Spanish manufacturing output down for 6th straight month in Dec -PMI
MADRID (Reuters) – Factory activity in Spain shrank for the sixth month in a row in December, albeit at a slower pace than the p..
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Airbus interested in minority share in Atos’s Evidian – Les Echos
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus has started exploratory talks to take a minority share in the Evidian cybersecurity unit of IT consulta..
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Japan’s emperor gives first public New Year’s greeting since 2020
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Emperor Naruhito on Monday gave a New Year’s address and greeted members of the public for..
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UK’s Sunak shelves childcare reform indefinitely – The Telegraph
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has shelved plans for a major overhaul of the childcare system aimed at saving pa..
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Death of former Pope Benedict overshadows New Year at Vatican
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis marked the Roman Catholic Church’s traditional World Day of Peace on Sun..
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How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Trillions of dollars wiped off world stocks, bond market tantrums, whip-sawing currency and com..
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Pandemic curbs linked to early start to Europe’s winter flu season
By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) – Pandemic restrictions that hampered the circulation of viruses other than COVID-19 could be..
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UK house prices end 2022 on a weaker note after pandemic boom
By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -British annual house price growth marked a further “sharp” slowdown in December, mortgage le..
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Few tourists, deserted streets in casino hub Macau after reopening
By Joyce Zhou and Tyrone Siu MACAU (Reuters) – Three years of COVID-19 forced Becky Zhang’s specialty food business in Macau to ..
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Spain’s 12-month inflation slows down again in December to 5.8%
(Reuters) -Spanish consumer prices rose 5.8% in December – at their slowest annual pace this year, thanks to lower electricity p..
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Japan insurers to maintain cover for LNG vessels in Russian waters
By Ritsuko Shimizu and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese insurers are expected to maintain marine war insurance, which co..
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Permitted share of China’s yuan in Russian wealth fund doubled to 60% -Finance Minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s finance ministry on Friday said the maximum possible share of Chinese yuan in its National Wea..
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DKSH sells its 25% stake in Swiss luxury watchmaker Bovet
ZURICH (Reuters) – DKSH will sell its 25% stake in Swiss luxury watchmaker Bovet to Pascal Raffy, the company said in a statemen..
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Russian services activity shrinks for third month running in Dec -PMI
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Activity in Russia’s services industry shrank for the third month running in December, a survey showed ..
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Oil set to end turbulent 2022 modestly higher
By Florence Tan and Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices edged up on Friday and were on track to post their second straig..
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Bahamas regulator holds FTX assets pending delivery to customers, creditors
(Reuters) – The Securities Commission of the Bahamas said on Thursday that it is holding FTX assets worth $3.5 billion based on ..
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UK’s Sunak to halve support that helps businesses pay fuel bills -The Times
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is poised to halve financial support on energy bills for businesses, amid concern..
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Southwest cancels thousands more flights; U.S. government vows scrutiny
By David Shepardson and Alexandra Alper (Reuters) -Southwest Airlines came under fire from the U.S. government on Tuesday after it can..
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Wall St stocks fall, bond yields rise as China drops quarantine rule
By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed lower on Tuesday after the release of U.S. economic d..
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Risking death at sea, Rohingya Muslims seek safety in Indonesia
By Hidayatullah Tahjuddin PIDIE, Indonesia (Reuters) – Crying with relief after a traumatic 40-day voyage to Indonesia in a leak..
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Spain’s November retail sales fall 0.6% on year
(Reuters) – Spanish retail sales fell 0.6% in November from a year earlier on a seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis, after ri..
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Italy’s rightist government tightens rules for migrant rescues
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s rightist government has approved measures to fine charities who rescue migrants at sea and impoun..
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German exporters prepare for a challenging 2023
BERLIN (Reuters) – German exporters have modest hopes for next year, anticipating problems at major customers in China because o..
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UK not planning COVID testing for travellers from China
(Reuters) -Britain has no plans to bring back COVID-19 testing for those coming into the country, a government spokesperson said on Th..
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Chipmaker Infineon ready to spend billions on acquisitions – CEO
MUNICH (Reuters) -Infineon is ready to spend several billion euros on the right takeover target as it searches for acquisitions to boo..
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UK’s Argo Blockchain shares soar on deals to avoid bankruptcy
By Sinchita Mitra and Anchal Rana (Reuters) -Crypto miner Argo Blockchain said on Wednesday it will sell its mining facility Helios fo..
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Exxon sues EU in move to block new windfall tax on oil companies
By Sabrina Valle (Reuters) – U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp is suing the European Union in a bid to force it to scrap the bloc&..
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Asian shares muted as investors fret over China reopening
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian equities swung between losses and gains in choppy trading on Wednesday as investor..
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Italy’s Nexi signs digital payments deal with TIM’s Olivetti
xMILAN (Reuters) – Nexi and Telecom Italia’s Olivetti have teamed up to provide advanced electronic payment solutions to b..
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Belgian court decides to keep EU corruption case suspect in detention
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian appeals court decided on Tuesday to keep Niccolo Figa-Talamanca, an Italian suspect in a European..
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European shares end higher on China recovery optimism
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European shares closed a touch higher on Tuesday as China relaxing its COVID-1..
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German businesses expect only mild recession as disruptions ease
BERLIN (Reuters) – German companies expect only a mild recession next year despite headwinds from the energy crisis, raw materia..
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Oil prices rise as China eases COVID curbs, U.S. storm fuels supply worries
By Isabel Kua SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose to three-week highs on Tuesday as China’s latest easing of COVID-19 restricti..
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Board of Russia’s AvtoVAZ approves $585 million in 2023 investment programme – RIA agency
(Reuters) – The board of directors of Russian top carmaker AvtoVAZ approved the firm’s 2023 investment programme for just ..
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Stocks advance, U.S. dollar retreats as China drops quarantine rule
By Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Stock markets gained while the U.S. dollar softened on Tuesday after China said it would drop it..
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Belarus sentences in absentia former Olympian Herasimenia to 12 years in prison – BelTA
By Ronald Popeski and Lidia Kelly (Reuters) – A Minsk court sentenced in absentia former Olympic swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia..
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Russia could hike rates in 2023 if inflation risks have big impact -cenbank
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Bank of Russia could raise interest rates in 2023 if inflationary risks such as labour shortages and impo..
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