The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy reported that in February, orders from industrial enterprises in the country fell by 4.2% compared to January, when their decline was 2.1%. Such a significant drop in orders was a ...
In March, which economists consider the key month for the British car market, sales of new cars in the UK fell by 3.4% for the year, reaching 458 thousand 54 cars, according to a report by the Society of Motor Manufacturer and Traders. The ...
In the construction sector of Germany in March, the maximum growth of business activity in 14 months was observed. According to the IHS Markit, the corresponding index was 55.6 points, having risen from the February level of 54.7 points. Last ...
According to a study conducted by S&P Global Ratings, the UK losses after the Brexit referendum amounted to 6,600 million pounds sterling per month. If, following the results of the referendum in 2016, the country decided to remain in the ...
The Estonian Ministry of Finance has improved the country's GDP growth forecast this year to 3.1% from 3%, BNS reports. According to the ministry, in 2020 the economy will slow down to 2.7%, and by 2024 it will be at the level of 2.5%. The ...
The European Union introduces a new standard for harmful emissions at the level of 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer traveled, which automakers will adhere to starting in 2021. By this time, the largest automakers in Europe should reduce emissions ...
The new forecast for German GDP growth for the current year, compiled by experts from five leading German research institutes, has been lowered 2 times compared with the autumn forecast from 1.9% to 0.8%. For 2020, the growth forecast is maintained ...
The Reserve Bank of India announced that at its regular meeting on Thursday it had decided to lower the key rate again. Following the previous meeting, the bank has already lowered the rate. Now, the repo rate has been lowered by 25 basis points ...
In February, consumer prices in the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development increased in annual terms by 2.1%, maintaining the growth rate of January. Energy prices also did not change, and food prices ...
According to the contract concluded between Royal Dutch Shell and NextDecade for a period of 20 years, the United States will deliver liquefied natural gas with reference to the price of Brent oil for the first time. The export project “Rio ...
Moody’s Analytics senior economist, Mark Zandi, told CNBC in an interview that the world economy could fall into recession if the United States and China did not sign a trade agreement in the next 3 months. He came to this conclusion based ...
In March, the index of business activity in the UK construction sector rose to 49.7 points from 49.5 points a month earlier, a survey conducted by IHS Markit showed. The indicator coincided with economists' forecasts, but remained below 50 ...
American company BlackRock has started the largest reorganization in the last 10 years to respond quickly to customer needs around the world, informed sources told The Wall Street Journal. The volume of assets managed by BlackRock at the end ...
The Semiconductor Industry Association reported that global semiconductor sales in February amounted to $36 billion 770 million, which is 10.6% less than a year earlier. The Association has noted a drop in sales for two months in a row, which ...
Perion Network from Israel, which specializes in providing advertising solutions to publishers and brands, announced the acquisition of a Ukrainian startup called Captain Growth for $3,750,000. Under the terms of the deal, Perion Network will ...
In the eurozone in February, a slowdown in producer prices was recorded. According to Eurostat, prices rose by 0.1% compared with a 0.3% rise in January. Compared to February 2018, the increase was 3%. In the European Union in February, the ...
The Australian draft budget for the next fiscal year, tabled in Parliament by Chief Treasurer Josh Friedberg, was drawn up with a surplus of $7,100 million Australian dollars, corresponding to 0.4% of GDP. The surplus in the Australian draft ...
The World Trade Organization predicts a more significant slowdown in the growth of world trade in 2019. According to its experts, the volume of trade will show a minimal growth rate this year, having risen by 2.6%, and not by the previously ...
In February of this year, the unemployment rate in the eurozone did not change, retaining the value of January at 7.8% and confirming the experts' forecasts, Eurostat data showed. The January unemployment rate of 6.5% remained in February in ...
The US Department of Commerce released data on retail sales in February. Their volume decreased by 0.2% compared to January, when there was an increase of 0.7%. This was a surprise for economists, who had expected an increase of 0.2%. Sales, ...