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Venezuela

Vatican attempts to rekindle faltering Venezuela talks

Talks between the Venezuelan government and a coalition of opposition parties have reached a stalemate which facilitators from the Vatican are hoping to break.

Economy

Eurozone retail sales post biggest growth in two years

Monthly Eurostat figures showed consumers stocked up on non-food products, such as clothing and electrical goods.

Economy

Eurozone inflation continues to rise

The eurozone has added another 0.1% of inflation to its year-on-year figures for the third month in a row.

Economy

Britain's Brexit bonanza: slower growth, inflation and more borrowing

Growth in the UK looks set to drop in 2017

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Economy

Chill winds drive October UK retail sales growth by most since 2002

It was spend, spend, spend in Britain in October as retail sales surged by 1.9 percent from September and jumped 7.4 percent from a year ago.

Economy

UK inflation slips but Bank of England warns of price rises ahead

Inflation in Britain slipped slightly in October, but Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has warned higher prices are on the way in the UK.

Economy

Challenge and hope: analysing Egypt's loan from the IMF

Egypt is to get an International Monetary Fund bailout loan, but can it bring down public debt, control inflation and protect the country's poor?

Economy

Trump victory overshadows Japan's growth

Japan's economic growth was stronger than expected in Q3 but the election of Donald Trump is casting uncertainty over its export prospects.

Economy

Federal Reserve keeps borrowing costs unchanged

As expected, the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged and reinforced expectations for higher borrowing costs in December.

Economy

Eurozone economic growth still slow as inflation picks up slightly

Eurozone economic growth in Q3 was at the same slow 0.3 percent pace as in Q2. Inflation picked up slightly in October to 0.5 percent year-on-year.

Economy

Rising US inflation makes December interest rate hike more likely

US consumer prices rose in September - up 1.5 percent year-on-year - keeping the Federal Reserve on track to raise the cost of borrowing in December.

Economy

Inflation means inflation with post-Brexit price rises

Inflation in Britain jumped in September, and it was mostly more expensive clothes and costlier fuel which pushed it up, rather than the weaker pound.

Economy

Eurozone inflation rises in September

Eurozone inflation got a caffeine and nicotine fuelled boost in September as people paid more in restaurants and cafes. Cigarette prices also rose.

Markets

Bank of England's Carney says inflation and price rises will make things difficult for some

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has warned inflation will rise with the falling value of the pound pushing up prices.

Economy

Eurozone unemployment still 10.1% in July, inflation disappoints in August at 0.2%

Unemployment in the eurozone was unchanged in July at 10.1 percent of the workforce - the lowest in five years.

Economy

Euro 2016 kicks up UK inflation to 0.5% in June

Inflation in Britain was boosted in June by more expensive airfares as football fans flew to France for the Euro 2016 championships.

Venezuela

Lights come on again in Venezuela but the country's economic problems remain

The lights are set to come back on in Venezuela.

Economy

Eurozone inflation 0.1% in June - first rise in five months

Eurozone consumer prices rose in June for the first time since January, rising by 0.1 percent from June last year.

Economy

Eurozone inflation remains the same-negative

Eurozone inflation remains negative

Economy

Japan consumer prices fall again in April

Japanese consumer prices fell for the second month running in April dealing a further blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's anti-deflation efforts.