ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank could raise interest rates to tackle inflation which remains above target, Chairman Thomas Jordan said in an interview published on Saturday, Jordan de[...]
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Politics
US House Republicans unveil broad package of tax cuts
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday unveiled a series of new tax breaks aimed at businesses and families while proposing to reverse some o[...]
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U.S. Congress to consider two new bills on artificial intelligence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators on Thursday introduced two separate bipartisan artificial intelligence bills on Thursday amid growing interest in addressing issues surrounding the technolog[...]
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Exclusive-VTB to sell one of Russia’s biggest grain traders, Demetra-Holding, CEO Kostin says
MOSCOW (Reuters) – VTB, Russia’s second largest bank, will sell its stake in one of Russia’s biggest grain traders, Demetra-Holding, and is in negotiations with both Russian and fore[...]
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Exclusive-VTB profit seen at record of 400 billion roubles in 2023 – CEO Kostin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian state-owned lender VTB will see profit of “not less” than 400 billion roubles ($4.9 billion) in 2023 after a bumper first five months of the year and a rec[...]
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Factbox-What are governments doing to ease inflation pain?
(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have driven up prices of energy, commodities and other necessities. Here’s[...]
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US companies face less pressure for climate and social reforms
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Shareholder support for proxy resolutions on topics including climate change and workforce diversity dropped significantly this spring, analysts said, as tough proposa[...]
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Russian central bank gives most hawkish signal this year as it holds rates
By Elena Fabrichnaya, Vladimir Soldatkin and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s central bank issued its strongest signal yet that it may hike interest rates this year, saying that likel[...]
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Factbox-UBS, government agree on Credit Suisse loss guarantees – key points
(Reuters) – UBS and the Swiss government agreed on Friday on how they will share losses linked to the bank’s emergency takeover of Credit Suisse, clearing the way for the deal to close in[...]
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