SYDNEY, Dec 7 Reuters Australia39;s economy slowed a little in the September quarter as skyhigh prices and rising interest rates sapped consumer spending power, a sign aggressive policy tightening is working to cool demand. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed real gross domestic product GDP rose 0.6 in the third quarter, […]

SHANGHAI, Dec 8 Reuters China39;s passenger vehicle sales fell for the first time in six months in November and are expected to stay flat next year, an industry body said on Thursday, as demand weakens faster than expected, even as stringent COVID rules are eased. Vehicle sales last month fell 9.5 from a year earlier […]

BEIJINGSHANGHAI, Dec 8 Reuters Manufacturers and eateries keen to stay open in China are preferring to err on the side of caution, by retaining COVID19 curbs until they get a clearer picture of just how workplaces will be affected by the easing of stringent measures. The world39;s second largest economy is bracing for a wave […]

MEXICO CITY, Dec 8 Reuters Mexican consumer prices rose 7.8 in the year through November, slowing down from the previous month to reach its lowest level since May even as the core index remains a concern, data from national statistics agency INEGI showed on Thursday. Annual inflation in Latin America39;s secondlargest economy came in below […]

LONDONSTOCKHOLM, Dec 7 Reuters The European tech industry saw 400 billion in value wiped out this year and an 18 decline in venture capital funding, according to a report from venture capital firm Atomico. The combined value of public and private tech firms in Europe fell to 2.7 trillion, down from 3.1 trillion in late […]