorities intervened in the currency market to curb weakness in...

By Sophie Yu and Casey Hall BEIJING (Reuters) -Domestic travellers spent 166.9 billion yuan ($23.13 billion) during one of China's longest breaks, the May Day holiday, a rise of...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's average daily home sales during the major May Day public holiday sank 47% from a year earlier, and were down around 30% from pre-pandemic levels in...

LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone business activity expanded at its fastest pace in almost a year last month as a resurgence in the bloc's dominant services industry more than offset a...

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) - Business activity in Germany's services sector picked up pace at the start of the second quarter, supported by growth in new orders, a survey...

By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's economic growth in the first quarter beat expectations, buoyed by high public spending for the country's...

(Reuters) - Activity across Russia’s services sector in April grew at its slowest rate in 15 months, a business survey showed on Monday, as the increase in new orders lost pace...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's services activity expansion slowed a touch amid rising costs, but growth in new orders accelerated and business sentiment rose solidly in a boost to...

Investing.com-- China’s services sector grew at a steady pace in April as expected, a private survey showed on Monday, as new business activity grew and as export demand also...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Global economic weakness and a slowing domestic economy were among the reasons Australia will report a smaller revenue increase in its federal budget for the...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's non-oil business activity grew at a steady rate in April despite a slowdown in new order growth, a survey showed on Sunday, with domestic demand...

By Fergal Smith (Reuters) - Canada's services sector contracted at a slower pace in April as firms notched some unexpected sales and added workers, but increased wages led to...

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in April and the increase in annual wages fell below 4.0% for the first time in nearly three...

By Howard Schneider and Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) Dunsmuir (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials, buffeted by concerns the economy might again overheat, got relief on Friday when jobs...

(Reuters) - The U.S. services sector contracted in March, while a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs jumped, a worrisome sign for the outlook on inflation. The...

(Reuters) -U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in April and annual wage gains cooled, signs of a looser labor market which are good news for markets and the Federal Reserve...

Investing.com -- The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than anticipated in April, potentially impacting when markets expect the Federal Reserve to roll out possible interest rate...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's March retail sales fell 7% from a year earlier, partly due to a high base of comparison for visitor spending and the Easter holidays, government...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Greater Toronto area home sales fell in April for a third straight month and prices crept up, as over two-decade high interest rates kept the lid on housing...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish annual consumer price inflation climbed to 69.8% in April, official data showed on Friday, a bit below expectations but the highest since late-2022 on...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German manufacturers deepened a decline in their order books in March, but economists pointed to a high comparative base of the previous year's period and...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for U.S.-manufactured goods increased solidly in March, boosted by demand for commercial aircraft and motor vehicles, but gains elsewhere were...

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits held steady at a low level last week, pointing to a still fairly tight...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly in March as a decline in imports was tempered somewhat by a plunge in exports. The trade deficit contracted 0.1%...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. worker productivity growth slowed sharply in the first quarter, resulting in a surge in labor costs, but the trend in productivity remained solid....

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) -The downturn in manufacturing activity across the euro zone deepened in April due to crumbling demand despite factories cutting prices, pushing...

(Reuters) - Portugal's monthly unemployment rate slipped to 6.5% in March from a revised reading of 6.6% in February, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said in its flash...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's economic grew 2.7% in the first quarter on the year, official advance estimates showed on Thursday, driven by an increase in visitor arrivals and...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese household spending probably accelerated its pace of declines in March, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, underscoring the difficulties facing...

By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's annual inflation rate cooled slightly in April as pressure from some food prices eased as the harvest...

Investing.com-- Australia’s trade balance shrank to an over three-year low in March, hit chiefly by a sharp increase in imports, while weakness in exports, particularly those of...

By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's factory activity contracted again in April, but manufacturers' optimism climbed to the highest level in nearly two years as output...

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's consumer inflation eased in April for the first time in three months, official data showed on Thursday, coming in lower than economists' estimates...