Biden Team Sees Few Options On Inflation Before November Midterms
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is increasingly feeling it has little control over short-term inflation, officials…
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EU’s Russia sanctions effort slows over oil dependency
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s efforts to impose a new round of sanctions against Russia over the war in…
Economists Sound The Alarm Over UK’s Post-Brexit Finance Plans
LONDON (Reuters) – More than 50 economists warned on Monday that Britain’s post-Brexit plans to boost the competitiveness of its…
ECB May Kick Off Development Of Digital Euro By End-2023, Panetta Says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank may kick off the development of its digital euro, an electronic version of…
European Shares Fall After China Data Adds To Growth Woes
LONDON (Reuters) – European stock indexes opened lower on Monday, after oil prices slid and riskier currencies took a hit…
Adani To Become India’s No. 2 Cement Maker With $10.5 Billion Holcim Deal
(Reuters) -Billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate plans to buy Switzerland-based Holcim AG’s cement businesses in India for $10.5 billion, becoming the…
Snowless Davos Readies New Face For World Economic Forum Meeting
By Michael Shields DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Movers and shakers arriving for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum…
Pay Growth Momentum Slowing Among UK Employers – Survey
LONDON (Reuters) – British employers expect to raise staff pay by 3%, a big increase by normal standards but far…
China’s Economy Skids As Lockdowns Hit Factories, Retailers
By Kevin Yao and Ellen Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s retail and factory activity fell sharply in April as wide COVID-19…
Official: China’s economy reviving as anti-virus curbs ease
BEIJING (AP) — China’s factory and consumer activity fell even more than expected in April under anti-virus controls, official data…