Instant view: Canada's economy grows by 2.1% annualized in second quarter, beats forecast

Canada's economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter, led by government expenditure, increased business investments and consumers spending more on services, data showed on Friday. Read More

China’s economy grows 5.3% in first quarter, beating expectations

China’s economy in the first quarter grew faster than expected ... March grew 4.5% year on year, missing expectations of 6%. Retail sales grew 3.1% year on year, lower than expectations of ... Read More

Canada GDP Growth Strengthens to 2.1% in Second Quarter

The data, which leaned on drivers that could prove fleeting, likely leaves the path clear for the central bank to cut interest rates again next week. Read More

French Economy Grows More Than Expected In Second Quarter

France's economy expanded by a forecast-beating ... of first-quarter expansion, was steady in the three months to June. INSEE also revised its first-quarter growth estimate to 0.3 percent from ... Read More

China economy grows faster than expected in first quarter

That beat expectations ... economy of "around 5%". Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) also showed first quarter retail sales growth, a key gauge of China's consumer confidence, fell ... Read More

Japan’s economy grew last quarter on healthy consumer spending, business investment

TOKYO — Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1% in ... previous quarter, government data showed Thursday. The world’s fourth largest economy grew 0.8% in the fiscal first quarter ... Read More

Japan's Q2 GDP grows annualized 3.1% as consumption rises

TOKYO -- Japan's economy grew an annualized 3.1% in the April-June quarter from ... among economists surveyed by QUICK. In the first quarter GDP shrank an annualized 2.3%, which was revised ... Read More

Live news: Biden administration to probe top US airlines’ rewards schemes

The Biden administration has launched a probe into the loyalty programmes run by the four largest US airlines aimed at making sure customers do not fall foul of potential “unfair” or “anti-competitive ... Read More

Japan GDP grows more than expected in Q2 as private spending rebounds

Investing.com-- Japan’s economy ... 3% contraction seen in the first quarter. The prior quarter’s contraction was also revised lower from 1.8%. GDP grew 0.8% quarter-on-quarter, beating ... Read More

Philippines economy grows 6.3% in Q2 despite 'anaemic' consumer spending

The second-quarter expansion was the fastest since the 6.4% annual growth in the first quarter of 2023, beating ... economy grew 0.5% quarter-on-quarter, slower than the previous quarter's 1.3% ... Read More

Japan GDP grows more than expected in Q2 as private spending rebounds

Investing.com-- Japan’s economy ... higher than expectations of 2.1%, and improved from the 2.3% contraction seen in the first quarter. The prior quarter’s contraction was also revised lower from 1.8% ... Read More