Pressure is building on the UK government to lower hiring costs for younger workers before the Budget on October 28. Ministers have now ruled out extending an existing employer national insurance ...
Nigeria faces renewed scrutiny over the reliability of its economic reporting after a $12.4 billion discrepancy emerged in its external accounts for the first half of 2026. The gap, flagged by the ...
The EU chemicals sector strengthens its external trade position in 2025, with exports of chemicals and related products continuing to outpace imports. The bloc records a trade surplus of €257 ...
New monthly data from the U.S. Census Bureau offers a current snapshot of business applications and formations across the United States and Puerto Rico. The September 2026 release continues a ...
Europe's trade and production shift toward lower-emission vehicles continues in 2025, with electric and hybrid cars taking a larger share of the EU automotive market. Imports and exports both ...
India's retail inflation accelerated to a 22-month high in September, increasing pressure on the Reserve Bank of India to consider another interest-rate increase. Rising energy costs and severe ...
Travel by EU residents remains heavily centered on destinations within the bloc in 2025, with domestic and other intra-EU journeys accounting for 92% of all personal and professional trips. The ...
Fresh Business Trends and Outlook Survey data expands the U.S. government’s flow of high-frequency indicators on business conditions across the economy. The ongoing survey covers employer firms ...
EU goods trade with Canada reaches €81.8 billion in 2025, as exports rise to €48.8 billion and outpace imports of €33.0 billion. The trade balance leaves the bloc with a €15.8 billion ...
Foreign-controlled companies make up only a small share of market producer enterprises in the EU, but their economic footprint remains disproportionately large. In 2024, those businesses ...
Household affordability pressures across the EU continue to extend beyond housing and energy into everyday social participation, nutrition and digital access. New 2025 figures show wide ...
The U.S. goods and services trade gap expands in August as imports rise more sharply than exports. The monthly deficit reaches $105.6 billion, up $12.7 billion from a revised $92.8 billion in ...
Online short-term rental demand across the EU continues to expand in the second quarter of 2026, with tourists booking 258.8 million nights through major platforms. The total is 13.1 million ...
European coffee trade shows a sharp rise in monetary value over the past decade, even as import volumes increase only modestly. In 2025, the EU imported 2.9 million tonnes of coffee from non-EU ...
Fresh U.S. household data for August show income, spending and inflation measures moving higher at the same time. The release also includes annual revisions to the National Economic Accounts, with ...
The U.S. economy grows at a 2.2% annualized pace in the second quarter of 2026, with the latest estimate showing stronger momentum than previously reported. The update also points to broad ...
Final structural business data for 2024 shows the EU business economy is anchored by 34.0 million enterprises employing 164.5 million people. The figures also underline a sharp divide in scale, ...
China warned that it would retaliate if the European Union introduces broad restrictions on Chinese goods, adding another source of friction days before senior trade officials are due to meet ...
Fresh federal data offer a detailed view of U.S. businesses without paid employees, a group that makes up most business establishments in the country. The 2024 release breaks out establishment ...
Travel-related consumer prices in the EU show a split trend in August 2026, with package holidays rising in line with the bloc's overall inflation rate while passenger air transport costs edge ...