FinanceFinance may be junked from EU climate law, leaked memo shows. Critics say it could be unenforceableNovember 14, 2023394LONDON (AP) — A flagship EU law intended to push European companies toward net zero faces being seriously weakened by...
BankingBank of England keeps main UK interest rate at 15-year high of 5.25% and cautions over oil pricesNovember 2, 2023440LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged on Thursday at the 15-year high of...
BankingEurope’s central bank halts rate hikes as war in the Middle East casts a shadow over the economyOctober 26, 2023419FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday for the first time in over a...
BankingBank of England joins US Fed in keeping interest rates unchanged after inflation declinesSeptember 21, 2023142LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England on Thursday joined the U.S. Federal Reserve in pausing interest rate increases after...
BankingEurope’s central bank hikes key interest rate to record high even as recession threat growsSeptember 14, 2023480FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank hiked its key interest rate to a record high Thursday, pressing its...
MoneyEU rebukes its representative in Austria over ‘blood money’ comment on Russian gas importsSeptember 8, 2023287BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch strongly criticized the bloc’s representative in Austria for accusing the country of...
CurrenciesWhat’s behind the tentative US-Iran agreement involving prisoners and frozen fundsAugust 12, 2023236DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States and Iran reached a tentative agreement this week that will eventually...
BankingUS, UK, and Canada sanction Lebanon’s former central bank governor over corruption allegationsAugust 10, 2023221BEIRUT (AP) — The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada slapped sanctions Thursday on Lebanon’s embattled former central bank governor...
BankingEurope’s economy shows modest growth after months of stagnation as rate hikes weigh on businessesJuly 31, 2023166FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European economy grew modestly in the most recent quarter, breaking out of a months of...
CurrenciesBank owners and citizens protest deterioration of the Iraqi dinar following US ban on Iraqi banksJuly 26, 2023361IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Dozens of people protested in front of the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad and bank...