![Deflation: Why falling prices in China raise concerns](/i/c/91336afe-1fa1-58c6-22a3-5603514e77f6.webp)
Deflation: Why falling prices in China raise concerns
The world's second largest economy has slipped into deflation for the first time in more than two years.
2023-08-09 15:29
![Newcrest Leftovers Don’t Appeal to Australia’s Top Gold Miners](/i/c/3997d473-9cae-c22c-eca8-5aac1792bbab.webp)
Newcrest Leftovers Don’t Appeal to Australia’s Top Gold Miners
Australia’s soon-to-be top two gold miners say they’re not interested in buying two operations predicted to be put
2023-08-09 12:29
![South Korea unemployment rate climbs to six-month high](/i/c/109c2819-1b82-88d6-bae2-3c8cd44d318e.webp)
South Korea unemployment rate climbs to six-month high
SEOUL South Korea's jobless rate climbed in July for a second month and hit the highest since January,
2023-08-09 07:17
![China exports see biggest drop for three years](/i/c/061aab2f-dc05-0794-507f-6f24d9bae14e.webp)
China exports see biggest drop for three years
Global demand for Chinese goods has fallen as the cost of living and rising interest rates bite.
2023-08-08 16:15
![US jobs market holds steady despite rate rises](/i/c/42e73be6-e7d8-18ed-188b-93bf21ac2b0c.webp)
US jobs market holds steady despite rate rises
Employers added 187,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate was 3.5%.
2023-08-04 20:57
![US weekly jobless claims rise moderately; layoffs drop to 11-month low](/i/c/8a43e65f-1032-f547-4763-0316ed30eeea.webp)
US weekly jobless claims rise moderately; layoffs drop to 11-month low
WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, while layoffs dropped
2023-08-03 20:52
![German unemployment falls unexpectedly in July](/i/c/2ceca275-1881-a069-a6f9-25ed45b41e2d.webp)
German unemployment falls unexpectedly in July
BERLIN German unemployment fell unexpectedly in July, showing resilience in the labour market despite difficult economic conditions. The
2023-08-01 16:20
![Spain's unemployment rate falls to 15-year low of 11.60% in Q2](/i/c/df298ed6-0bc2-fed8-e14f-376b7e41a2f6.webp)
Spain's unemployment rate falls to 15-year low of 11.60% in Q2
MADRID Spain's unemployment rate fell to 11.60%, a 15-year low, down from 13.26% three months earlier, data from
2023-07-27 16:27
![Young Chinese are getting paid to be 'full-time children' as jobs become harder to find](/i/c/09e16296-d2f6-6e68-0cf9-fa8a7ea2b7b1.webp)
Young Chinese are getting paid to be 'full-time children' as jobs become harder to find
Exhausted by the pressure to succeed as a photographer, Litsky Li accepted a better offer: quit work to become one of China's growing legions of children paid by their families to stay home.
2023-07-27 10:16
![US labor market still tight; housing market slump persists](/i/c/76ebfed2-4426-8ee5-8a81-3c734a094740.webp)
US labor market still tight; housing market slump persists
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week,
2023-07-21 01:22
![Chinese professor says youth jobless rate might have hit 46.5%](/i/c/6fa7dedd-4b00-7fd1-e9d9-9c3ab68d5000.webp)
Chinese professor says youth jobless rate might have hit 46.5%
By Ryan Woo and Ellen Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) -An unusually public claim by a Chinese professor the country's youth jobless
2023-07-20 16:49
![US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall](/i/c/3cadc0f5-5d16-2f4e-6723-7988bf3c6410.webp)
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, indicating that the
2023-07-13 20:46