By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA – The Brazilian government projected on Thursday that the country’s debt will reach 79.6% of gross domestic product in 2023, rising …
(Reuters) – Russia’s central bank sees room for an interest rate cut as weekly inflation is slowing, Deputy Governor Alexei Zabotkin said on Thursday, Interfax …
SAO PAULO – Blackrock Inc’s CEO Larry Fink said on Wednesday the world’s biggest asset manager forecasts the launch of three infrastructure funds focused on …
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES – The Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s busiest, on Tuesday reported record first-quarter volume as anxiety builds ahead of …
(Reuters) – Brazilian airline Gol SA said on Monday it expects to report a loss of 1.98 real per share in the first quarter of …
(Reuters) – Airbus said its production targets are not affected by the war in Ukraine as it sees raw material supplies secured even if Russian …
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar said the future of Hollywood is in the blockchain as he prepares to leave the media …
(Reuters) – Interest rate hikes aimed at bringing down too-high inflation will slow economic growth but will not tip the U.S. economy into recession, San …
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans on Friday repeated his view that the U.S. central bank will likely need to …
By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS – Greece’s economy is expected to expand 3.5% this year due to higher energy prices and the Ukraine crisis, the International …
SINGAPORE – The Chinese capital Beijing will largely wean itself off coal by 2035, when its total energy use is expected to peak at the …
STOCKHOLM – Sweden’s economy will slow this year with headline inflation expected to run at its highest level since the early 1990s, the government said …
WASHINGTON – There has been “limited additional progress” on Washington’s demand for consular access to U.S. citizens detained in Russia, State Department spokesperson Ned Price …
LONDON – S&P Global sees losses in the speciality insurance market of $16-35 billion from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the ratings agency said on Thursday. This …
FRANKFURT – Euro zone inflation is increasingly likely to stabilise around 2% but the European Central Bank should be ready to change course if the …
(Reuters) – Russia’s second-largest lender VTB, hit by Western sanctions over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, has sold one tonne of gold to customers this month …
JOHANNESBURG – High shipping costs have posed a “challenge” for Democratic Republic of Congo-focused copper producer Ivanhoe Mines, but an alternative route to port via …
(Reuters) – NextEra Energy Inc, the world’s biggest renewable energy company, said on Tuesday it was disappointed with the U.S. Commerce Department’s decision to open …
By Yousef Saba DUBAI – Dubai’s Emirates expects to significantly reduce losses in the current financial year and return to profit next year, the airline’s …
TOKYO – Global demand for nickel used in batteries is expected to rise more than 20% this year on solid demand for electric vehicles (EVs), …
TAIPEI – The United States has not seen any indications of non-compliance in Asia with export controls on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, …
TAIPEI – The war in Ukraine and Russia’s effective exclusion from the global currency system could be an opportunity for China to raise the profile …
(Reuters) – The chief executive of Daimler Truck said electric truck costs would “forever be higher” than those using combustion engines, the Financial Times reported …
– U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Friday he is not convinced of the need for a central bank digital currency, particularly for …
By Ann Saphir – Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester on Tuesday said she would like to raise interest rates to about 2.5% by …
LONDON – Evraz, the Russian steelmaker whose biggest shareholder is Roman Abramovich, said on Monday a bond coupon payment of nearly $19 million had not …
By Andrea Shalal and Hannah Lang WASHINGTON – U.S. officials have observed an uptick in the use of digital assets to facilitate illicit finance since …
By Donny Kwok and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG – Aquila Acquisition Corp shares slipped on Friday in the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) listing …
By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH – Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group does not expect a material negative impact on its sales or regarding access to raw materials …
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan is unlikely to see inflation hitting a central bank target of 2%, even accounting for rising energy costs, Bank of …
MANILA – The impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the Philippine economy is expected to be temporary, Economic Planning Secretary Karl Chua told a media …
By Francesca Landini and Valentina Za MILAN – Italy’s Atlantia expects its core profit to rise by 27% by 2024, it said on Friday, as …
By Francesca Landini MILAN – Italian aerospace and defence group Leonardo believes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will accelerate plans to create European common defence capabilities …
MILAN – Italian aerospace and defence group Leonardo expects free cash flow to more than double this year compared with 2021 as governments around the …
By David Randall NEW YORK – Europe’s economy is likely already in a recession as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the …
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 …
-France’s Dassault Aviation said on Friday it expected to post lower sales this year than in 2021, as it reported a steep rise in annual …
– Citigroup upgraded U.S. equities to “overweight” rating on Thursday on analysts’ expectations of a revival in appetite for growth stocks due to a sharp …
WASHINGTON – The United States sees “no reason to change” its nuclear alert levels at this time, the White House said on Monday after Russian …
– Goldman Sachs expects a rise in the prices of commodities that Russia is a major producer of and lifted its short-term Brent crude forecast …
ATHENS – Gas flows to Greece are smooth and Greek gas suppliers have lined up additional gas cargoes if needed, Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said …
– 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 …
– Bouygues should grow its sales and core profit further in 2022, the French conglomerate said on Thursday, as it posted annual earnings that surpassed …
ZURICH – Adecco expects “solid revenue growth” at the start of 2022, the temporary staffing and training company said on Thursday, after reporting a 2% …
HeidelbergCement HEIG.DE, the world’s second-largest cement maker, expects both sales and core profit to rise in 2022 on the back of global infrastructure programmes and …
SAO PAULO – Brazilian telecom TIM SA announced on Wednesday its strategic long-term objectives for 2022-2024, saying it expects a yearly double-digit growth in its …
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 …
By David Milliken LONDON – Bank of England policymaker Silvana Tenreyro said on Wednesday that she – like other BoE policymakers – saw a case …
By Mike Dolan LONDON – The new year is proving unkind to the global investor consensus yet again and low visibility now becomes a major …
BRASILIA – Brazil’s government sees private investments of 78 billion reais ($15 billion) in infrastructure this year, up 95% from 2021, the economy ministry forecast, …