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Companies in China distance themselves from Taiwan amid Pelosi backlash

Companies in China distance themselves from Taiwan amid Pelosi backlash

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – From a Chinese soy sauce maker to an A..

Wait and see: U.S. companies curb investment as they await Fed moves

Wait and see: U.S. companies curb investment as they await Fed moves

By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) – Business investment appears to be an early victi..

Factbox: Government measures to ease inflation pain

Factbox: Government measures to ease inflation pain

(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruption to global supply chains and the knock-..

Russia bans Western investors from selling banking, key energy stakes

Russia bans Western investors from selling banking, key energy stakes

(This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian mi..

U.S. job growth surges in July as labor market defies recession fears

U.S. job growth surges in July as labor market defies recession fears

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelera..

Switzerland’s new energy asset: hydro plant with capacity to charge 400,000 car batteries

Switzerland’s new energy asset: hydro plant with capacity to charge 400,000 car batteries

By Denis Balibouse FINHAUT, Switzerland (Reuters) – Switzerland is adding a mu..

Analysis-East Europe’s party is over as double-digit inflation bites

Analysis-East Europe’s party is over as double-digit inflation bites

By Krisztina Than ESZTERGOM, Hungary (Reuters) – In the weeks that followed Ru..

Pelosi praises Taiwan, says Asian trip wasn’t to change status quo

Pelosi praises Taiwan, says Asian trip wasn’t to change status quo

By Sakura Murakami and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representativ..

Britain lifts rates by most since 1995, latest to deliver aggressive hikes

Britain lifts rates by most since 1995, latest to deliver aggressive hikes

(Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday by half-a-po..

Man charged under Britain’s Treason Act over Christmas Day incident at queen’s home

Man charged under Britain’s Treason Act over Christmas Day incident at queen’s home

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – A man arrested with a crossbow at Queen E..

Why some heatwaves prove deadlier than others

Why some heatwaves prove deadlier than others

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s record-breaking heatwave la..

UK leadership favourite Truss U-turns on pay plan in first big misstep

UK leadership favourite Truss U-turns on pay plan in first big misstep

By Andrew MacAskill and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s foreign mi..

Analysis: U.S. banks face trillion-dollar reverse repo headache

Analysis: U.S. banks face trillion-dollar reverse repo headache

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The trillions of dollars in o..

‘Living with COVID’: Where the pandemic could go next

‘Living with COVID’: Where the pandemic could go next

By Jennifer Rigby and Julie Steenhuysen LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – As the thir..

Gold investors face bind over bars from tarnished Russia

Gold investors face bind over bars from tarnished Russia

By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) – Some investors want Russian gold off their ..

U.S. considers crackdown on memory chip makers in China

U.S. considers crackdown on memory chip makers in China

By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States..

Russia’s 2022 inflation seen at 13.4%, more rate cuts to come: Reuters poll

Russia’s 2022 inflation seen at 13.4%, more rate cuts to come: Reuters poll

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Analysts have trimmed their year-end inflation forecasts fo..

Some wounded Russian soldiers find compensation elusive, despite Putin’s pledge – sources

Some wounded Russian soldiers find compensation elusive, despite Putin’s pledge – sources

By Maria Tsvetkova ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A week into Moscow’s war in Ukraine, R..

Dollar pares gains as US growth contracts for second quarter

Dollar pares gains as US growth contracts for second quarter

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar pared gains on Thursday afte..

Biden begins fifth call with China’s Xi, looking to tamp down Taiwan tension

Biden begins fifth call with China’s Xi, looking to tamp down Taiwan tension

By Steve Holland and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden ..

The global recession drum beat is getting louder

The global recession drum beat is getting louder

By Sujata Rao, Dhara Ranasinghe and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – Sharpl..

U.S. carrier strike group returns to South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions

U.S. carrier strike group returns to South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions

By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) -A U.S. aircraft carrier and its strike group hav..

Cost of living crisis? Consumers keep spending for now

Cost of living crisis? Consumers keep spending for now

By Richa Naidu and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – Consumer-focused firms ..

Factbox: Europe’s summer travel chaos

Factbox: Europe’s summer travel chaos

(Reuters) – Strikes and staff shortages are forcing airlines to cancel thousan..

Ukraine grain export coordination centre opens in Istanbul

Ukraine grain export coordination centre opens in Istanbul

By Can Sezer and Orhan Coskun ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Ak..

Monkeypox emergency could last months, with window closing to stop spread, experts say

Monkeypox emergency could last months, with window closing to stop spread, experts say

(Clarifies that number given for at-risk population refers to UK only) By Jennifer R..

Global growth headed down as inflation surge to endure

Global growth headed down as inflation surge to endure

By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – The global economy is mired in a serious ..

Factbox-Europe ramps up coal imports as energy supply fears grow

Factbox-Europe ramps up coal imports as energy supply fears grow

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – European buyers have had to temporarily se..

Factbox-Europe’s summer travel chaos

Factbox-Europe’s summer travel chaos

(Reuters) – Strikes and staff shortages are forcing airlines to cancel thousan..

David Trimble, Northern Irish hardliner turned consensus-builder dies at 77

David Trimble, Northern Irish hardliner turned consensus-builder dies at 77

BELFAST (Reuters) – Few Nobel laureates can have endured as much vitriol durin..

Pope apologizes for ‘deplorable evil’ of Canadian indigenous schools

Pope apologizes for ‘deplorable evil’ of Canadian indigenous schools

By Philip Pullella and Tim Johnson MASKWACIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Pope Francis apolog..

World condemns Myanmar junta for ‘cruel’ execution of activists

World condemns Myanmar junta for ‘cruel’ execution of activists

(Reuters) -Myanmar’s ruling military announced on Monday it had executed four ..

Analysis – Russian gas flow too low to fill Europe’s storage

Analysis – Russian gas flow too low to fill Europe’s storage

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s cut in supplies through its..

Gazprom gas cut tempers economic hopes after Ukraine grain deal

Gazprom gas cut tempers economic hopes after Ukraine grain deal

By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Russia dealt a new blow to E..

Back to black? Germany’s coal power plan hits hurdles

Back to black? Germany’s coal power plan hits hurdles

By Markus Wacket and Matthias Inverardi BERLIN (Reuters) – High coal prices, s..

Tunisia’s Saied holds referendum, critics fear for democracy

Tunisia’s Saied holds referendum, critics fear for democracy

By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisians voted on Monday on a ne..

Russia’s Gazprom tightens squeeze on gas flow to Europe

Russia’s Gazprom tightens squeeze on gas flow to Europe

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia tightened its gas squeeze on Europe on Monday as Gazprom sa..