U.S. sales of previously occupied homes jumped to their highest level in three years last month, bolstered by steady job gains and record-low mortgage rates. The report was the...

Data published by the National Association of Realtors showed on Thursday that sales of existing homes rose higher than expected in November in the United States...

An index of general economic activity published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia leaped much higher than expected in December, after posting a sharp drop the previous month...

The US economy grew at a faster pace than previously anticipated in the third quarter as it recorded the first rise in government spending in three years, higher consumer purchases and a narrower...

Initial Jobless claims came out at 361’000, rising from the previous 344’000 (revised higher from 343’000) and were even higher than the expected 360’000....

Finland expects economic contraction this year and little improvement in 2013 as the export-dependent country continues to suffer from reduced demand among European trading partners.   The...

Japanese elections gave week start a new tinge of optimism, as news hit the wires that the LDP party had won the general elections. This was in line with expectations in reality, but the stronger...

It is difficult at this point to eliminate the political overtones from any consideration of world or country-specific finances, since most of the present problems in many country’s financial...

The justice policies of the European Union (EU) can be a key driver both in helping to rebuild trust among citizens and in reinforcing the EU strategy for economic growth. The EU believes in...

Commonwealth Bank has cut deeply into its controversial European base in low-tax Malta, repatriating funds to Australia and liquidating one of its four entities.   Newport, the CBA holding...