Fitch Ratings is citing a severe escalation in the global trade war as the reason for its decision to sharply lower its forecasts for world growth this year. In a statement on Wednesday, Fitch said U.

The International Energy Agency on Tuesday lowered this year's forecast for global oil-demand growth by 300,000 barrels per day from the March report to 730,000 bpd, with a sharp rise in trade ...

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"When asked where Asia's largest art market is, most people will probably say China," said Kyoko Hattori, vice president of Pace Gallery. "But in the medium to long term, they might be saying Japan." ...

The high end of the market was outdone by the lower quartile, which rose by 0.4% in February, off a base of zero growth in January. But as CoreLogic economist Kaytlin Ezzy pointed out ...

The cryptocurrency derivatives market, estimated at over $23 trillion annually, has become one of the most active segments within digital finance. Here are the major trends and data points that ...

Even as India has emerged as a key market for e-commerce, with the sector surging to approximately $60 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV), boasting the world’s second-largest online shopper base ...

However, to sustain profitable growth, players must adapt their business ... Currently, e-retail market in India has scaled to $60 billion in 2024.

The firm anticipates 6.4% GDP growth in second half of 2025, but warns of potential market volatility and global uncertainties. Whilst the most severe phase of the slowdown appears to be over ...

China’s economy got off to a good start this year and authorities are ready to deploy more stimulus if growth loses momentum, a center bank adviser said. Huang Yiping, a member of the Chinese ...

If the US imposes 20% tariffs on the UK next week, it could lead to a downgrade in UK growth and "wipe out" the £9.9bn headroom the chancellor has to meet her borrowing rule, the OBR chairman ...