MADRID (Reuters) – The governor of the Bank of Spain hinted that there is some scope to improve the forecast for gross domestic product this year from the current figure of 6.2%, in an interview published on Sunday. The Bank of Spain is expected to update its economic growth forecasts next week. Pablo Hernandez de…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: High-rise towers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates June 18, 2019.REUTERS/Christopher Pike/File Photo 2/2 DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates central bank sees increased risks of illicit financial flows emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, including money-laundering and terrorism financing, it said in a report published on Sunday. The use of…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An American flag flies outside of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo By David Lawder and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior Democrats said on Sunday that they will likely need to scale back President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion social spending bill while passage…
© Reuters. A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/Files (Reuters) -Japan will find out who is replacing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Sept. 29, when the ruling party chooses a new leader, with vaccine minister Taro Kono reckoned to be the frontrunner in the…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bolivian President Luis Arce gives a speech during his visit to Mexico’s Senate building in Mexico City Mexico March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 2/2 By David Alire Garcia and Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Latin American and Caribbean nations should aspire to a bloc like the European Union, Mexico’s president…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the White House in Washington, U.S. July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s top aides and local officials nationwide pleaded with U.S. lawmakers on Friday to resolve a government debt showdown that they warned could spark an economic crisis. Congress plans next week…
© Reuters. Christian Democratic Union (CDU) candidate for chancellor Armin Laschet holds a news conference in Berlin, Germany, September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Armin Laschet, the conservative candidate bidding to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel in this month’s election, said he was confident the European Central Bank (ECB) would achieve price stability, as…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva talks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang before a news conference following the “1+6” Roundtable meeting at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing, China November 21, 2019. By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Friday denied…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao attends a State Council Information Office news conference in Beijing, China February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 2/2 BEIJING (Reuters) -Japan said it would have to determine if China meets the “extremely high standards” of the Comprehensive and Progressive (NYSE:PGR) Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)…
© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden clears his throat as he delivers remarks on the economy during a speech in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will convene a virtual COVID-19 summit on Wednesday on the margins…





