Bloomberg Canada’s jobs market blew past expectations for a second straight month, one more sign the nation’s economy is on the cusp of fully recovering from the pandemic. The economy added 303,100 jobs in March, Statistics Canada reported in Ottawa. That’s triple what economists were anticipating, and follows a gain of 259,200 in February. The two-month jump was led by ...

Bloomberg Spain’s government trimmed its 2021 annual economic growth forecast to 6.5% after renewed pandemic restrictions led to a worse-than-expected first quarter, Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said in a presentation. The government’s previous outlook, published in October, forecast a baseline economic expansion of 7.2% this year and as much as 9.8% if the European Union pandemic recovery funds were quickly ...

Bloomberg Italy eased lockdown restrictions, lifting some curbs that have been weighing on the economy in the region surrounding Milan and across the country as the latest virus resurgence slows. Health Minister Roberto Speranza signs a decree to shift six regions classified as high-risk “red” areas to medium-risk “orange” status, his office said in a statement. The development means that ...