Russia ran a budget deficit of 3.2 trillion roubles ($39.6 billion), or 1.5% of gross domestic product, in the first four months of the year, the finance ministry said on Wednesday,
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The U.S. trade deficit soared to a monthly record of $140.5 billion in March, signaling a rush for imports from businesses and consumers alike ahead of President Donald Trump’s latest — and most sweeping — tariffs taking effect
May 06, 2025
The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record high in March as businesses boosted imports of goods ahead of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, which
May 06, 2025
Global debt rose by around $7.5 trillion in the first three months of the year to hit a record high of over $324 trillion, data from a banking trade group showed
May 06, 2025
Malaysia's central bank will hold its key interest rate steady on Thursday but is expected to lower it by 25 basis points in the last three months of the year to
May 05, 2025
Thailand's monetary policy is relatively accommodative and the central bank is ready to ease again, if
May 02, 2025
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May 01, 2025
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May 01, 2025
Russia's finance ministry raised the 2025 budget deficit estimate to 1.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) on Wednesday from 0.5% after reducing
April 30, 2025
A group of former top world central bankers says the Federal Reserve should scrap its nearly five-year-old bias towards jobs and keep a stricter focus on
April 30, 2025
U.S. consumer spending increased solidly in March as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles to avoid higher prices and shortages due to tariffs, but that did little to
April 30, 2025
The U.S. economy contracted for the first time in three years in the first quarter, swamped by a flood of imports as businesses raced to avoid higher costs from
April 30, 2025
The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% from January through March, first drop in three years
April 30, 2025
The Italian economy grew by 0.3% in the first quarter from the previous three months, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, a slightly stronger reading than expected
April 30, 2025
U.S. stocks closed solidly in positive territory on Tuesday, after seesawing between modest gains and losses in choppy trading as investors assessed the latest
April 29, 2025
California overtakes Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy
April 25, 2025
Italy will meet NATO's 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) target on defence spending this year through a series of accounting changes, Economy
April 17, 2025
China's first-quarter economic growth outstripped expectations, underpinned by solid consumption and industrial output, but analysts fear momentum could
April 15, 2025
Brazil's government on Tuesday projected a sharp rise in gross debt despite an outlook for an improving primary balance, including a 0.25% of gross domestic
April 15, 2025
Brazil's economic activity rose more than expected in February, central bank data showed on Friday, despite expectations for a slowdown during one of the world's most aggressive
April 11, 2025
Brazil's public sector gross debt rose in February from the previous month, central bank data showed on Tuesday, driven by the country's heavy interest burden.
April 08, 2025
Russia's budget deficit narrowed to 1% of gross domestic product (GDP), or 2.17 trillion roubles ($25.5 billion), in the first quarter of 2025, compared to 1.3% of GDP in the first
April 08, 2025
Vietnam's economic growth slowed in the first quarter of the year, data showed on Sunday, ahead of challenges the export-reliant economy will face in
April 06, 2025
France could see a 0.5 percentage point reduction in gross domestic product growth as a result of U.S.
April 05, 2025
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