Analysis: Euro zone governments must court private buyers for mountain of debt
Dec 22 (Reuters) - Euro zone governments will have to charm private buyers to step in and buy 400 billion...
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Spain to request over $89 bln in fresh EU funds, mostly loans
MADRID, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The Spanish government will ask the European Union for loans worth 84 billion euros ($89.1...
Oil rises on hopes for China’s economy; recession fears limit gains
Traders process reopening of Chinese economyEU countries agree to gas price cap, Czech Republic saysRising interest rates, recession fears weighU.S....
Rouble slumps to 7-month low, biggest one-day drop since July
Russian rouble plunges over 4% against dollarRouble on course for biggest 1-day drop since JulyCurrency hits 68.4800 vs dollar, weakest...
Russia’s central bank governor Nabiullina speaks after holding rates at 7.5%
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina and her deputy Alexei Zabotkin gave a news conference after...
UK downturn moderates in December but factories struggle – PMI
LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The downturn across British businesses has eased slightly this month, apart from for manufacturers, and...
Capping rocky 2022, EU agrees more Russia sanctions, funds for Ukraine
BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - European Union leaders wrapped up their last summit of 2022 with an agreement to provide...
U.S. retail sales fall after hefty gains; labor market still tight
Retail sales fall 0.6% in NovemberCore retail sales drop 0.2%; October sales revised lowerWeekly jobless claims decrease 20,000 to 211,000WASHINGTON,...
Russian rouble heads towards five-month low against dollar
Dec 15 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble hit its weakest level against the U.S. dollar in more than five months...
U.S. import prices drop further; inflation pressures easing
Import prices fall 0.6% in November; up 2.7% year-on-yearCore import prices drop 0.6%; rise 1.7% from year agoExport prices slip...
