The EU still needs to do more to bolster its competitiveness – POLITICO
Overall, tech is essential to the wider strategy’s success, yet it still accounts for most of Europe’s productivity…
German economy did worse than thought in the spring – POLITICO
The new figures underline the extreme volatility in short-term economic data caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade…
Moscow and Beijing would have cheered EU-US trade war, von der Leyen says – POLITICO
The pact caps most U.S. tariffs on EU goods at 15 percent, including on cars and pharmaceuticals, and…
Europe’s economy can’t grow without migrants, Lagarde warns – POLITICO
Lagarde singled out Germany and Spain as examples. Germany’s GDP would be about 6 percent lower today without…
US PMI to reveal mild slowdown in August as Manufacturing stays in contraction zone
The S&P Global flash PMIs for August are expected to show a modest downtick from July levels. Market…
German manufacturing drives modest growth in August, PMI shows
(Reuters) -Germany’s private sector economy saw a slight uptick in growth in August, driven primarily by the manufacturing…
UK government’s trade department bracing for 20 percent workforce cut – POLITICO
“The idea that we should have a sales force around the world helping business is never really that…
NZ debt nears $1 trillion as growth moderates, savings fall
At the current rate of growth, we’ll hit that landmark inside the next three years. The rate of…
UK economy grew more than expected in Q2 – POLITICO
The figures are preliminary and likely to be revised, but at face value they offer some reassurance to…
Bank of England cuts rates to stop UK slowdown turning into a slump – POLITICO
But Reeves’ decision last year to increase employers’ National Insurance contributions and jack up the National Living Wage…