By Abdi Sheikh and Aaron Ross MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Russia’s announcement that it was withdrawing from a pact that allowed Ukrainian grains to leave Black Sea ports sent a shiver through poorer countries, many of which are already reeling from inflation, climate shocks and conflict. The Black Sea grains deal, brokered by the United Nations…
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar dipped against a basket of currencies on Monday after last week suffering its largest weekly decline this year as Treasury yields tumbled, but held above more than one-year lows reached on Friday with no major catalysts to drive market direction. This week is likely to see…
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs’ Chief Economist Jan Hatzius said on Monday the bank was cutting its probability that a U.S recession will start in the next 12 months to 20% from an earlier 25% forecast. “The main reason for our cut is that the recent data have reinforced our confidence that…
By Jody Godoy and Chris Prentice (Reuters) -A cryptocurrency developer’s landmark legal victory against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will galvanize Coinbase and other companies to resist the agency’s attempt to assert its jurisdiction over the industry, experts said. Thursday’s ruling that Ripple Labs Inc did not violate securities law by selling its…
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil dropped by more than 1.5% on Monday after weaker than expected Chinese economic growth raised doubts over the strength of demand in the world’s second biggest oil consumer, and a partial restart of halted Libyan output also pressured prices. China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.3% year-on-year in the…
By Sam Tobin and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Microsoft’s appeal against Britain’s block on its $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard was formally paused by a London tribunal on Monday, to give the parties more time to resolve the dispute. Microsoft, Activision and Britain’s competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), had all asked…
LONDON (Reuters) -A committee that reviews disputes in the credit default swaps (CDS) market said on Monday that UBS is the sole successor to Credit Suisse Group following the merger of the two banks. This means that Credit Suisse will no longer be the reference entity for its outstanding CDS, which are a type of…
By Nigel Hunt and Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – A deal allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea will expire at the end of Monday after Russia said it will suspend its participation. The deal, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last July, aimed to alleviate a global food crisis by allowing…
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – Americans are increasingly getting shot down when they seek out loans, new data from the New York Fed, released Monday, said. The bank reported that in June, across a number of fronts, credit was the hardest to get in years, with fewer people seeking out loans, at least for…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Economic activity in Brazil declined in May, showed a central bank index on Monday, signaling a non-linear trajectory for the country’s growth, even as analysts have been consistently revising their forecasts upward for the year. The IBC-BR economic activity index, a key gauge of gross domestic product (GDP), declined by a seasonally…
