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BERLIN – The European Union recovery fund set up to help the bloc recover from the COVID-19 pandemic could be repurposed in light of the war in Ukraine, German Finance …

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK – U.S. credit markets saw some respite after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates last week, but the relief is expected to be short-lived as …

By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST – A $5.35 billion spending spree by Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of an election next week has left a budget hole that may spell …

NEW YORK – BlackRock Inc’s chief executive, Larry Fink, said on Thursday that the Russia-Ukraine war could end up accelerating digital currencies as a tool to settle international transactions, as …

By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON – Many Democrats thought their control of the White House and Congress would provide an opportunity to rein in U.S. military spending, which …

By Silvia Aloisi and Pavel Polityuk LVIV – Ukraine faces a possible grain revenue loss of $6 billion as the blockade of its ports by Russian forces prevents it from …

PARIS – The Ukraine crisis could knock more than a percentage point off global growth this year and add two and a half percentage points to inflation, the OECD estimated …

By Jonnelle Marte – The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates on Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point and signaled that it plans to lift them further in …

PARIS – Bernard Arnault, 73, could extend his tenure at the helm of luxury house LVMH to the age of 80, according to a company filing ahead of its annual …

By Huw Jones LONDON – Rules forcing Britain’s banks to wrap their retail arms with a bespoke cushion of capital should be retained for now, though they could “ossify” the …

India Could Accept Huge Russian Oil Offer After US Announces Import Ban Sebastian Hughes on March 14, 2022 India may accept an offer from Russia to buy its crude oil …

PARIS – France, Britain and Germany warned Russia on Saturday that its demands to have its trade guaranteed with Iran risked the collapse of an almost-completed nuclear deal. Negotiators have …

As The World Fractures, China’s Threats About Taiwan Could Not Be Any Clearer Gordon G. Chang on March 11, 2022 On Saturday, Beijing signaled it was going to take Taiwan …

By Mayela Armas CARACAS – Venezuela’s oil output could rise by at least 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) if the United States authorizes requests by state-run PDVSA’s partners to trade …

By Nick Carey LONDON – Mercedes-Benz has 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in assets that could be threatened by Russian proposals to nationalise the property of foreign firms that leave …

By Alex Lawler LONDON – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are among the few oil producers globally with spare capacity they could draw on quickly to increase output, …

BERLIN – Russia’s war in Ukraine could reduce Germany’s 2022 economic expansion by 2 percentage points, more than halving the growth rate for this year, according to a study published …

By Julia Payne LONDON – Soaring prices of commodities from oil to wheat in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cost the global economy the equivalent of at …

By Federica Urso – The U.S. economy could get a $1 trillion boost over the next 10 years if female labor market participation grew to the levels seen in other …

WASHINGTON – North Korea’s missile launches could be groundwork for a return to intercontinental ballistic missile and nuclear bomb tests this year for the first time since 2017, the U.S. …

By Nayara Figueiredo SAO PAULO – Soaring grain prices in the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine are hurting Brazilian meatpackers, but trade disruptions facing Ukrainian and Russian meat producers …

By Tom Bergin – Western sanctions banning several Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments network with the potential threat of more to come if there is no end to …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – The U.S. Justice Department last week launched a task force aimed at choking off assets that Russian oligarchs own in the United States, part …

By Howard Schneider – It was just a hint of something good on the horizon, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said this week, but in his recent conversations with …