By David French (Reuters) – Wall Street posted its worst performance of the year on Tuesday, with the main benchmarks…
Northern Ireland’s DUP leader says more work needed to solve post-Brexit trade row
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party said on Tuesday there was still work to be…
HSBC cuts staff bonus pool, lifts CEO Quinn’s total pay
By Lawrence White and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC cut its annual bonus pool by 4% to $3.4 billion…
Treasury’s Adeyemo: U.S., allies plan more Russia sanctions in ‘coming days’
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and its allies will impose new sanctions and export controls in “coming…
U.S. home sales post 12th straight monthly drop; house price inflation slows
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. existing home sales dropped to the lowest level in more than 12 years…
UK economy’s unexpected bounce spurs more BoE rate hike talk
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain looks on course to sidestep a long recession after a survey showed a surprise…
Four-day week liked by UK employers in world’s largest trial
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – Dozens of British employers trialling a four-day working week have mostly decided to stick…
Ireland hands households, businesses more cost-of-living relief
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland on Tuesday announced 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion) in further cost-of-living relief payments to households and extended…
Explainer-Why Germany doesn’t like the EU’s debt reform proposals
BERLIN (Reuters) – EU finance ministers started talks last week on adjusting the bloc’s fiscal rules to the post-pandemic realities…
UK’s Hunt gets a pre-budget boost with surprise January surplus
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s government ran an unexpected budget surplus in January thanks to strong income tax receipts,…