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(Bloomberg) -- Early South Korea export figures show shipment declines easing in June amid resilient semiconductor demand and more purchases from China that raise some hope the...

(Bloomberg) -- Australians took to the shops in May as the initial easing of the Covid-19 lockdown, combined with stimulus cash flowing into bank accounts, fueled record monthly...

(Bloomberg) -- New York City’s unemployment rate surged to 18.3% in May, from 15% in April 2020 and 4.1% in May 2019, according to preliminary data from the state labor...

By Nneka Chile and Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS, June 18 (Reuters) - Mary Uzoma had never beenunemployed until March when she was among those laid off by thetransport company she worked...

(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan may have avoided going into coronavirus lockdown, but the central bank is likely to cut its benchmark rate for a second time this year as shrinking domestic...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s cabinet signaled that the central bank will act to make more liquidity available to banks so they can lend more, including by cutting the amount of money...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s economy continued to recover in May, with accelerating industrial output growth leading the way while consumption remains in contraction. Industrial output...

(Bloomberg) -- If you thought the U.S. jobs report for May was confusing, June’s could be even worse. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which publishes the widely-watched...

(Bloomberg) -- After the U.S. labor market posted a surprise improvement in May, the weekly jobless-claims data will remind people that economic pain remains widespread -- even if...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s factory deflation deepened in May and consumer price gains slowed, signaling that the recovery isn’t yet strong enough to produce inflation pressures. The...

(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s consumer confidence surged back toward levels recorded before the Covid-19 outbreak hit the economy, boosted by the authorities’ success in bringing the...

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s jobless rate jumped to a 10-year high in May as businesses continued to reel from the coronavirus pandemic. The unemployment rate climbed to 4.5% last...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. job openings plummeted in April to the lowest since 2014 and separations remained elevated as the pandemic ripped through the labor market with devastating...

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s economy contracted less than initially estimated last quarter, after revisions showed stronger capital investment, even as the coronavirus pandemic pushed...

(Bloomberg) -- German factories experienced a record decline in demand in April, underscoring the brutal hit Europe’s largest economy sustained from the shuttering of businesses to...

(Bloomberg) -- A closely watched measure of U.S. manufacturing rose in May for the first time in four months, suggesting the industry is beginning to stabilize at a depressed level...

* European stocks kick off June with strong gains * USD hits 11-week low against major currencies * U.S. stock futures under pressure, down 0.2% * Graphic: World FX rates in 2020...