Economic

TOKYO – A senior member of Japan’s ruling coalition said on Saturday the government should compile economic stimulus measures to address soaring energy and food costs. Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of …

By Steve Holland and Francesco Guarascio WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS – The United States, European Union and other allies on Friday escalated their economic pressure on Russia, moving to strip Moscow of privileged …

– Russia will suspend exports of wheat, meslin, rye, barley and corn to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) until Aug 31 in a move to secure its home market with …

– The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia’s economy was experiencing a shock and that measures were being taken to soften the impact of what it described as an “absolutely …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON – The war in Ukraine has worsened a difficult period for women, who have seen major economic and social setbacks prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, International …

By Leigh Thomas PARIS – As Emmanuel Macron launches his campaign for a second term in April’s presidential election, he can count on an economic boom that French voters have …

The Biden administration has failed to issue a congressionally-mandated study on the consequences of canceling the Keystone XL pipeline more than two weeks after it was due. Under the Infrastructure …

MOSCOW – Russia’s Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said Russia’s economy had come up against an extreme situation, something she said they had all hoped would not happen, in an …

BEIJING -A top Chinese official warned on Tuesday that China’s economy faces multiple challenges at home and abroad this year, including “huge” pressure from uncertainty over global trade and from …

MOSCOW – Russia’s economy ministry on Friday said it was working on measures to minimise the effect of Western sanctions imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and would be stepping …

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – The European Central Bank will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the economic outlook after Russia’s attack on Ukraine at the bank’s March meeting, it said …

WASHINGTON – Poorer Americans are seeing the benefit from strong U.S. economic growth, the Biden administration said on Wednesday, citing research suggesting that COVID stimulus and other measures may have …

BEIJING – Ukraine, which is locked in a security crisis with Russia, has seen growing investment from China in recent years. China has a strategic interest in Ukraine because of …

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland stepped well beyond economic policy at a G20 finance meeting on Friday to issue an “impassioned” warning …

WASHINGTON – A gauge of future U.S. economic activity fell in January for the first time in nearly a year amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, high inflation and supply …

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI – The United States has “no intention” of engaging with China in its forthcoming Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, but is talking to its partners who share the …

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin ripped into the Biden Administration on Thursday after a Labor Department report showed a key inflation measure setting a fresh, 40-year record in January. …

DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that Michael Lain, 56, of Queen Creek, Arizona, was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison for his …

NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, woman was charged for her role in fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury …

By Andy Bruce LONDON – Britain’s rich and poor alike are experiencing surges in inflation, official data showed on Friday, although soaring food and energy prices mean low-income households stand …

BRUSSELS – Euro zone economic sentiment deteriorated in January, data showed on Friday, pulled down by a more downbeat sentiment in the two key sectors of industry and services. The …

By Nathan Allen MADRID – Spain’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in two decades last year but slowed down in the fourth quarter as public and private spending slipped …

BERLIN – German economic growth will slow down to 2.3% in 2023, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Friday. The government cut its economic growth forecast for 2022 this month …