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Germany is in a technical recession and will officially be in an economic recession if federal data to be released Thursday confirms the latter.

Although Germany's economy is in dire straits, an unexpected increase in exports in September could be a sign of hope for the European economic powerhouse.

Canada unemployment unchanged in October at 5.5%

Students led anti-government demonstrations across Lebanon, refusing to return to class before the demands of a nearly three-week-old protest movement are met

Uncooperative jobseekers in Germany were docked up 60 percent of their benefits

Chart showing US Federal Reserve interest rates, inflation and unemployment rates since 2005.

Workers downed tools over the threatened closure by US white goods maker Whirlpool of a production site in the capital of the Campania region, and potential loss of over 1,000 jobs

In Lebanon, where protesters have brought the country to a standstill with demands for a full overhaul of the political system, the economy grew at a very slow pace over the past few years

Hong Kong has been hit by months of sometimes violent protests that have hit the city's property sector

A Gallup survey of more than 6,600 U.S. adults indicates only 40% of workers think they have good jobs -- and pay isn't the most important factor.

Trump's policies will likely hold off recession for years, says Robert Shiller.

California's unemployment rate is at its lowest level in four decades.

U.S. retail sales dropped last month, the first time since February.

The IMF describes the global slowdown as synchronized and warns there's little room for policymakers to make errors.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to take Britain out of the European Union at the end of the month with or without a deal

Economists expect the US economy to slow, with growth falling below 2 percent for the first time since 2016

Although the U.S. unemployment is at its lowest rate in decades, U.S. retail and manufacturing sectors are shedding jobs.

Markets are betting on another Federal Reserve rate cut

Traders reacted to an unemployment report that showed the jobless rate dropping to a half-century low.

Investors now expect Fed Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates again this month in light of weakening US data

“Traders driven by quantitative strategies are also seeing an ugly picture" -- Jameel Ahmad, global head of currency strategy and market research at FXTM