© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Duomo’s cathedral and Porta Nuova’s financial district are seen in Milan, Italy, May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s business lobby Confindustria forecasts an almost 2% hit on the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) on average per year in 2022 and 2023 in case of a stop of natural…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Shoppers are seen wearing masks while shopping at a Walmart store, in North Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 2/2 By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider (Reuters) – Evidence U.S. inflation is cooling will not budge Federal Reserve policymakers from half-point interest rate hikes planned for upcoming…
© Reuters. Tanks of pro-Russian troops drive along a street during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the town of Popasna in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko (Reuters) -Russia needs huge financial resources for its military operation in Ukraine, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Friday, putting the amount of budget stimulus for the…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A businessman walks near the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 15, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo/File Photo By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s net external assets hit a record 411 trillion yen ($3.24 trillion) in 2021, to retain its position as the top creditor for 31 years in a…
© Reuters. Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Washington, U.S. October 19, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/Files TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday the country’s core consumer inflation will likely remain around the central bank’s 2% target for 12 months unless energy…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Shaktikanta Das, the new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, attends a news conference in Mumbai, India, December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India’s primary focus is to bring inflation down closer to target but it cannot disregard the concerns around growth, governor Shaktikanta Das…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Bank of Korea is seen on the top of its building in Seoul, South Korea, March 8, 2016. Picture taken on March 8, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo By Cynthia Kim and Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank on Thursday delivered back-to-back interest rate hikes…
© Reuters. Philippine president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, attends a news conference at his headquarters in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David By Neil Jerome Morales and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) -Philippines President-elect Ferdinand Marcos gave strong indications that he will maintain continuity…
3/3 © Reuters. A woman in a protective suit stands on a street during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song 2/3 By Ryan Woo and Stella Qiu BEIJING (Reuters) -Pandemic-hit Shanghai, China’s financial hub, unveiled more post-lockdown plans on Thursday as it moves towards a return…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Swiss National Bank (SNB) Chairman Thomas Jordan gestures as he addresses a news conference in Bern, Switzerland June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann ZURICH (Reuters) – Global monetary policy is moving into a new phase of higher interest rates to combat resurgent inflation, Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan told Bilanz magazine…





