British companies see orders boom on hopes of lockdown endBritain's economy shrank by 10% last year - its sharpest decline in more than 300 years - and earlier this month government budget forecast...
24 Mar, 2021, 04.07 PM IST
Double-dip Europe recession 'increasingly inevitable': PMI"A double-dip recession for the eurozone economy is looking increasingly inevitable as tighter Covid-19 restrictions took a further toll on...
22 Jan, 2021, 04.27 PM IST
Gold hits 8-week peak as pandemic remains untamedThe U.S. Senate ended a push by Democrats to increase COVID-19 financial relief checks from $600 to $2,000, a change sought by President Do...
04 Jan, 2021, 08.35 AM IST
S&P Global in advanced talks to buy IHS Markit for $44 bn: ReportS&P Global provides debt ratings of sovereigns, companies, as well as data to capital and commodity markets around the world.
30 Nov, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
UK heading for double-dip recession this winter: PMIThe restrictions are less wide-ranging than in March and April, but some economists have predicted output in November will fall by as much ...
04 Nov, 2020, 03.16 PM IST
UK economy set to shrink 7% or more, April PMIs dive: IHS MarkitIHS Markit said its monthly Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the services sector fell to its lowest since the survey started in 1996, d...
05 May, 2020, 02.33 PM IST
European economies on course for unprecedented recessionsEU leaders will hold a virtual summit on Thursday at which they are expected to endorse a financial aid package worth 540 billion euros (US...
23 Apr, 2020, 06.04 PM IST
Coronavirus brings UK economy to its knees in April-PMIThe IHS Markit/CIPS Flash UK Composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to a new record low of 12.9 from 36.0 in March - not even clos...
23 Apr, 2020, 02.17 PM IST
Bank of England to keep key rate unchanged as outlook darkensOne of the 20 analysts surveyed predict a unanimous vote to keep the benchmark at 0.75%.
15 Jun, 2019, 03.12 PM IST
India among world's top five defence spenders: ReportThe report said that India is set to overtake Britain with the third-largest defence budget by 2018 as a result of its modernisation drive.
11 Jul, 2018, 03.08 PM IST
UK industrial output growth hits 6-year high in three months to MayBritish industrial output expanded at the fastest pace in six years during the three months to May, suggesting the sector was on track to c...
07 Jul, 2016, 03.25 PM IST
Sensex loses 1.6% as Euro zone September growth contracts sharplyThe benchmark BSE Sensex index plunged 1.58% to end at 26,775.69, while the broader Nifty on the NSE crashed 1.58%, to 8,017.55.
24 Sep, 2014, 04.17 AM IST
Tata Steel says Europe recovery supporting steel demandTata Steel got a foothold in Europe through its $13 billion acquisition of Britain's Corus in 2007.
14 May, 2014, 08.39 PM IST
- Slowdown? India, China, UK manufacturing slips
The world economy faces a worse situation than in 2008 and stimulating growth is the top priority, a Chinese official said.
01 Dec, 2011, 03.44 PM IST
- UK in recession after Q3 contraction
Britain's economy contracted by 0.4% in Q3 of 2009, dashing hopes of recovery after 5 straight quarters of decline. Economies out of recess...
24 Oct, 2009, 12.45 AM IST
- UK in recession after Q3 contraction
Official figures said that in the third quarter, the UK economy contracted by 0.4%, making it the sixth consecutive quarter of negative GDP...
23 Oct, 2009, 07.34 PM IST
- UK firms axe jobs at record pace as output dives
British manufacturers slashed jobs and output at a record pace in February as export orders plunged, a survey showed on Monday.
02 Mar, 2009, 03.08 PM IST