The Chinese economy exhibited unexpected resilience in August, with faster-than-expected growth in factory output and retail sales bolstering a fragile recovery, but a deepening property slump weighed on the outlook.   The better-than-expected figures indicate that the world's second-largest...

The European Union's executive highlighted plans to collect more than $140 billion from energy companies to help protect households and businesses from rising prices that threaten economic recession and insolvency.   European gas and power prices have skyrocketed this year as Russia reduces...

China's exporters, the world's second-largest economy's last reliable pillar as it battled the pandemic, weak consumption, and a property crisis, are warning of tough times ahead as softer overseas markets force them to lay off workers, shift to lower-value goods, and even rent out their factories....

The Wall Street Journal reports, citing data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, that total deposits from people and businesses in U.S. banks fell by a record $370 billion in the second quarter. This is the first decline since 2018. At the end of the second quarter, banks held a total...

Consumer prices in the United States unexpectedly rose in August, and underlying inflation accelerated due to rising rent and healthcare costs, providing the Federal Reserve with ammunition to deliver a third 75 basis point interest rate hike next Wednesday.   The Labor Department reported...

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss' massive power bill bailout has given the Bank of England a temporary boost in its fight against inflation, but it still appears likely that interest rates will increase significantly later this month.   According to economists, Truss's tariff cap, which was...

According to Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, France's economy will expand in 2023 despite a challenging economic climate. He declared, "I assert that we will have positive development (in the economy) in 2023." He asserted that the economy will expand by 1.4 percent in 2023 despite...

The second-largest crypto token in the world, ether, built on the Ethereum blockchain, will soon undergo a significant software upgrade that will reduce the energy required for transaction processing and coin creation.   The Ethereum blockchain is about to merge with another blockchain,...

In an effort to lessen its reliance on Asia's economic superpower, the German economy ministry is considering a number of measures to make doing business with China less appealing, according to two people familiar with the situation who spoke to Reuters.   According to those people, the...