Economies

Tasmania has been Australia's top performing state for the past year, but other jurisdictions are catching it up. Commonwealth Securities' quarterly State of the States analysis shows Tasmania leading the ...

The Australian economy is showing a marked rebound from its first recession in decades, but the improvement is ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy's momentum has reversed in recent weeks as spikes in coronavirus cases have forced a series ...

The Chinese regime's trade war on Australia appears to be backfiring after strong demand for Australian exports have ...

WASHINGTON—Foreign direct investment flows worldwide plunged last year due to the pandemic, which caused severe economic disruptions and ...

The top five Western oil and gas companies sharply slowed the search for new fossil fuel resources last ...

NEW YORK—U.S. refiners are girding for a painful slate of fourth-quarter earnings, reflecting the pressure of rising crude ...

Australia's approval of its first COVID-19 vaccine will lift confidence and help fuel the country's economic recovery from ...

LONDON—Economic activity in the eurozone shrank markedly in January as stringent lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic hit ...

President Joe Biden’s administration has temporarily suspended oil and gas permitting on federal lands and waters in the ...

WASHINGTON—The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits decreased modestly last week as the COVID-19 pandemic ...

WASHINGTON—U.S. manufacturing activity surged to its highest level in nearly 14 years in early January, but bottlenecks in ...

Another 900,000 U.S. workers filed for state unemployment benefits last week, a slight drop from the week before ...

The long-disputed Keystone XL pipeline's construction was halted Wednesday after President Joe Biden revoked the construction project's permit. ...

Victoria has released tens of thousands of extra regional tourism vouchers to encourage people to holiday at home ...

WASHINGTON—During her Senate confirmation hearing on Jan. 19, Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen championed President Joe Biden's economic ...

The UK government should extend its business support measures before the next budget to help firms through the ...

Australia's agriculture minister has all but given up on trying to convince young and unemployed people to move ...

BENGALURU—The European Central Bank’s new policy package will have little effect on the eurozone’s coronavirus-ravaged economy, according to ...

NEW YORK/HOUSTON—U.S. shale producers are taking advantage of the oil market’s rally to levels not seen in nearly ...

More major events and tourism drawcards will call NSW home under a government strategy to transform the state ...

WASHINGTON—U.S. retail sales fell for a third straight month in December as renewed measures to slow the spread ...

A $2 million boost to South Australia's tourism sector will create more than 100 jobs and help regional ...

Economists expect the latest job figures will show a further easing in the unemployment rate and another solid ...

People won't be able to start filing taxes until Feb. 12, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said on ...

UK towns and cities could lose nearly 400,000 jobs and up to 40 percent of their retail offerings ...

WASHINGTON—Economists are forecasting a strong recovery this year but warn of a sharp drop in economic activity in ...