Economy

Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican nominee for House speaker, plans to steer clear of pushing Thursday for a third round…

Following a prolonged contender race for the European Investment Bank (EIB) leadership, Germany has decided to back Spain’s Nadia Calvino,…

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday said that the central bank is “attentive” to the recent economic data that…

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Bank of Israel hinted on Tuesday that it was in no rush to…

Aditi Nayar, ICRA’s chief economist, anticipates a 29% surge in capital expenditure by 13 key Indian states to Rs 6.2…

The numbers: The Philadelphia Federal Reserve said Thursday its gauge of regional business activity remained in contractionary territory for the…

By Li Gu and Tom Westbrook (Reuters) – Chinese investors are rushing to buy bonds of local government financing vehicles…

The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell to a nine-month low of 198,000,…

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s central bank said on Tuesday that upside risks to inflation had strengthened over the past…

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said on Tuesday that…