India has signed a free-trade agreement (FTA) with a group of four European countries that are not members of the European Union.   The deal with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) will see investments in India of $100bn, the country’s trade minister says.   The EFTA is made up of Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and […]

Japan has avoided falling into a technical recession after its official economic growth figures were revised.   The revised data shows GDP was 0.4% higher in the last three months of 2023 compared to a year earlier.   Provisional figures released last month indicated the second consecutive quarter of economic contraction.   Two quarters in […]

The inflation rate in the US picked up in February, as prices for petrol and housing pushed higher.   The annual rate, which measures the pace of price increases, was 3.2% in February, up from 3.1% in January, the Labor Department said.   Airfare, car insurance and clothing were among the items driving the increase […]