FTSE 100 closes near record high as Santa Rally builds, despite weak retail sales – as it happened | Business
UK retailers report fall in sales ahead of Christmas British retailers have suffered a slump in sales in…
German business bankruptcies hit decade high amid downturn – DW – 12/19/2025
Data for the first three quarters of 2025 have shown that smaller German firms have borne the brunt of…
America is becoming the world’s dumb money
Is the US now the dumb money? Trump Media’s $6 billion merger with a nuclear energy company doesn’t…
Americans have a new thing to worry about: A stuck job market with no quick fix
The latest jobs report had its share of shutdown-related quirks, but a familiar theme cut through the noise:…
Consumer sentiment shows ‘substantial decline’ from last year amid higher prices, tough job market
Americans are heading into the holidays feeling worse about jobs and inflation than they did this time last…
ECB’s Lane on why the ECB is cutting into a sticky-inflation slowing economy
After months of easing, the Governing Council decided that 2.00% is the magic number—the “neutral” rate where they…
Charting six major trends to keep watching in 2026
Not quite so tarrifying? For the US economy in 2025, perhaps no moment stands more memorable than Donald…
US consumer confidence increases in December – breakingthenews.net
US consumer confidence increases in December breakingthenews.netConsumer sentiment shows ‘substantial decline’ from last year amid higher prices, tough job…
Stock market news for Dec. 19, 2025
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE U.S. stocks rose on Friday, lifted…
Indonesia among big losers of the end of cheap yen
The Bank of Japan’s interest rate hike, raising the benchmark rate to its highest level in 30 years,…
News Asia-North America ocean rates in double-digit bounce-back – The Loadstar
News Asia-North America ocean rates in double-digit bounce-back The LoadstarContainer spot rates up across the board, led by Asia-Med…
Portugal tops EU list for overvalued housing prices
By Euronews Published on 18/12/2025 – 17:01 GMT+1 Housing affordability is deteriorating across Europe, but Portugal has emerged as…