by Reuters | May 17, 2022 | Asia, Australia, Business, Canada, Economy, Europe, UK, US
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar fell for a third straight day on Tuesday, pulling back from a two-decade high against a basket of major peers, as an uptick in investors’ appetite for riskier bets diminished the U.S. currency’s appeal....
by Reuters | May 13, 2022 | Asia, Business, Economy, Europe, Top News, US
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global shares rose on Friday as Wall Street rallied to end a volatile week of trading, while oil jumped 4% on the back of record-high U.S. gas prices. Global markets and U.S. stocks were down sharply most of this...
by Reuters | May 13, 2022 | Asia, Business, Economy, Europe, UK, US
By Ashitha Shivaprasad (Reuters) – Gold fell more than 1% on Friday and is set for its fourth straight weekly decline, as the dollar’s strong run with more aggressive U.S. interest rates on the horizon sapped appetite for bullion. Spot gold fell 0.7% to...
by Reuters | May 13, 2022 | Asia, Business, Economy, Europe, Politics
By Kevin Liffey LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s biggest airline, Aeroflot, said on Friday it had bought eight Airbus A330 aircraft from foreign leasing companies “as part of the fulfilment of contractual obligations”. More than 400 aircraft leased...
by Reuters | May 13, 2022 | Asia, Business, Europe, Politics, Technology
(Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding has laid off about 40% of the staff in its Russian joint venture as the ongoing Ukraine crisis disrupts cross-border business, the Nikkei reported on Friday. The Chinese e-commerce giant could not be immediately reached for...
by Reuters | May 13, 2022 | Asia, Business, Economy, Entertainment and Lifestyle, Europe, Politics
(Reuters) – Consumer inflation in Russia accelerated in April to 17.83% in year-on-year terms, its highest level since January 2002, data showed on Friday, as it got a boost from the volatile rouble and unprecedented western sanctions that disrupted logistics...
