Tag: Economy

2/2 © Reuters. A man walks out of a currency exchange office in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 2/2 By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will become a lot clearer next week, with a previously unthinkable sovereign default looming, more emergency central bank measures likely…

2/2 © Reuters. People gather as community leaders rejected a government proposal to prevent future blockades affecting the Las Bambas copper mine, in Sayhua, Peru January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda 2/2 LIMA (Reuters) – A greater supply of dollars from the mining sector in Peru – the world’s No. 2 copper producer – is pushing…

Companies often use leverage to fund expansion projects without relinquishing any company ownership.  Jacek Dylag via Unsplash; Canva ContentsWhat Is Financial Leverage? Why Do Businesses Use Leverage? How Do Businesses Use Leverage?Financial Leverage ExampleHow Is Financial Leverage Measured? How Much Leverage Is Healthy for a Company? What Is Financial Leverage? In business, financial leverage is…

It wasn’t long ago that this reporter became tired of the endless whiplash that accompanies the vagaries of the global oil markets. In more specific language, I was sick of spending $80 every time I filled up the family’s car’s gas tank.  Spending that amount was particularly galling for me because, as a long-time markets…

2/2 © Reuters. People wearing protective masks visit a main shopping area in Shanghai, China January 21, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/Files 2/2 BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy remains resilient despite rising uncertainties caused by the Ukraine crisis, the country’s state planner said on Monday. China will enhance policy coordination and speed up the roll-out of policies…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund on Saturday said it expected to bring Ukraine’s request for $1.4 billion in emergency financing to its board…

2/2 © Reuters. A customer buys vegetables at a stall inside a morning market in Beijing, China January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang 2/2 By Kevin Yao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Saturday targeted slower economic growth of around 5.5% this year as headwinds including an uncertain global recovery and a downturn in the…

The economic fallout of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is hitting hard in Asia. Real Money’s Alex Frew McMillan recently assessed where the pain is likely to be worst. “The high-flying Indian stock market has lost its way in the last five weeks, and risks further falls as the Indian economy suffers the fallout from…

3/3 © Reuters. A view shows a street hosting banks and financial institutions, known as Banks Street, in Beirut Central District, Lebanon August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 2/3 BEIRUT (Reuters) -A U.S. Treasury delegation urged Lebanese authorities to mount investigations into what it described as abuses within the Lebanese banking system by members of the…

© Reuters. A sign for the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) -Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank and Bank of Montreal said on Wednesday they will raise their prime lending rates for the first time since October 2018, after the Bank of…