Data released by the US Department of Commerce has revealed that new home construction has surged in September, growing at its fastest in four years. Housing starts were up 15 perc...
Moody’s has confirmed it is keeping Spain’s credit rating at Baa3 with a negative outlook, the lowest level of investment grade, based partly on the prospect of the European Ce...
A deal between Germany and Singapore will help Berlin track down potential tax evaders, using Singaporean banks to hide away assets. It was announced by Germany’s finance ministe...
The Indian government has announced plans to award $2.3bn worth of state-sponsored highway contracts in the next six months in a bid to boost the quality of infrastructure in the c...
Brazil’s central bank lowered their benchmark Selic interest rate by 25 basis points, driving it to a historic low. Interest rates have been slashed nearly in just over one year,...
Toyota has announced another wave of recalls following concerns that faulty window switches could get jammed or break down in the driver’s and passenger’s side. The Japanese ca...
The US department of Agriculture has estimated that the American milk output for 2013 will drop around 0.5 percent to 198.9bn pounds as the number of milk producing cows drops to a...
The World Bank has cut its forecast for China’s growth rate this year citing concerns over the weak demand for its exports, and slow investment growth. The global lender cut its ...
The US credit union regulator has filed a lawsuit against the American arm of Credit Suisse Securities, accusing it of selling faulty or misrepresented mortgage-backed securities t...
Nasdaq was forced to cancel a number of stock trades in Kraft Foods after a trading glitch caused the company’s shares to shoot up nearly 30 percent. The trading error comes just...