There would likely be a stronger recovery of the global economy than expected as a new report from British asset manager Janus Henderson suggested that the total dividends that are to be paid to investors in 20201 could hit $1.39 trillion.   The report found that this forecast for dividends...

The price of gold rose Friday morning amid continuing concerns about the impact of the coronavirus on the global economy, trading data showed. The price of December gold futures on the New York Comex Exchange rose 0.3%, or $5.35, to $1,788.35 a troy ounce on Aug. 20. Meanwhile, September silver...

Shortage of motor vehicles depressed sales in July in the United States, which along with the waning impact of a boost to consumers spending prompted by the reopening of the economy and stimulus checks resulted in a drop in retail sales for the month in the country.   The numbers suggested a...

A study by The Economist found that for the past 20 years, Germany, Europe's main economy, has been the "dirtiest". Germany has been actively phasing out nuclear energy production while remaining dependent on fossil fuels. The country began phasing out its 12 nuclear power plants after the...

Following a slump in Japan's economy in the first three months of this year, there was an uptick in the second quarter at more than expected levels which provided economists with signs that consumption and capital expenditure in the country were recovering from the initial pandemic hit.  ...

With new Covid-19 outbreaks and massive floods disrupting business operations, there was a sharp drop in factory output and retail sales growth in China for July – which also missed expectations. According to analysts, these are new signals of losing steam in the recovery of the Chinese economy....

Japan's GDP in the second quarter of 2021, according to a preliminary estimate, rose 1.3 percent on a year-over-year basis (if GDP had grown at the same rate for four consecutive quarters), the government data show. Analysts polled by DailyFX expected growth of only 0.7%. In quarterly terms,...

Cubans will be allowed to incorporate small and medium-sized businesses in the country in their thousands in the coming months as the island's Communist government undertook arguably its most popular and important economic reform since all companies in the country were nationalized in the late...

With Americans providing a deflated outlook for everything from personal finances to inflation and employment in a recent survey – which led economists to conclude that the consumer confidence in the country dropped significantly in early August to its lowest level in a decade which, according to...