Economic news

Chinese factories sustained their upbeat performance for another month in May. This followed as the country shook off the economic disruptions brought by the novel coronavirus crisis. However, figures indicated that recuperation would not come easy. Data released on Monday revealed consistent fluctuations in retail sales and investment. This underscored that many sectors were still […]

Estate agents in England have monitored a recovery in property sales. This could be attributed to the government’s move of lifting lockdown restrictions on May 13, Rightmove said on Monday. Rightmove said that property sales during lockdown dropped by 94%. June 5 records showed that sales were just 3% below their level a year earlier. […]

Gold prices fell earlier on Monday, losing a portion of its gains from the earlier session as fears mounted over the surge of new cases of COVID-19 in several countries during the weekend. Gold futures slid by 0.15% at $1,734.65 per ounce at 11:53 PM ET (04:53 AM GMT). Beijing reported 57 new cases on […]

Asian stocks mostly traded low earlier on Monday after a surge of COVID-19 cases in several countries during the weekend brought about fears of a second wave. China’s Shanghai Composite increase by 0.01% at 10:33 PM ET (3:33 AM GMT), recovering gains lost in the previous session. Meanwhile, the Shenzhen Component was up by 0.35%, […]

Germany’s contribution to the European Union’s budget would rise by 42% or 13 billion Euros ($14.63 billion) annually in the coming years, the German national daily newspaper Die Welt reported on Monday. Government calculations were based on the proposals for the European Union’s long-term budget. The finance ministry in Berlin estimated that Germany’s annual payments […]

Consumer goods giant Unilever Plc. (ULVR.L) stated on Monday that it would invest 1 billion Euros in a new Climate & Nature fund and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from all its products by 2039, 11 years ahead of the 2050 Paris Agreement. The Anglo-Dutch consumer products company said that the fund would be used […]

On Thursday, assailed by another record build-up in U.S. crude inventories, oil prices fell. Also contributing to its dip is the projection made by the U.S. Federal Reserve that the world’s largest economy would see a shrink of 6.5%. Wednesday’s gains had been offset by Brent crude futures’ fall of 3.6%, or $1.50, to $40.23 […]

Retails spending in New Zealand showed signs of recuperation as figures rose in May. However, these numbers still remain below the usual levels before the pandemic disrupted major economic activities. Debit and credit card purchases on retail outlets hit 78.9% in April, according to Statistics New Zealand released on Wednesday in Wellington. The upbeat figure […]

The dollar steadied against risk currencies, while the yen hit a one-month peak on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve reported a gloomy economic outlook. The Australian dollar fell from an 11-month high to $0.6966. The New Zealand dollar also broke its near-five-month high after falling 0.3% to $0.6516. The safe-haven yen rose to 106.90, […]

Asian shares eased on Thursday, while bonds soared after speculations that the U.S. Federal reserve will add stimulus measures to shore up the economy. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slid 0.3%. Japan’s Nikkei fell 1.1%, while Chinese blue chips slipped 0.4%. S&P 500 dropped 0.53%, while its e-mini futures lost 0.4%. The […]