Japan’s economy shrank slightly more than initially thought in the April-June quarter, official data released Tuesday showed, deepening a contraction that was already the worst in the nation’s modern history. The world’s third-largest economy shrank 7.9% in the second quarter of this year from the previous quarter, more than the initial 7.8% in the preliminary [...]
Britain has set a deadline of Oct. 15 to strike a free-trade deal with the European Union, and if none is agreed both sides should "accept that and move on," UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will say on Monday. Britain left the EU on Jan. 31 but there has been little progress on a new [...]
In an interview, on the sidelines of the Mines and Money Online Connect Global mining conference, the celebrated fund manager said that while he is no fan of the Federal Reserve, he sees that they are in an untenable position as they try to support the U.S. economy as it continues to feel the significant [...]
Consumer prices in the 19-nation euro area are falling for the first time in four years, the consumer prices are projected to fall to -0.2% in August, down from 0.4% in July, and turning to negative for the first time in four years, the bloc’s statistic office announced Tuesday. A flash estimate of Euro stat [...]
