By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose at their fastest annual pace in two years in November, […]
German engineering orders continue downward trend in October, says VDMA
BERLIN (Reuters) – German plant and equipment makers’ orders resumed their downward trend in October, the VDMA association said on […]
Euro zone Nov factory activity fell sharply; outlook gloomy, PMI shows
LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone manufacturing activity fell sharply last month and a further decline in demand likely dashed any […]
Japanese bank Resona says inflation is boosting SME loan demand, pay hikes
By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) – The return of inflation in Japan is pushing up loan demand from the country’s […]
South African factory sector contracts in November, Absa PMI shows
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African manufacturing activity fell in November, a local purchasing managers’ index (PMI) survey showed, as volatile […]
German manufacturing sector mired in downturn in November, PMI shows
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s manufacturing sector remained firmly entrenched in contraction territory in November as firms struggle with weak demand […]
Analysis-India’s weak Q2 growth widens divide between government, cenbank priorities
By Aftab Ahmed and Swati Bhat NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s central bank is under increasing political pressure to cut […]
French industry sees sharpest order decline since COVID outbreak, PMI shows
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s manufacturing sector faced in November its steepest decline in new orders since the first wave of […]
Italy’s manufacturing contracts at steepest rate this year, PMI shows
ROME (Reuters) – Italian manufacturing activity contracted for an eighth month running in November and at its fastest pace this […]
Saudi Arabia may slash January crude prices for Asia
By Florence Tan and Siyi Liu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is expected to slash crude prices […]