Amazon workers in Leipzig start 48-hour strike for higher wages
(Reuters) – Workers at Amazon’s warehouses in Germany’s eastern city of Leipzig started a 48-hour strike on Monday to press…
Economy
Analysis-Latin America, after record tightening, could lead way on rate cuts
By Marion Giraldo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Latin America’s major central banks, which have led some of the most aggressive…
Drop in German business morale points to longer recession
BERLIN (Reuters) -German business morale worsened for the second consecutive month in June, a survey showed on Monday, indicating that…
Philippines agrees $1.14 billion loans with World Bank for environment, farming
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Monday said it had signed four loan agreements with the World Bank totalling $1.14…
Turkey’s lira hits new low after bank rules’ rollback
By Orhan Coskun and Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA (Reuters) -The Turkish lira slid as much as 3% to a record low…
UK retail sales fall for second month in June: CBI
LONDON (Reuters) – British retail sales fell again in June as household finances were squeezed by the rising cost of…
Central bank notes signal Ukraine may soon start cutting key rate
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s central bank could start cutting its key rate by one to two percentage points in coming…
Factbox-Recent policy decisions from Latin America’s central banks
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A stubborn surge of inflation has led central banks worldwide to adapt monetary policy to protect…
German recession to end in Q2 with slight GDP rise – Bundesbank
BERLIN (Reuters) – Recession in Germany is expected to end in the spring quarter, the Bundesbank said in its monthly…
Marketmind: World markets calm after Russia drama
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. More perplexed by events than anything…