WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Reserve is acting “appropriately” to tighten monetary policy and signal a higher future rate path, but the policy shift does bring risks for emerging market…
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK – Wild swings in asset prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are prompting some investors to pare risk in their portfolios, fearing that the type…
– The Russian Finance Ministry said on Monday it has sent an order to a correspondent bank for the payment of coupons on eurobonds amounting to $117.2 million, a signal…
By Hannah Lang – The U.S. Treasury Department is launching an initiative to raise awareness about the risks of investing in cryptocurrencies as the digital asset moves from the fringes…
By Selena Li and Carolyn Cohn HONG KONG/LONDON -Prudential PLC notched up a 16% rise in 2021 operating profit after it strengthened its focus on Asia, though it warned of…
By Anisha Sircar and Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK – A rate hike cycle that started last year and low valuations had already made Latin America a darling destination for investors…
– The outlook for Peru’s economy is “very uncertain and downside risks prevail” despite a strong rebound in gross domestic product growth (GDP) last year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
ZURICH – UBS’s direct exposure to Russia made up $634 million of the Swiss bank’s total emerging market exposure of $20.9 billion at the end of 2021, the bank said…
By David Henry NEW YORK – Bank analysts offered downbeat assessments on Thursday of the timeline Citigroup Inc laid out this week for lifting profits and some said the risk…
By William Schomberg LONDON -Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said the crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would add to risks in financial markets which have already…
By Nevzat Devranoglu ISTANBUL – Turkey’s trade deficit widened 186% year-on-year in the first two months of the year due to a surging energy bill, data showed on Wednesday, as…
WASHINGTON – White House economic adviser Cecilia Rouse said on Monday that the biggest U.S. economic risk from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is from higher gasoline prices, and the depth…
By Lisa Barrington and Saeed Azhar DUBAI – A global financial crime watchdog will decide this week whether the United Arab Emirates has made enough progress to avoid landing on…
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA – Turkey’s pledge to block some Russian warships from passing through its waters to the Black Sea during the Ukraine crisis could help…
– Goldman Sachs on Friday cut its target for Europe’s major stock index, saying equities in the region are likely to face risks for some time as the Russia-Ukraine crisis…
LONDON – The boss of HSBC, one of Europe’s largest banks, said on Tuesday he was concerned about the risk of “wider contagion” for global markets from the deepening crisis…
LONDON – Investors pumped money into U.S. Treasuries at the fastest pace in nearly two years in the week to Wednesday and yanked funds out of cash, inflation-linked debt and…
SHANGHAI – China’s banks face rising default risks as a result of higher climate-related costs in carbon-intensive sectors like thermal power, steel and cement, Liu Guiping, vice governor of the…
SHANGHAI – China Orient Asset Management said on Friday it was approved to issue up to 10 billion yuan bonds in China’s interbank bond market to resolve risks in the…
(Refiles to correct 14th paragraph by adding missing word research to analyst job title) By Alun John HONG KONG – As the Bank of Japan asserts its standing as a…
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS – Google Analytics, the world’s most widely used web analytics service developed by Alphabet’s Google, risks giving U.S. intelligence services access to French website users’ data,…
By Tom Hals – A lawsuit filed last week accusing the National Football League of racist hiring practices brought to light allegations that owners secretly offered incentives to coaches to…
By Nancy Lapid – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet…
NEW YORK – Inflation rose the most in 15 years in some of Latin America’s largest economies last year, but credible monetary policies have kept long-term price increase expectations anchored,…
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Maiya Keidan and David Randall NEW YORK – Wild swings in stocks are testing the resolve of investors employing one of Wall Street’s most popular strategies:…