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Spain’s October jobless rises by 1.04% from September to 2.60 million
Date: November 5, 2024
(Reuters) – The number of people in Spain registering as jobless rose 1.04% in October from a month earlier, or by 26,769 people, leaving 2.60 million people out of work, data from the Labour Ministry showed on Tuesday. Spain gained 67,772 net formal jobs during the month to 21.29 million jobs, when adjusting to seasonality,...
French people need to work more to boost growth, minister says
Date: November 4, 2024
PARIS (Reuters) – People in France must work more, Finance Minister Antoine Armand said on Monday, adding that the fact that French people worked less than their counterparts in Europe was harming the economy due to lower tax contributions and social security payments. The government is examining reforms to speed up its sluggish economic growth,...
German companies’ hiring plans drop to four-year low, ifo finds
Date: November 4, 2024
BERLIN (Reuters) – German companies are less willing to hire new staff than at any point in more than four years, data from the Ifo institute showed on Monday, as weakness in Europe’s largest economy has left its mark on the country’s labour market. Ifo’s employment barometer fell to 93.7 points in October from 94.0...
Yields fall, shares rise after muted response to October payrolls data
Date: November 1, 2024
By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. government bond yields fell and stock futures edged up on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy barely added any jobs in October, though the numbers was heavily disrupted by industrial action and hurricanes. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 12,000 jobs last month after surging by a downwardly revised 223,000...
German economy unexpectedly grows, dodging recession; inflation up
Date: October 31, 2024
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s gross domestic product unexpectedly increased in the third quarter, skirting a recession, but inflation rose more than expected in October, interrupting the downward trend in Europe’s troubled largest economy. “This is still far from what we need, but at least it is a ray of hope,” Economy Minister Robert...
Stocks gain, oil falls 6%; big tech-related earnings on tap this week
Date: October 29, 2024
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) –Global stock indexes rose on Monday as investors awaited earnings reports this week from several of the biggest U.S. tech-related companies, while oil prices dropped 6% after Israel’s retaliatory strike against Iran at the weekend bypassed oil and nuclear facilities. The Japanese yen fell to a three-month low...