By Belén Carreño MADRID (Reuters) – A revamp of Spain’s labour rules has led to a 142% rise in young workers with permanent contracts in a country where rates of youth unemployment and und[...]
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December 19, 2022
Analysis-EU unity over Russia sanctions falters as Europe’s economy wilts
By John O’Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union unity over sanctions on Russia has started to falter as jitters about the impact on Europe’s own stumbling economy weakens resolve to p[...]
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Take Five: Keeping the lights on
(Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will be the last of the major central banks to hold a policy meeting this year, and policy-makers in emerging economies also mark the year-end with rates decisions.[...]
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Britain’s broken egg industry shows the price of food inflation
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – In Britain, the damage wrought by rampant inflation can be seen in the fate of the humble egg. With war in Ukraine driving energy and chicken feed costs higher,[...]
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China seen keeping benchmark lending rates unchanged for 4th month
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is likely to keep benchmark lending rates unchanged for the fourth straight month in December on Tuesday, a Reuters survey showed, but expectations for monetary easing[...]
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Australia’s housing crisis, largely hidden, is getting worse
By Stella Qiu and Praveen Menon CAMPBELLTOWN, Australia (Reuters) – Belinda has applied for more than 100 rental homes in the past year and been rejected every time. The 39-year-old Australian s[...]
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Japan govt to consider revising joint statement with BOJ – sources
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government next year will consider revising a joint statement it signed with the Bank of Japan (BOJ) a decade ago committing[...]
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Rich Chinese step up hunt for foreign investment bets to mitigate risks at home
By Xie Yu and Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Wealthy Chinese individuals are paring holdings of local securities and are increasingly looking at assets in the United States and elsewhere over[...]
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China’s COVID surge hits Beijing trading floors, Shanghai finance hub
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – COVID-19 is sweeping through trading floors in Beijing and spreading fast in the financial hub of Shanghai, with illness and absence thinning already light trade and forcing[...]
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