(Reuters) – A week that included a bevy of still-ugly inflation numbers may also have marked a turn in market views of the Federal Reserve, as inflation expectations fell, bond yields moderated, and even consumers stopped ratcheting up their outlook for price increases.
PARIS (Reuters) – French TV production company Banijay, which is set to list on the stock market, reported on Friday higher first quarter sales and profits compared to a year ago.
N‘DJAMENA (Reuters) – Central Africa’s regional banking regulator sent out a reminder on Friday about its ban on the use of cryptocurrencies, weeks after the Central African Republic, a member state, made bitcoin legal tender.
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Perrigo Company PLC, which makes store-brand baby formulas for retailers including Walmart Inc and Amazon.com Inc expects shortages and heightened demand to last for the “balance of the year,” said CEO Murray Kessler in an interview with Reuters.
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombias economy could have grown by 7.5% in the first quarter of 2022 versus the year-earlier period, mainly boosted by domestic consumption, though this will begin to moderate amid inflationary pressures, a Reuters poll revealed on Friday.
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Monday to discuss how Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine affects Poland’s economy as part of a week-long trip that also will take her to Brussels and a
(Reuters) – Consumer inflation in Russia accelerated in April to 17.83% in year-on-year terms, its highest level since January 2002, data showed on Friday, as it got a boost from the volatile rouble and unprecedented western sanctions that disrupted logistics chains.
By Giuseppe Fonte and Francesca Landini ROME (Reuters) – The Benetton family and U.S. fund Blackstone have notified the Italian government about their takeover offer for Atlantia to secure Romes green light before its launch, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
(Reuters) – The U.S. economic outlook has weakened and inflation is set to remain higher than previously expected for a while yet, a Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia survey of professional economic forecasters showed on Friday.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Jerome Powell’s nomination to a second term as Fed Chair.
WEISSENHAUS, Germany (Reuters) – Ukraine asked the G7 group of rich nations on Friday to seize Russian assets and hand them over to help it rebuild after months of war, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
BERLIN (Reuters) – Porsche Automobil Holding SE cautioned on Friday that the feasibility of a listing of luxury sportscar maker Porsche AG, planned for the fourth quarter of this year, depended on numerous factors including market conditions.
By Winni Zhou and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Shanghai‘s COVID-19 lockdown is wreaking havoc on companies’ dividend-payment paperwork and bankers say it is delaying summertime dollar buying as some firms are unable to collect the signatures and company seals needed to process FX contracts.
(Reuters) – U.S. bond funds saw a surge in outflows in the week to May 11 on concerns over higher inflation readings, which cemented expectations of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.
With the economy facing an extremely tight labor market and high inflation, the FOMC has raised its policy target interest rate a couple of times
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rebounded on Friday at the end of a bumpy week marked by rising concerns over tighter monetary policy and slowing economic growth, while Twitter plunged after Elon Musk put his deal for the social media company on hold.
BERLIN (Reuters) – The finance ministers of the Group of Seven industrialised nations (G7) aim to agree on providing close to 30 billion euros ($31.15 billion) in financial support to Ukraine at their meeting in Germany next week, Spiegel magazine reported.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Austrias largest bank Erste Group said on Friday that CEO Bernd Spalt would not renew his contract, which runs until June 30, 2023, due to “differing opinions on the future, long-term strategic orientation of the group”.
Calling stable prices the “bedrock” of the economy
ABUJA (Reuters) – Ten Nigerian cabinet ministers, including the petroleum minister, have resigned to run in next years election, the information minister said on Friday.