By Steven Scheer and Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s economy slowed less than expected in the first quarter of 2023 due to strong industrial investment and along with strong inflation is expected to keep pressure on policymakers to rein in rising prices. Gross domestic product grew an annualised 2.5% in the January-March period from…
By Renee Maltezou HERAKLION, Greece (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Reuters in an interview that he had learned to be bold on economic reform as he seeks re-election in a country that was once the euro zone’s problem child. The leader of the conservative New Democracy party hopes to win a second…
LONDON (Reuters) – Investors lifted equity allocations to a 5-month high but cash levels also increased to 5.6%, even as they remained worried about a possible credit crunch and inflation staying elevated, a Bank of America survey showed on Tuesday. The survey of 289 fund managers with a total of $753 billion in assets showed…
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – Inflation has peaked in emerging Europe, central Asia and north Africa, but rising gas prices in the coming winter will keep pressure on household finances, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Tuesday. Consumer price rises in the EBRD’s region – covering some 40 economies…
By Shariq Khan BENGALURU (Reuters) -Oil prices rose a dollar a barrel on Monday after three straight sessions of declines, boosted by the prospect of tightening supplies in Canada and elsewhere, although recession fears kept pressuring the market. Brent crude futures rose $1.06, or 1.4% to settle at $75.23 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate…
By Huseyin Hayatsever, Orhan Coskun and Birsen Altayli ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan led comfortably on Monday after the first round of Turkey’s presidential election, with his rival facing an uphill struggle to prevent the president extending his rule into a third decade in a runoff vote on May 28. Turkish assets weakened on the…
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Hopes among investors of a surge in Turkish markets evaporated on Monday after long-standing President Tayyip Erdogan took a commanding position in Turkey’s elections. The combative 69-year-old performed better than expected in Sunday’s first round vote, securing a comfortable lead for the second round on May 28 and dousing…
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc’s challenge to a $235 million award to GlaxoSmithKline LLC in a patent dispute over generic drugs involving a heart medication. The justices turned away Israel-based Teva’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling reinstating the jury award…
By Ari Rabinovitch and Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Many of the biggest and wealthiest cities in Israel went on strike on Monday over a plan to reallocate their tax income, opening a new front against the government that is already under pressure over a contested judicial reform. The strike, bringing school closures and a…
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate was 2.7% in April, unchanged from the previous month, driven mostly by housing rental costs, government data released on Monday showed. Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels rose by 8.1% from a year earlier, while the food and beverage sector – the leading driver for inflation…
