Despite a lack of government data, a flurry of dismal reports released last week paint a bleak economic picture, suggesting weakening business activity and a cooling jobs market will likely outweigh tariff-fueled inflation worries. This sets the stage for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again in October and December,…

Thailand’s consumer prices fell for a sixth consecutive month in September, keeping inflation in negative territory and increasing pressure on the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to lower borrowing costs again this week. The sustained price contraction, driven largely by government subsidies and weak domestic demand, has raised concerns over stagnating…

French investment firm Ardian has agreed to buy Energia Group, one of Ireland’s largest energy utilities, from infrastructure investor I Squared Capital in a deal that values the company at more than €2.5 billion, The Financial Times reported citing people familiar with the transaction. The deal marks Ardian’s first investment…

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, less than 24 hours after unveiling a new cabinet that was immediately met with criticism from both opposition and coalition members. The move plunges President Emmanuel Macron’s government into fresh political turmoil and adds to growing investor unease over France’s fiscal outlook.Lecornu,…

The relentless, record-setting rally that has defined the European markets has finally paused for breath. Stocks opened to a slightly negative and cautious picture on Monday, as investors step back to digest a week of powerful gains and assess a complex and conflicting global landscape, from a political earthquake in…

For a while, it looked as if Russia’s economy had beaten the odds.After Western sanctions, oil embargoes and the cost of war weighing heavily, its economy bounced back faster than expected. Factories worked around the clock, wages rose, and GDP figures impressed even the most pessimistic analysts. But two years…

British digital lender Shawbrook announced on Monday that it plans to list on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in a flotation expected to value the bank at close to £2 billion. The move comes amid a renewed spark of IPO activity in the city following a prolonged…

Shares of Critical Metals (CRML) surged more than 75% in premarket trading on Monday after reports surfaced that the US government is in discussions to take an equity stake in the New York-based mining company.The potential stake would give Washington a direct interest in Greenland’s Tanbreez project — one of…