The average net rate of return on capital employed by British companies not involved in oil and...
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The MSCI global stock index, which fell more than 8.5% between Feb. 2 and March 15 following...
Earlier this week, U.S. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy reiterated...
Global debt nears record highs as rate hikes trigger ‘crisis of adaptation,’ top trade body says

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Central banks around the world have been hiking interest rates for over a year in a bid...
Having raised rates by the most in the ECB's 25-year history, Makhlouf, Ireland's central bank governor, said...
Total demand amounted to 1,081 tonnes, down 13% from the first quarter of 2022, the WGC said...
Better than expected financial results from Apple Inc (AAPL.O) also boosted the mood on Friday, however. Futures contracts tracking...
"We are approaching the end of the global hiking cycle, we are at an inflection point," said...
Gold prices could move towards $2,000 if the Fed highlights recession worries and hints at a pause...
The central bank lifted the cash rate to 3.85% and said "some further" tightening may be required...
Activity in the foreign exchange markets was subdued due to the Labour Day holidays in Singapore, Hong...
The daily tenders were made available after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and the sale of...
"While sources of uncertainty remain, we think the pathway to the USD 100,000 level is becoming clearer,"...
The U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England are all still raising...
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) rose 0.6% as trading resumed after a long holiday weekend...
Since last year, central banks have been raising their benchmark lending rates to tackle inflation, which rose...
The dollar index , which measures the currency against six rivals, rose 0.078% at 103.07, having gained...
Brent crude futures for May settlement dropped 71 cents, or 1%, trading at $73.08 per barrel at...
Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said however that the impact of the Credit Suisse crisis on the Italian...
The biggest cryptocurrency rose as far as $28,567, its highest since mid-June, and was last up 0.9%,...
Brent crude futures rose 35 cents, or 0.5%, to $73.32 a barrel by 0007 GMT after a...
The special drive will be launched Monday by the Fed and the central banks of Canada, the...
In a package orchestrated by Swiss regulators on Sunday, UBS Group AG (UBSG.S) will pay 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.23...
Significant central banks from across the world are set to publish their monetary decisions as the finance...
In January 2023, central banks added a total of 31 tonnes to their reserves, up by 16%...
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (.HSI) retreated 1.0%, after registering the biggest daily gain of 4.2% in nearly three...
France's European Union-harmonised consumer prices rose to a record 7.2% in February while Spain's EU-harmonised 12-month inflation was 6.1%, up from...
Ueda, an economics professor, was nominated last week to replace Haruhiko Kuroda, who is stepping down after...
The Feb. 10-22 Reuters poll of more than 150 strategists, analysts and fund mangers covering 17 global...
Minutes from the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting showed that a majority of Fed officials agreed the...
It was then expected to climb to 22,500 by mid-2024, moving past the record closing high it...