New UK finance minister targets inflation, ‘sound finances’
By David Milliken LONDON – Britain’s government must focus on sound public finances and avoid further fuelling inflation by pumping up demand, new finance minister Nadhim Zahawi is due to…
By David Milliken LONDON – Britain’s government must focus on sound public finances and avoid further fuelling inflation by pumping up demand, new finance minister Nadhim Zahawi is due to…
(Reuters) – Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari on Thursday suggested that because household finances are in some cases in better shape than before the pandemic, the Fed may…
BOSTON – A West Springfield man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to embezzling of over $1.4 million from his employer. Gerald Burke, 36, pleaded guilty to eight…
By Rachel Savage LONDON – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said on Thursday that Russia’s war in Ukraine would have a significant impact on its finances this year,…
By Orhan Coskun and Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA – A scheme that protects the value of lira deposits has helped Turkey prop up the ailing currency, but payouts from it look…
By Gavin Jones and Giuseppe Fonte ROME – Italy’s economy grew 6.6% last year following a record contraction of 9.0% in 2020, while the budget deficit and public debt came…
By Jonathan Saul LONDON – UK-based maritime company Fleetscape is investigating the possible transfer of Iranian oil to a tanker it finances, the Oaktree Capital Management-backed firm said after allegations…
By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta – Canada’s main oil-producing province of Alberta looks set to return to a budget surplus this coming fiscal year, ending seven years of deficit, as…