By Elena Fabrichnaya and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Only five transactions involving foreign companies selling assets in Russia since October have involved payments to non-residents abo[...]
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May 26, 2023
Analysis-Turkish lira’s long decline a symbol of strife
By Marc Jones and Nevzat Devranoglu LONDON/ANKARA (Reuters) – As Turkey’s lira hit a record low ahead of the country’s election decider on Sunday, the currency is looking increasingl[...]
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As US credit risk looms, former S&P officials see 2011 downgrade as vindicated
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As the United States stares at the risk of a credit downgrade, former Standard & Poor’s officials stood firm behind their seminal 2011 call to slash t[...]
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Mexican economy grew for sixth consecutive quarter in Q1
(Reuters) – Mexico’s economy grew for the sixth quarter in a row in the first quarter, data from Latin America’s second-largest economy showed on Friday, with growth in line with mar[...]
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US core capital goods orders unexpectedly rebound in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rebounded in April, raising cautious optimism that business spending on equipment could recover in the seco[...]
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Japan unveils policy blueprint featuring childcare, no mention of funding
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan on Friday announced its mid-term economic policy framework, featuring Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s “new capitalism[...]
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US money market funds see big inflows amid debt ceiling caution
(Reuters) – U.S. money market funds saw big inflows in the week to May 24 as investors favored safer bets ahead of a deadline for politicians to agree an increase in the country’s debt cei[...]
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U.S. Treasury’s Adeyemo sees no ability to ‘triage’ payments without debt limit hike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Friday that the U.S. government does not have the capability to “triage” payment priorities if the debt ce[...]
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Explainer – Why does the UK have such a painful inflation problem?
By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – British inflation fell in April but by less than expected and it remains above the rate of price growth in the United States and most of Eu[...]
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