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 ..
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No Santa rally for markets as central banks dampen peak rate hopes
By Naomi Rovnick and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -Forget a year-end rally in financial markets. The message from major central b..
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Barclays Private Bank opens new office in Verbier, Switzerland for 2022/23 Ski Season
To further strengthen Barclays Private Bank’s footprint and presence in Switzerland, the Private Bank has opened a new ‘pop-up’ office..
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BoE raises rates again as investors look towards end of hikes
By David Milliken and Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised its key interest rate by a further half-perc..
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Electric vehicles confront the leap to the mass market
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – The past year was sobering for investors who poured money into Tesla Inc and rival electric ..
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Swiss National Bank says inflation battle not yet won
By John Revill and Michael Shields BERN (Reuters) – Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said it was too early to “s..
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EU meets to try to break gas price cap impasse
By Kate Abnett, Gabriela Baczynska and Benoit Van Overstraeten BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union energy ministers meeting in Brussels..
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Explainer-Europe’s fiercely contested plan to cap gas prices
By Susanna Twidale, Kate Abnett and Gabriela Baczynska (Reuters) – A proposed cap on gas prices has divided European Union count..
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Food inflation: Tight grain, oilseed supplies to keep prices elevated
By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Drought or too much rain, the war in Ukraine and high energy costs look set to curb glob..
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Optable continues on growth trajectory with senior hires
Optable announces the appointment of Simon Theakston as Head of Solutions Consulting and Brad Jeffrey as VP North American Sales. The ..
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London stocks slip ahead of key interest rate decisions
By Johann M Cherian and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) – British shares closed lower on Monday, with investors treading cautiously ah..
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EU could face gas shortage next year, IEA warns
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has enough gas for the winter but could face a shortage next year if Russia cuts..
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Keystone oil pipeline restart timetable unclear; traders worry about supply
By Erwin Seba and Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON, Kan. (Reuters) -Traders expressed worry on Monday about how long Canada’s TC Energ..
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Queues form at fever clinics as China wrestles with COVID surge
By Eduardo Baptista and Josh Ye BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -People queued outside fever clinics at Chinese hospitals for COVID-19 che..
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Croatia’s coast turns to solar in bid to become energy-sustainable
By Daria Sito-Sucic MAKARSKA, Croatia (Reuters) – As high electricity bills have closed most hotels along Croatia’s Adriat..
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Britain braces for winter of strike action as nurses walk out
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – British nurses will go on strike this week, hitting already stretched hospitals and cranking u..
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Metro Bank, former top bosses fined over reporting error
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – British challenger bank Metro and two of its former executives have been slapped with fines b..
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European food delivery shapes up with Getir’s Gorillas buy
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Grocery-in-minutes company Getir’s $1.2 billion deal to buy rival Gorillas is an important..
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Oil edges up on U.S. pipeline restart uncertainty, Russian supplies
By Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose as much as more than 1% on Monday as a key pipeline supplying the United States rem..
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UK manufacturers expect output to fall 3.2% in 2023
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturers expect output to fall by 3.2% next year after a 4.4% decline in 2022,..
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King Charles releases photo for first Christmas card as monarch
LONDON (Reuters) – Buckingham Palace on Sunday released the photograph for King Charles’ first Christmas card as monarch, ..
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Explainer-How Britain is exploiting Brexit to reform finance?
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain proposed over 30 reforms on Friday to bolster the City of London’s role as a globa..
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Cold spell tests Europe’s gas cutback ambitions
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s first cold spell heading into the depths of winter is testing the resolve of co..
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France strains to avert power cuts as cold snap tests Europe’s energy resolve
By Gus Trompiz and Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) -France expects to avoid electricity cuts on Monday but faces a difficult week as t..
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Leaders recognise the importance of green transport at COP27, but we need data
By Devin De Vries, CEO, WhereIsMyTransport The COP27 summit, which recently wrapped up in the Egyptian reso..
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UK airports face Christmas disruption as border staff to strike
LONDON (Reuters) -Border Force workers at several major British airports including the country’s busiest, Heathrow, will go on s..
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Another momentous year beckons for Britain’s royal family
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – The last year will go down as one of the most seismic in the history of the British royal f..
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French environmentalists file complaint against Apple for wasteful practices
PARIS (Reuters) -A French environmental campaign group filed a complaint against Apple Inc. over commercial practices restricting the ..
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British PM Rishi Sunak pledges further action on strikes to ‘protect lives’
LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would take more action “to protect the lives and livelihoods&#..
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Analysis-East Europeans count their pennies for Christmas as food costs soar
By Krisztina Than TISZAESZLAR, Hungary (Reuters) – Consumers in Eastern Europe are saving up to put their favourite carp and por..
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EU agrees law to make airlines pay more to pollute
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union reached a deal in the early hours of Wednesday on a law to increase the price th..
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As WHO pandemic pact talks begin, poor countries on back foot
By Emma Farge and Jennifer Rigby GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – Global talks have begun on drafting new health rules for combating pa..
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‘We’re going to be free’: Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened
By Martin Quin Pollard and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti-C..
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impact.com Ends 2022 with Strong Momentum Driven by Client and Agency Partner Growth
Expansion in Europe and Asia, plus demand for strategic integrations and new product innovation are behind growth as leaders in the P..
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U.N. summit aims for global pact to protect nature
By Gloria Dickie and Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Countries are gathering Tuesday for a key U.N. nature conference in Mo..
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Explainer-What’s on the agenda at the U.N.’s COP15 nature summit?
By Gloria Dickie MONTREAL (Reuters) – A key United Nations summit to halt nature loss begins this week in Montreal, Canada. Dele..
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Factbox-How governments are trying to ease inflation pain
(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the knock-on effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have ..
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