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A woman looks at empty supermarket shelves in Naples, Italy, following truckers' protests over fuel prices

Euro Zone Growth Slows to Four-Month Low as France Slides Back Into Contraction

France slipped back into contraction in October and dragged the euro zone composite PMI to 51.9, a four-month low, as energy costs rose and French bond yields topped 5% for the first

October 24, 2026

by Amanda Graham

US and Chinese national flags in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in a file photograph

China Challenges US Plan to Widen Tech-Investment Curbs

China has urged the US to halt proposed wider curbs on investment in sensitive technologies, including biotechnology. Treasury's draft distinguishes prohibited and notifiable transactions, with comments due December 7 and an effective date still to be set.

October 24, 2026

by Amanda Graham

Delegates at the Christian Social Union party congress in Munich

Merz Tells CSU Germany Needs Economic Reforms ‘Now’, Not Someday

Chancellor Merz told the CSU congress in Munich that Germany's economy is under pressure and reforms

Satellite view of Shanghai and the Yangtze River delta with the city's urban area on the left and the river mouth opening to the sea

China’s Q3 Growth Hits 4.5% While Fixed Investment Falls 7.2%, NBS Says

China's economy grew 4.5 percent in the third quarter, the NBS said, but fixed-asset investment fell

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan laughing with HKMA chief Eddie Yue and IMF Deputy Managing Director Bo Li at the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok

Hong Kong Bets on Beating the IMF, but Its Second Half Must Top 2.5%

Hong Kong's financial secretary says his government is more optimistic than the IMF's 3.8% forecast for 2026, but the numbers behind the range depend on the second half. TEH's arithmetic puts the

October 18, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Syria and World Bank Agree Recovery and Reconstruction Fund, Size Unstated

Syria and the World Bank agreed on Sunday to set up START, a multi-donor trust fund for reconstruction. Reports of the joint statement give no target size or first contributor, while the

October 18, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Six Viet Nam and EFTA ministers stand side by side in front of national flags in Reykjavik

Vietnam Signs Free Trade Deal With EFTA, but Its Tariff Cuts Take Years

Xinhua reports that Vietnam and EFTA signed a free trade agreement in Hanoi on Sunday, with zero tariffs maintained on Vietnamese industrial and seafood goods. Vietnam's own cuts run up to 11

October 18, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung speaking at the Government's regular meeting in Hanoi

A Week After a Rating Upgrade, Vietnam Raises Its Foreign Debt Cap to 50%

Vietnam signed a revised public debt strategy on Thursday that raises the external debt ceiling from 45 to 50 percent of GDP through 2030, a week after R&I rated it investment grade.

October 16, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

A speaker at a podium during the grand opening ceremony of Lenovo's regional headquarters in Riyadh, with an audience in Saudi headdress in the foreground

Saudi Foreign Investment Jumped 33.5% in 2025, but Net Gain Was 1.7%

Saudi Arabia drew SR159.1 billion in foreign direct investment in 2025, a third more than a year earlier, but outflows nearly doubled and net flows rose only 1.7 percent. GASTAT's annual bulletin

October 16, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Australia Sheds 39,300 Jobs 16 Days After the RBA’s Fourth Rate Rise

Australia lost 39,300 jobs in September and unemployment rose to 4.7 percent, just 16 days after the Reserve Bank's fourth rate rise this year. The ABS itself warns the monthly figure is

October 16, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

Close-up of the Bank of England emblem, showing the bank's name around the figure of Britannia

UK Economy Beats Forecasts in August, but Pubs and Leisure Venues Shrank

UK GDP rose 0.1% in August against forecasts of a contraction, but restaurants, pubs and leisure businesses cut output. The split reaches the Bank of England three weeks before its November 5

October 16, 2026

Economy·News

Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling in a Department of Labor polo shakes hands with a man in a plaid shirt at the Fulton County Fair in northwest Ohio

Ohio Jobless Claims Nearly Double, With Springfield Layoffs a Possible Cause

Ohio took in nearly twice as many new unemployment claims last week as the week before, as 1,341 Springfield truck workers were due to lose their jobs. The national figure held at

October 15, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

Energy Secretary Chris Wright in his official Department of Energy portrait

A Warm October Forced PJM to Pay Customers to Cut Power Use

PJM Interconnection called demand response on two warm October afternoons while a federal order stood ready to push data centers onto backup generators. PJM blames maintenance season and weather; the Energy Secretary

October 15, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

A man in a cap and hooded jacket holds a fuel nozzle at a Shell gas station in Chicago, with regular gasoline priced at $5.39 on the sign behind him

September Retail Sales Rise 0.8%, but Gasoline Did Most of It

Retail and food services sales rose 0.8 percent in September, the Census Bureau said, but gasoline stations supplied about 71 percent of the dollar gain. Excluding them, sales rose 0.2 percent, and

October 15, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Euro Zone Growth Slows to Four-Month Low as France Slides Back Into Contraction

China Challenges US Plan to Widen Tech-Investment Curbs

China’s Q3 Growth Hits 4.5% While Fixed Investment Falls 7.2%, NBS Says

Hong Kong Bets on Beating the IMF, but Its Second Half Must Top 2.5%

Syria and World Bank Agree Recovery and Reconstruction Fund, Size Unstated

Vietnam Signs Free Trade Deal With EFTA, but Its Tariff Cuts Take Years

A Week After a Rating Upgrade, Vietnam Raises Its Foreign Debt Cap to 50%

Saudi Foreign Investment Jumped 33.5% in 2025, but Net Gain Was 1.7%

Australia Sheds 39,300 Jobs 16 Days After the RBA’s Fourth Rate Rise

UK Economy Beats Forecasts in August, but Pubs and Leisure Venues Shrank

Ohio Jobless Claims Nearly Double, With Springfield Layoffs a Possible Cause

A Warm October Forced PJM to Pay Customers to Cut Power Use

September Retail Sales Rise 0.8%, but Gasoline Did Most of It

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