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Brent crude approached $110 per barrel on Tuesday, its highest level since May, as escalating conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe outweighed indications of strong oil flows from...

In the UK, regular pay excluding bonuses rose by 3.7% year-on-year to GBP 707 per week in the three months to August 2026. This represented a slight acceleration from...

European equity markets were poised to open lower on Tuesday, extending the previous session’s declines as renewed selling in global technology and artificial intelligence stocks undermined investor sentiment. Rising...

The number of employed people in the United Kingdom increased by 102,000 to 34.577 million in the three months to August 2026, far surpassing expectations for a 20,000 rise...

The ASX 200 dropped 29 points, or 0.3%, to finish at 8,817 on Tuesday, snapping a two-day advance and pulling back from a near five-week high. Sentiment weakened as U.S...

Germany’s producer prices rose 6.7% year-on-year in September 2026, the sixth consecutive month of increases and an acceleration from August’s 4.6%. This was the fastest annual rise in producer prices...

The number of payrolled employees in the UK rose by 13,000 (0.04%) to 30.3 million in September 2026, following a revised increase of 1,000 in the previous month. This marked...

The UK unemployment rate declined to 4.7% in the three months to August 2026, surprising markets that had expected it to remain unchanged at 4.9% for a fifth consecutive period...

Switzerland’s trade surplus shrank significantly in September 2026, with the balance falling to 1.309 billion francs from 3.786 billion francs in August 2026. The latest figures, updated on 20 October...

Germany’s producer price inflation accelerated in September 2026, with the Producer Price Index (PPI) rising 6.7% year-over-year, up from 4.6% in August 2026. The data, updated on 20 October 2026...