Bloomberg Productivity gains in the US accelerated by more than expected last quarter to the fastest pace since 2014, adding fuel to the Trump administration’s argument that its tax cuts are boosting the economy without stoking inflation. Non-farm business employee output per hour increased at 3.6 percent annualised rate in the January-March period, according to Labor Department figures. That topped ...

Bloomberg House price growth in the UK remained weak in April as the slump in southeast England and London depressed the market, the latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors showed. The index was unchanged as a dip in new buyers weighed on prices, the report said. Expectations for the next three months are for flat or declining ...

Bloomberg One of Germany’s biggest and oldest companies wants to become carbon neutral by next year, starting a race to tap more green power, ramp up energy savings and offset emissions. Robert Bosch GmbH announced the sweeping plan that will impact 400 sites worldwide. It puts the 133-year-old company at the forefront German blue chips moving to eliminate emissions as ...