Truce offers glimmer of hope to Yemenis battered by seven-year war
SANAA/ADEN – Yemenis welcomed a nationwide U.N.-brokered ceasefire due to come into effect on Saturday evening as a glimmer of hope in a country ravaged …
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Exclusive-Ukraine mulls international bonds to fund war defence effort
By Karin Strohecker and Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON – Ukraine, hoping to tap fresh sources of money to fund its defence efforts, is looking at …
IMF says U.S. ‘soft landing’ amid Ukraine war pressures entails downside risks
WASHINGTON – Achieving a “soft landing” for the U.S. economy amid new inflationary pressures prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will be a challenging task …
Spain consumer goods sales rise on worries over supply amid Ukraine war
MADRID – Sales of consumer goods rose 13% in Spain in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as supply concerns, exacerbated by a partial …
Analysis-“Slow-balisation”: how war, pandemic are reshaping global trade
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS – Raising the drawbridge has been a response to war and pestilence throughout human history, and the tumultuous winter of 2022 …
Global M&A hits the skids as Ukraine war saps confidence
By Anirban Sen and Pamela Barbaglia (Reuters) – The value of global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity took a 29% hit in the first quarter …
Japan Q2 growth to be slower than first expected on price rises, Ukraine war – Reuters poll
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO – Japan’s economy will grow at a slower pace than previously thought next quarter in part due to Russia’s invasion of …
Biden Close To Invoking Cold War Powers To Bolster Green Agenda: REPORT
Biden Close To Invoking Cold War Powers To Bolster Green Agenda: REPORT Thomas Catenacci on March 30, 2022 President Joe Biden is planning to use …
Euro zone sentiment plunges in March as Ukraine war scares consumers
BRUSSELS – Euro zone economic sentiment fell sharply in March, data showed on Wednesday, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent consumer confidence plummeting and their …
Ukraine war could impact timing of Porsche AG listing, Porsche SE says
BERLIN – The timing of a possible listing of Porsche AG, currently foreseen for the fourth quarter of the year, could be pushed back by …
War, inflation drag German consumer sentiment lowest since Feb 2021
BERLIN – German consumer morale looks set to slump heading into April as the war in Ukraine pushed households’ economic and income expectations to new …
European justice agency backs team probing alleged war crimes in Ukraine
BRUSSELS -Eurojust, Europe’s agency for criminal justice cooperation, said on Monday it would support a joint investigation team announced last week to probe allegations of …
German first-quarter dealmaking slides to six-year low due to Ukraine war jitters
By Emma-Victoria Farr and Alexander Hübner (Reuters) – Mergers and acquisitions in Germany in the first three months of 2022 have dropped 10% from the …
Taiwan sees Ukraine war helping Chinese yuan’s internationalisation
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 …
Zurich Insurance removes Z symbol after letter used to show support for Ukraine war
ZURICH – Zurich Insurance has removed its Z logo from social media after the letter became a symbol of support in Russia for Moscow’s invasion …
Ukraine war creates woes, but also an opportunity for Africa -AfDB pres
By Joe Bavier JOHANNESBURG – The African Development Bank (AfDB) is aiming to raise $1 billion to rapidly ramp up agricultural production in Africa and …
Analysis-Bogged down in Ukraine, Russia moves war goalposts
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON – Russia has reframed its war goals in Ukraine in a way that may make it easier for President Vladimir Putin …
War in Ukraine causes German business morale to collapse
BERLIN – German business morale plummeted in March as companies worried about rising energy prices, driver shortages and the stability of supply chains in the …
Japan’s March economy report flags inflation risk from Ukraine war
TOKYO – Japan needs to closely watch downside economic risks from rapid commodity inflation caused by the war in Ukraine and its disruption to the …
A month into war, communicator-in-chief Zelenskiy strives to keep eyes on Ukraine
By Matthias Williams, Margaryta Chornokondratenko and Stephen Farrell LONDON/LVIV, Ukraine – The props were simple, the message was clear. In a video address to the …
Marketmind: A month of war
A look at the day ahead in markets from Sujata Rao It’s a month since Russian troops stormed into Ukraine, goading the West into an …
BOJ policymaker warns of prolonged inflation due to Ukraine war
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – Japan may see consumer inflation creep up and stay near the central bank’s 2% target for a prolonged period if …
U.S. farm groups urge sowing on protected land as war cuts off Ukraine supply
By Leah Douglas, Christopher Walljasper and Karl Plume CHICAGO – Farm groups are urging the U.S. Agriculture Department to allow farmers the ability to plant …
Ifo slashes German growth forecast for 2022 due to Ukraine war
BERLIN – German growth will be weaker than expected this year due to the effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which will also push up …
US, UK, Canada export credit agencies halt support to Russia, Belarus over Ukraine war
WASHINGTON – The export credit agencies of the United States, Britain and Canada said on Wednesday that they are withdrawing new export credit support for …
Column-Economic war pushes business cycle to tipping point: Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON – “The longer the war goes on, the greater the chance of an economic recession,” the chief executive of commodity trader …
Indians tighten belts as Ukraine war drives up prices of necessities
By Aftab Ahmed and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI – Many Indians are cutting down on fried food and even vegetables as the Ukraine war inflates …
‘Gloomy’ Dutch consumers hit by pessimism about economy, war in Ukraine
– Dutch consumer confidence deteriorated in March due to growing pessimism about the economy and the war in Ukraine, the Dutch Statistics Office CBS announced …
Hungary ramps up rate hikes as war stokes inflation risks
By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST – The National Bank of Hungary raised its base rate by 100 basis points to 4.4% on Tuesday, …
Japan protests Russian halt to World War Two peace treaty talks
-Japan reacted angrily on Tuesday after Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with Japan and froze joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril islands …
Mexico to get investment boost from Ukraine war, president says
MEXICO CITY – President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday said Mexico will get an investment boost on the back of the Ukraine war, predicting …
Germans face higher inflation, weaker growth from Ukraine war – Bundesbank
FRANKFURT – Germans should brace for higher prices and weaker economic growth as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupts trade and makes fuel as well as …
Dr. Fauci admits he has lost the mask war in America, what about Governor Phil Murphy?
TRENTON, NJ – As a new omicron variant spreads throughout the world and is now being seen in the New York and New Jersey Tri-State …
Syria’s Assad visits UAE, first trip to Arab state since war began
DUBAI -Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited the United Arab Emirates on Friday in his first visit to an Arab state since the Syrian war began …
Ukraine war food price spikes may push 40 million into extreme poverty-development group
WASHINGTON – Massive price spikes for food and energy sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will push over 40 million people into extreme poverty, the …
Germany’s Baerbock warns supply shortfall from Ukraine war will be severe
BERLIN – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned that supply shortfalls due to the war in Ukraine will be severe and could lead to further …
Norway economy faces negative impact from Ukraine war, statistics agency says
OSLO – The Norwegian economy has recovered from the coronavirus pandemic but now faces a negative impact from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Statistics Norway (SSB) …
Demand for sustainable funds wanes as Ukraine war puts focus on oil and gas
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Simon Jessop LONDON – Demand for sustainable stock funds waned in February as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hit investor sentiment and …
Putin should be recognised as war criminal, Ukrainian defence minister tells EU lawmakers
BRUSSELS – Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov told European Union lawmakers on Wednesday that they should recognise Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal …
CF Industries boosts U.S. fertilizer shipments as war cuts Russian exports
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO – CF Industries Holdings is increasing fertilizer shipments to both U.S. coasts from the world’s largest nitrogen complex in Louisiana to …
Ukraine war sparks Europe rush to buy survival gear and food
By Emma Thomasson and Helena Soderpalm BERLIN/STOCKHOLM – Europeans are stocking up on survival gear like sleeping bags and camping cookers, as well as canned …
Analysis-From the Kremlin, Putin ponders war and peace
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON – As Vladimir Putin looks out from behind the Kremlin’s red walls, Russia’s paramount leader of 22 years has a riddle …
Exclusive-State TV protester tells Russians: open your eyes to Ukraine war propaganda
LONDON -A Russian woman who burst into a state TV studio to denounce the Ukraine war during a live news bulletin told Reuters on Wednesday …
World Bank says Ukraine war may prompt grain shortages in poor countries
By David Lawder WASHINGTON -The World Bank on Wednesday said a number of developing countries face near-term wheat supply shortages due to their high dependence …
For Dutch province, Ukraine war is a call to pump natural gas
By Anthony Deutsch OVERSCHILD, Netherlands -Images of bombed-out hospitals and apartment buildings across Ukraine reminded Jannie and Bert Schrage of their home country during World …
Russia’s war in Ukraine may ‘fundamentally alter’ global economic, political order – IMF
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect the entire global economy by slowing growth and jacking up inflation, and could fundamentally …
U.S. Senate unanimously condemns Putin as war criminal
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal, a rare …
Euro zone headed for robust growth despite Ukraine war: Lagarde
FRANKFURT – The euro zone economy is still set for robust growth this year, even if war in Ukraine is going to be a drag …
Ukraine raises $185 million at debt auction for war effort, says finance ministry
LVIV, Ukraine – Ukraine raised 5.4 billion hryvnias ($185 million) on Tuesday at a third auction of local one-year bonds to raise money for its …
Inflation surge, war cloud Fed’s interest rate trajectory
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON – New economic projections from the Federal Reserve this week will show how far and how fast policymakers see interest rates …