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King Charles to address a nation shaken by death of queen

Britain's King Charles will address a country in mourning on Friday following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, the…

3 years ago

Analysis: Sterling returns to the 1980s, and it may get cheaper still

Sterling's slide against the dollar to a rate last seen in 1985 has sparked talk of a dramatic spiral downwards…

3 years ago

Ghana delivers biggest rate hike ever at emergency meeting

Ghana's central bank on Wednesday delivered its biggest rate hike ever, a 300 basis point increase to 22%, at an…

3 years ago

Swiss National Bank posts record H1 loss, says no policy impact

The Swiss National Bank (SNBN.S) reported a first-half loss of 95.2 billion Swiss francs ($100.08 billion) on Friday, the biggest six-month loss…

3 years ago

GLOBAL ECONOMY Global slowdown fears darken as cost of living bites

The global economy looks increasingly likely to be heading into a serious slowdown, just as central banks aggressively reverse ultra-loose…

3 years ago

Germany’s gas crisis in charts: Pipeline repair, and then what?

The flow of gas from Russia to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline stopped on Monday as a planned…

3 years ago

Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson to quit as UK prime minister

Boris Johnson will announce his resignation as British prime minister on Thursday after he was abandoned by ministers and his…

3 years ago

Mexican used-car startup Kavak expands outside Latin America

Mexican used-car platform Kavak is investing $180 million to open offices and make its platform available in four new countries,…

3 years ago

Explainer: How Macron’s inflation relief law tests France’s new political order

President Emmanuel Macron's government will get its first taste of life under France's new political order in the days ahead…

3 years ago

EXCLUSIVE Germany to overhaul laws to allow energy bailouts – sources

Germany's government will have the power to take stakes in utilities and impose emergency levies on consumers under proposed legal…

3 years ago