Economic news

United Kingdom’s retail sales sunk by nearly a fifth in April as the government’s effort of combating the coronavirus brought disruptions to the sector. More so, Britain’s consumer spending declined by more than a third, a survey showed on Wednesday. The British Retail Consortium reported a 19.1% loss in last month’s overall spending. It drastically […]

Australia’s unemployment rate is expected to hit its largest monthly increase. The anticipated surge in joblessness was mainly from the disruptions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, even as the country started lifting quarantine restrictions gradually.   The frail reading will highlight the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the national economy, with sharp reversal widely […]

Global stocks and oil prices dropped on Wednesday as markets feared a possible second wave of coronavirus infections. MSCI’s index of global shares fell 0.3%, while the pan-European STOXX 600 index slid 1.6%. Deutsche Bank shares plunged 4.4%. German bank Commerzbank and ABN Amro Netherlands also slumped after reporting their first-quarter losses. MSCI’s broadest index […]

Oil prices plunged on Wednesday due to fears of a possible second coronavirus wave and a continuous rise in U.S. crude inventories.  Market worries dwarfed Saudi Arabia’s call for further output cuts to buoy prices amid demand slump. Brent crude fell 1.3%, or 40 cents, at $29.58 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost […]

Hyatt Hotels Corp. (H.N) announced on Monday that it would terminate 1,300 employees worldwide beginning on June 1. The move comes after a sharp fall in global travel struck the hospitality industry as people stay home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Hyatt Hotels implemented numerous restructuring measures to save money by making cuts […]

The American aerospace company Boeing Co. (BA.N) said on Tuesday that it failed to sell a single commercial airplane this year with clients cancelling another 108 orders for its grounded 737 MAX planes. It marked the second month this year in which Boeing received zero orders making it the worst year for the company since […]

The Dollar rose earlier on Wednesday in Asia on the back of U.S. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech that would be delivered later in the day. The U.S. Dollar Index dipped by 0.04% to 99.998 at 11:40 AM ET (4:40 AM GMT). Powell might turn away from calls for negative rates even after U.S. President […]

Gold prices fell on early Tuesday in Asia, losing gains from the previous session amid mounting fears of a second COVID-19 wave. Gold futures lost 0.7% to $1,705.65 per ounce at 12:05 AM ET (5:05 AM: GMT). China and South Korea have been moving quickly to contain a second outbreak that had spread over the […]

Nissan Motor Co. is gearing itself into cutting $2.8 billion of its annual fixed costs as part of a restructuring effort. News titan Bloomberg had reported the matter on Wednesday as the company prepares for a sales drop that further compromises its already poor profitability. The past three years had seen Nissan with floundering profits, […]

The Finance Ministry of the United Kingdom worries that the government’s budget deficit this year could reach a record 337 billion pounds as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc to the British economy. This development is cited by an internal government document as reported by the Telegraph newspaper on Tuesday. If worse comes to […]