At IMF-World Bank talks, small steps in climate finance
The IMF and World Bank have been holding their first annual meetings in Africa in 50 years under pressure to reform a system too outdated to properly help poor nations...
2023-10-13 23:26
US Fed on track for a 'soft landing': senior offical
The US Federal Reserve is on track to achieve the rare feat of lowering inflation without causing a damaging recession, a senior...
2023-10-13 22:26
Wells Fargo quarterly profit rises on higher interest income
(Reuters) -Wells Fargo's profit rose in the third quarter as the U.S. lender benefited from customers paying higher interest on
2023-10-13 18:57
TSMC applies for 'permanent' permit to export US equipment to China factory
Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC said Friday it has applied for -- and expects to receive -- permanent authorisation from Washington to allow the export of US chip-making...
2023-10-13 18:56
IMF, World Bank urge funds for poverty, climate fights
The heads of the IMF and World Bank urged member nations on Friday to boost the funding firepower of the global lenders to help poorer...
2023-10-13 18:46
Disasters cause $3.8 tn in crop loses over 30 years: FAO
Natural and man-made disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop and livestock loses over 30 years, the UN's Food and...
2023-10-13 18:16
Borrell says trust between EU, China 'eroded'
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Friday that trust between the bloc and China had been eroded, blaming the trade imbalance between the two on "difficulties" faced by European...
2023-10-13 16:55
'Licence to hide': Western plastic waste dumped in Myanmar
In a working-class neighbourhood of Myanmar's Yangon, plastic waste is piled a metre high, the toxic product of what a recent investigation said is...
2023-10-13 15:52
Swiftonomics and Beyonce bump: how stars power economies
Three years after the pandemic wiped out the live music scene, fans are flocking again to see their favourite stars on stage, with Taylor Swift and Beyonce raking it in with tours...
2023-10-13 14:49
Burp tax causes pre-poll stink with New Zealand farmers
New Zealand has a plan to tax farmers for their livestock's burps and farts -- and it's causing a stink...
2023-10-13 11:48
US extends China chip waiver for Taiwan's TSMC: minister
The United States has extended a waiver to Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC to supply US chip-making equipment to its factories in China, the island's...
2023-10-13 11:18
Markets snap week-long rally as US inflation dents rate hopes
Equities went into reverse Friday, snapping a week-long rally, as a forecast-topping US inflation report revived fears the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates again...
2023-10-13 10:48
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