Coronavirus

Analysis: China struggles for options as COVID threatens economic goals

China's policymakers are struggling to find ways to ward off an economic slowdown that threatens job losses in a politically…

4 years ago

Euro slips vs dollar ahead of expected red-hot U.S. inflation

The euro fell on Tuesday unable to hold on to the post-French election gains, as the dollar held firm supported…

4 years ago

Oil slides on release of strategic reserves and China lockdowns

Oil prices dropped by more than $2 a barrel on Monday after a second straight weekly decline on plans to…

4 years ago

Global bond sales to cross $10 trillion in 2022, S&P Global Ratings says

Global sovereign borrowing will reach $10.4 trillion in 2022, nearly a third above the average before the coronavirus pandemic, S&P…

4 years ago

Analysis: With capital markets jittery, private equity pounces to finance tech buyouts

When buyout firm Thoma Bravo LLC was seeking lenders to finance its acquisition of business software company Anaplan Inc (PLAN.N) last month,…

4 years ago

Scotland’s digital technologies body focuses on eLearning

Commissioned from, and written by, Wendy Edie, Managing Director of Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment developer, eCom Scotland, the…

4 years ago

Central banks seen enhancing liquidity after SWIFT ban – Credit Suisse strategist

The banning of certain Russian banks from the SWIFT international payment system could push central banks to enhance liquidity to…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE ECB must keep buying bonds to cushion Ukraine fallout, Stournaras says

The European Central Bank should continue its bond-buying stimulus programme at least until the end of the year and keep…

4 years ago

Munich Re forecasts 2022 profit lift after pandemic rebound

German reinsurance group Munich Re on Wednesday forecast a 14% jump in profit this year as it reported a bounceback…

4 years ago

HSBC boosts profitability goal on higher rates, profit doubling

HSBC (HSBA.L) brought forward its key profitability target by a year and more than doubled its annual profit as expected bad loans…

4 years ago