In the first half of 2018, the volume of mergers and acquisitions in the world reached a maximum of $2.5 trillion for this period thanks to a number of very large transactions in the US, the Financial Times reported. The growth of the index ...
Against the backdrop of a further fall of the yuan against the US dollar, experts fear that the trade war between China and the US could develop into a currency one, as China can use the weak national currency as a weapon in the event of increased ...
The economy of Scotland, excluding the oil and gas industry in the North Sea, rose 0.2% in the first quarter compared to the previous quarter, when growth was 0.3%, according to the Scottish government. The weak growth of the Scottish economy, ...
In June, housing prices in the UK increased in annual terms by 2%, the minimum rate for 5 years, according to the data of Nationwide Building Society, the largest mortgage society of the UK. Economists had predicted an increase of 1.7%. Relative ...
The ratio of federal debt to the US GDP by the end of 2018 will reach 78%, the maximum since 1950, The Washington Post writes referring to the forecast of the US Congressional Budget Office. It is expected that in 2028 the debt will increase ...
The consumer confidence index in Italy rose in June to 116.2 points from 113.7 points a month earlier, data of the statistical agency Istat showed. This is reported by the finversia.ru project. Strengthening of the consumer confidence is observed ...
The balance of retail sales in the UK increased in June this year to a 9-month high of 32 points against plus 11 points in May, a survey conducted by the Confederation of British Industry showed. The hot weather in the first half of this month ...
In May this year, private loans in the euro area grew at a faster pace than it was expected. According to the European Central Bank, adjusted loans to the private sector increased by 3.3% in May in annual terms after growing by 3% in the previous ...
British automaker Jaguar Land Rover, owned by Indian Tata Motors, announced its plans to begin production of electric cars in China. As the president of the joint venture with Chery Automobile, Murray Ditsch, said in an interview with Bloomberg, ...
Orders for capital goods in the US, excluding aircraft, declined in May by 0.2% after growing by 2.3% in April, the Ministry of Commerce said. Economists had expected growth of 0.5%. In annual terms, the volume of basic orders for capital goods ...
The Bank of England in its report on financial stability said about the growing risks to financial stability associated with the situation in the debt markets in various regions of the world. Among the risks that grow against the backdrop of ...
The deficit of trade in commodities in the US declined in May 2018 by 3.7% and amounted to 64 billion 800 million dollars, according to preliminary data from the US government. Economists had expected a much larger deficit - at a level of 69 ...
On Tuesday, gold fell to a minimum of more than 6 months against the cessation of the widespread sale of risky assets. Pressure on the precious metal also brought hope that an increase in the interest rate of the Federal Reserve System in the ...
General Electric intends to allocate medical assets to a separate company and sell a stake in the oil service company Baker Highes. According to the American corporation, these steps will allow it to focus its efforts on such business areas ...
The Bank of Estonia deteriorated the country's GDP growth forecast in 2018 from 4.2% to 3.5%. In 2019, the forecast for economic growth was raised from 3.1% to 3.6%. In 2020, growth is expected to slow to 2.5%, which is due to a decrease in ...
The Central Bank of Armenia kept the refinancing rate at 6% per annum. The rate of lombard repo was retained at 7.5%, the rate of attracting cash from banks - at 4.5%. Inflation in Armenia in May this year was 1.1% in annual terms, slowing ...
International rating agency Standard & Poor's raised Greece's credit rating from B to B + with a positive outlook. Analysts of the agency, noting the continued high level of public debt in Greece, pointed to an improvement in the balance ...
Hong Kong occupied the first place in the ranking of the most expensive cities in the world for constantly working foreigners, the study of the international consulting firm Mercer showed. The company has investigated 209 major cities for the ...
The popular social network Instagram, which was acquired by Facebook for $1 billion 6 years ago, attracts new users and advertisers faster than Facebook, Bloomberg reports. Analysts at Bloomberg estimated the value of Instagram at $100 billion, ...
In May, the number of approved mortgage loans in the UK reached a 4-month high of 39 thousand 244 loans, according to the data of the British financial reports. The finversia.ru project writes that the May value became the highest since January ...