BERLIN – German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said there was a risk of a period of high inflation and low growth following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which had driven already…
By David Milliken LONDON – Britain’s economy faces stagnation next year and could easily fall into recession, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) warned on Monday after it slashed its…
By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Gearing reinvestments of pandemic-era bond purchases back into stressed markets may not be enough to prevent unmanageable divergences in borrowing costs across the euro area…
By Gavin Jones ROME – Italy’s economy will grow by 2.8% this year, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Tuesday, slashing a 4.7% projection made in December as high raw…
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON – Russia warned U.S. news organisations on Monday they risked being stripped of their accreditation unless the treatment of Russian journalists in the United States improves,…
By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON – Republican U.S. Representative Liz Cheney warned that the nation’s democratic system is threatened by ongoing efforts to deny the legitimacy of Donald Trump’s 2020 election…
China Is About To Exploit Serious Weaknesses In US Military Might, Analyst Warns Philip Lenczycki on June 3, 2022 China has developed new weapons after being humiliated during previous encounters…
By Selena Li HONG KONG – China’s proposed cybersecurity rules for financial firms could pose risks to operations of western companies by making their data vulnerable to hacking, among other…
By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber LONDON/BOSTON – Leading U.S. environmental group the Sierra Club has warned BlackRock Inc it may pull a $12 million investment after the money manager…
By Francesco Canepa and Tom Wilson FRANKFURT -Cryptocurrencies will pose a risk to financial stability if the emerging sector maintains its rapid growth of the last two years and financial…
WASHINGTON -The United States issued an advisory on Monday warning U.S. companies of growing reputational risks of doing business with state-owned enterprises and military-controlled firms in Sudan. “These risks arise…
By Leika Kihara and Francesco Canepa KOENIGSWINTER, Germany – Having long trod a similar path in tackling low inflation, Japan and Europe now appear to be taking contrasting approaches to…
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS -The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees warned on Friday that countries focused on helping Ukraine should not ignore other crises, which were likely to worsen…
By Lawrence White and Iain Withers LONDON – Nationwide Building Society said on Friday rocketing inflation could send British house prices into reverse, in one of the clearest warnings yet…
By Marc Jones LONDON – A new study by the central bank to the world’s central banks, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), has called for urgent action to tackle…
Biden’s DHS Warns Post-Roe Violence Could Come From ‘Either Side’ After Pro-Life Groups Were Firebombed Laurel Duggan on May 18, 2022 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned May 13…
TOKYO – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday that currencies should move stably, reflecting economic fundamentals, because excess volatility such as seen recently would make it hard…
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO -Japan’s Honda Motor on Friday forecast a 7% fall in annual earnings, instead of an expected rise, and warned that the long chip crunch and rising…
LONDON – One of President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies warned the West on Thursday that the increasing military support given to Ukraine by the United States and its allies risked…
By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK -Global commodities trader Louis Dreyfus projected on Wednesday that Brazilian mills will divert a larger-than-expected amount of sugarcane to ethanol production due to high energy…
BRUSSELS/PARIS -The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog said on Tuesday Iran was dragging its feet on information about uranium particles found at old undeclared sites in the country,…
By Rich McKay ATLANTA – Following protests sparked by the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court decision indicating the justices are poised to overturn the constitutional right to abortion,…
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Reserve said Friday the U.S. banking system remains strong despite heightened volatility and geopolitical risk, but cautioned them against prime brokerage services…
KYIV – The mayor of Ivano-Frankivsk in western Ukraine urged residents on Thursday to avoid public gatherings this weekend, or leave the city if they can, for fear of Russian…
By Tim Hepher DUBLIN -Airlines face a slew of growing costs in the coming year including higher insurance, fuel, labour and lease rates, the chief executive of major aircraft lessor…