By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO – G7 policymakers must speed up creation of a common framework to regulate digital currencies, as the Ukraine war heightens the need to…
By Ann Saphir – St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard on Wednesday said U.S. policymakers need to think “bigger” and act “faster” on raising interest rates, given that…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate must quickly pass legislation to revoke “most favored nation” trade status for Russia and hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said…
PARIS – The European Central Bank (ECB) needs to look beyond short-term swings in energy prices and focus on underlying inflation trends, ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on…
By Jonathan Stempel – A federal judge on Monday said Apple Inc must face a Silicon Valley company’s claims it illegally monopolized the U.S. market for heart rate monitoring apps…
MEXICO CITY – Mexico should enact a series of reforms to boost the country’s low productivity, the World Bank said in a report released on Wednesday. It said the need…
– Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev urged the United States in a phone call with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to encourage Ukraine to pursue a diplomatic settlement…
Zelenskyy: Ukraine ‘Must Admit’ Door Is Closed To Joining NATO Sebastian Hughes on March 15, 2022 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country “must admit” that it will not join…
PARIS – French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday it was paramount that French companies respect sanctions against Russia decided by the European Union and that oil giant TotalEnergies…
BEIJING – China has seen increasing positive changes in its economic performance backed up by surprisingly good economic data, but the impacts of the latest COVID-19 resurgence need to be…
MOSCOW – Russia must prioritize grain supplies to domestic bakeries over export markets, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said as he unveiled fresh measures to support the domestic economy on Wednesday…
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Fines on companies that send workers from low-pay EU states to richer member states and fail to comply with the latter’s red-tape should be…
By Jody Godoy – A U.S. judge has ruled that venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya, Clover Health Investments Corp and its executives must face a lawsuit that claims they misled investors…
BRUSSELS – Excluding Russia from the global SWIFT system of interbank payments should be an option given the scale of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Wopke Hoekstra…
ROME – Italy must reduce its reliance on gas imports from Russia and is ready to take further measures to protect consumers from rising energy prices after the invasion of…
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank should continue its bond-buying stimulus programme at least until the end of the year and keep it open-ended…
MADRID – European Central Bank Vice-President Luis de Guindos said on Wednesday that the institution will first need to end asset purchases before interest rates can rise. “We will look…
Germany stopped the approval process for Nord Stream 2, a pipeline that would transport natural gas directly from Russia to Europe, the nation’s leader said Tuesday. “In light of the…
LONDON – Britain has an issue with Russian money funnelling through the City of London and it must be dealt with, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday. Johnson has…
NEW YORK – A New York state judge on Thursday ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump, his son Donald Jr. and his daughter Ivanka must comply with subpoenas to…
BOGOTA – Colombia’s central bank will have to front load interest rate hikes in the first half of this year in order to get a grip on inflation and maintain…
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Although school districts across New Jersey will be opting out of mandatory masking as of March 7th, students in those districts must continue to wear face…
LONDON – Amazon’s food retail business in Britain faces increased regulation after the competition watchdog said rules setting out how grocers should treat their suppliers will now apply to the…
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – EU policymakers need to do more to attract investments in the telecoms sector if the bloc wants its economy to become more independent from…
By Michael Holden and Elizabeth Piper LONDON -The public must be told if British Prime Minister Boris Johnson or his staff are fined for attending parties at Downing Street during…