SEOUL, Reuters South Korea39;s exports grew at a faster pace in December, beating market expectations, and ended the year with a record performance, trade data showed on Wednesday, though risks loom in the year ahead. Exports by Asia39;s fourthlargest economy rose 6.6 in December from a year earlier, compared with a gain of 1.4 in November […]

SEOUL, Jan 2 Reuters South Korea39;s factory activity contracted in December, with manufacturers39; sentiment turning pessimistic for the first time since mid2020 due to uncertainty over U.S. trade policy and domestic politics, a private sector survey showed on Thursday. The purchasing managers index PMI for manufacturers in Asia39;s fourthlargest economy, compiled by SP Global, fell […]

Jan 2 Reuters British house prices surged again in December as the property market upswing continued, surprising economists who had expected to see a slowdown in price growth, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Thursday. House prices jumped by 0.7 in monthly terms during December, following a 1.2 increase in November, Nationwide said. A Reuters poll […]

BERLIN, Jan 2 Reuters There were roughly 46.1 million people employed in Germany in 2024 on an annual average, the highest number since German reunification, the statistics office said on Thursday. The average number of people in employment in 2024 rose by 72,000 on the previous year, the statistics office said. With the exception of […]

MUMBAI, Jan 2 Reuters Indian states will have to pay an additional premium over central government securities to meet their record high borrowing target for the three months through March, which could further pressure banking liquidity conditions, investors said on Thursday. BY THE NUMBERS States aim to raise 4.73 trillion rupees 55.22 billion in JanuaryMarch, […]

ROME, Jan 2 Reuters Italian manufacturing activity contracted for a ninth month running in December albeit at a slower pace than the month before, a survey showed on Thursday, amid persisting declines in output and new orders. The HCOB Global Purchasing Managers39; Index PMI for manufacturing climbed to 46.2 from November39;s 12month low of 44.5, […]

PARIS, Jan 2 Reuters France39;s manufacturing activity contracted in December at the fastest pace in more than four years, a monthly survey showed on Thursday, highlighting the headwinds facing the euro zone39;s secondbiggest economy. SP Global said its HCOB final purchasing managers index PMI for the French manufacturing sector fell to 41.9 in December from […]