Britain’s top financial official started the year with a plea. To those who retired early in the pandemic or have not found the right job after furlough, Jeremy Hunt said, […]
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Back to news homeEurozone Inflation Edges Lower, but Pressure on Prices Continues
With the winter drawing to a close, inflation levels eased in Europe last month, the European Commission reported on Thursday, even as concerns grew that stubbornly high prices could put […]
Bao Fan, Banker in China Who Vanished, Is Said to Be Aiding Inquiry
China Renaissance Holdings said Sunday that its chief executive, Bao Fan, a prominent investment banker in China, was cooperating with a government investigation, weeks after the company had announced it […]
Tech Leaders in Israel Wonder if It’s Time to Leave
For years, budding Israeli tech executives have asked Yanki Margalit, a veteran entrepreneur, where they should start their fledgling companies. For years, he’s offered the same advice: Here, in Israel, […]
Turkey’s Reeling Economy Is an Added Challenge for Erdogan
As Turkish authorities grapple with the agony of a mounting death toll from the deadliest earthquake in a century, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is confronting a parallel crisis: the disaster’s […]
Why Adani’s $100 Billion Loss Hasn’t Tanked India’s Markets
When shares of the Adani Group, until recently India’s largest conglomerate, began their free fall late last month, shedding more than $100 billion in days, some observers worried that the […]
U.S. Trade Deficit Surged in 2022
WASHINGTON — The overall U.S. trade deficit rose 12.2 percent last year, nearing $1 trillion as Americans purchased large volumes of foreign machinery, medicines, industrial supplies and car parts, according […]
How Russia Is Surviving the Tightening Grip on Its Oil Revenue
Using customs data from India, Mr. Vakulenko, the Russian oil expert, showed that local importers of Russian crude paid almost the same price as Brent crude. A New York Times […]
Flowers, Fresh Fish and Movies: China Is Spending Again, Cautiously
In downtown Nanjing, China, a fishmonger sold a lot more ribbon fish than usual for Lunar New Year family gatherings two weeks ago. A florist in a run-down shopping mall […]
Sri Lanka Is Calm Again. That Doesn’t Mean Things Are Any Better.
On the surface, calm has returned to Sri Lanka since the South Asian nation plunged into political chaos and virtual bankruptcy last summer. Gone are the fuel lines that snaked […]