European stocks rise, dollar steadies as markets look past Venezuela turmoil

Euro zone government bond yields dropped after the data, with the benchmark ten-year German yield at 2.8561%. Stock markets continued to rally in early European
Gold gains as geopolitical risks and Fed rate-cut bets boost demand

Maduro pleaded not guilty on Monday when he appeared in a New York court on charges of narco-terrorism and possession of machine guns and destructive
India forecasts 2025/26 economic growth at 7.4%

The Indian economy grew 6.5% in 2024/25 and 8.2% in 2023/24. India’s economy is expected to grow 7.4% in the fiscal year ending in March,
Japan seeks power to order divestment of foreign acquisitions

The step was among a raft of proposals for revisions to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act submitted on Wednesday by a finance ministry
Multinational firms and global innovation

Multinational companies are at the heart of two key globalisation trends: the fragmentation of production and the internationalisation of innovation. This column studies the global
Two decades of Chinese industrial subsidies

China’s industrial policy has become a central flashpoint in global trade debates, yet systematic evidence on what China actually does remains scarce. This column reveals
Drivers of international primary income balances

Financial globalisation since the 1990s has led to large holdings of cross-border assets and liabilities in many countries. This column analyses the yields on assets
The digital euro: Awareness, adoption, and household portfolios

Several central banks are pursuing plans to potentially introduce a central bank digital currency. This column uses survey data covering the 11 largest euro area
Jordan: GDP grows 2.8% in Q3 2025 — DoS

Manufacturing accounted for the largest share at 17.7 per cent, followed by real estate activities at 11.7 per cent Jordan’s gross domestic product (GDP) at
Saudi Arabia approves 2026 borrowing plan with $58bln in financing needs

The world’s top oil exporter is more than halfway through its Vision 2030 plan that calls for hundreds of billions of dollars in government investment

