financial crisis

Image for BoE may force banks to use buffers in a crisis, official says
Top Stories

BoE may force banks to use buffers in a crisis, official says

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England may oblige all banks to tap their capital buffer...

14th July, 2022

Image for Swatch Group upbeat as China comes out of lockdown
Top Stories

Swatch Group upbeat as China comes out of lockdown

By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) -Swatch Group stuck to its forecast for double-digit sales grow...

14th July, 2022

Image for UK’s Barratt misses home completion target, shares tumble
Top Stories

UK’s Barratt misses home completion target, shares tumble

By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) -Barratt reported fewer home completions than expected for fiscal...

14th July, 2022

Image for Venezuelan gold legal battle resumes in London
Top Stories

Venezuelan gold legal battle resumes in London

By Kirstin Ridley and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – A long-running legal battle between Venezuelan P...

13th July, 2022

Image for Gazprom: Nord Stream gas link’s safety depends on stranded turbine
Top Stories

Gazprom: Nord Stream gas link’s safety depends on stranded turbine

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Kremlin-controlled energy giant Gazprom said on Wednesday it could not guarantee t...

13th July, 2022

Image for Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives, protesters storm prime minister’s office
Top Stories

Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives, protesters storm prime minister’s office

By Devjyot Ghoshal, Waruna Cudah Nimal Karunatilake and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lan...

13th July, 2022

Image for Sri Lankans storm prime minister’s office, demanding he quit as well
Top Stories

Sri Lankans storm prime minister’s office, demanding he quit as well

By Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) -Barely hours after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fle...

13th July, 2022

Image for The most coveted endorsement in race to be next British prime minister? Margaret Thatcher
Top Stories

The most coveted endorsement in race to be next British prime minister? Margaret Thatcher

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Margaret Thatcher has not been in power since 1990. In fact,...

13th July, 2022

Image for Explainer-What is the BA.5 variant and why does it seem to be reinfecting so many people with COVID-19?
Top Stories

Explainer-What is the BA.5 variant and why does it seem to be reinfecting so many people with COVID-19?

By Jennifer Rigby and Julie Steenhuysen LONDON (Reuters) – BA.5, part of the Omicron family, is the...

13th July, 2022

Image for IMF chief warns natural gas disruptions could trigger recession in Europe
Top Stories

IMF chief warns natural gas disruptions could trigger recession in Europe

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – The global economic outlook remains extremely uncertain, the head of...

13th July, 2022

Image for Rising prices curb consumers’ taste for chocolate
Top Stories

Rising prices curb consumers’ taste for chocolate

By Maytaal Angel and Jessica DiNapoli LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Consumers are cutting back on choc...

13th July, 2022

Image for SAS and pilot unions resume talks as crippling strike enters 10th day
Top Stories

SAS and pilot unions resume talks as crippling strike enters 10th day

By Helena Soderpalm STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Scandinavian airline SAS and unions representing striking p...

13th July, 2022