Slump in China bank loans raises more worries about recovery, adds pressure on central bank
By Qiaoyi Li and Kevin Yao BEIJING New Chinese bank loans tumbled far more sharply than expected in
2023-05-11 19:17
Bank of England raises UK interest rates to highest level since 2008
The Bank of England has raised interest rates to their highest level since late 2008 as it continues to combat stubbornly high inflation in the U.K. The decision on Thursday by the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee to lift its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.5% was widely anticipated in financial markets
2023-05-11 19:17
Serbians hand over thousands of weapons after mass shootings
Serbian police say citizens have handed over nearly 6,000 unregistered weapons in the first three days of a month-long amnesty period that is part of an anti-gun crackdown following two mass shootings last week
2023-05-11 18:59
Title 42 expires tonight. Here's what happens next
There are just hours left before the expiration of a pandemic-era public health restriction will significantly alter several years of US immigration policy, threatening chaos as an estimated tens of thousands of migrants mass near the US-Mexico border in anticipation. Here's how border crossings could be impacted after the order expires.
2023-05-11 18:54
European stocks climb as focus switches to Bank of England
Europe's main stock markets rose on Thursday, with the region's key event an expected interest rate hike from...
2023-05-11 18:29
Explainer-Title 42 is ending at the US-Mexico border. What is it and what happens now?
By Ted Hesson (Reuters) -The United States is set to lift COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday night that have blocked hundreds
2023-05-11 18:29
Ukraine Latest: Zelenskiy Says More Time Is Needed for Offensive
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the BBC that Ukraine needs more time to prepare for its anticipated counteroffensive against
2023-05-11 18:28
Zelenskiy says more time needed before counteroffensive
(Reuters) -Ukraine is holding fire until more Western armoured vehicles arrive before it starts its long-awaited counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied
2023-05-11 18:28
White House takes signature law off negotiating table in early spending, debt ceiling talks
The White House is drawing its battle lines.
2023-05-11 18:26
Japan tech investor SoftBank sinks into second year of losses
Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group is reporting a loss of 970 billion yen, or $7 billion, for the fiscal year that just ended
2023-05-11 18:24
Hong Kong newspaper to stop publishing drawings by prominent cartoonist after government complaints
A Hong Kong newspaper will stop publishing drawings by the city’s most prominent political cartoonist after they drew government complaints
2023-05-11 18:21
Liz Truss Taiwan trip sparks row with senior Tory MP
Alicia Kearns, who chairs the foreign affairs committee, accuses the former PM of "Instagram diplomacy".
2023-05-11 17:59