The dollar began the week nudging down from multi-year highs, with a hotter-than-forecast inflation reading in New Zealand lending modest support to the kiwi, though…
View More US dollar nudges down from multi-year highs as euro gasps for gasCategory: Business
Swiss central bank plans at least 50 bps rate hike in September, newspaper reports
The Swiss National Bank is currently planning to raise interest rates by 50 or 75 basis points in its next scheduled monetary policy announcement in…
View More Swiss central bank plans at least 50 bps rate hike in September, newspaper reportsUK to surpass Germany as Europe’s top entertainment and media market
The United Kingdom is projected to overtake continental heavyweight Germany as the biggest entertainment and media (E&M) market next year, according to projections by PwC.…
View More UK to surpass Germany as Europe’s top entertainment and media marketEuropean parliament backs ‘historic’ reboot to EU’s digital rulebook
The European Parliament has given a final stamp of approval to two major pieces of regulation which will update the EU’s rules for digital businesses.…
View More European parliament backs ‘historic’ reboot to EU’s digital rulebookHighest fuel prices in Europe recorded in Netherlands, Denmark, Germany
Prices for gasoline and diesel in the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany are higher than in any other European country, Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has…
View More Highest fuel prices in Europe recorded in Netherlands, Denmark, GermanyCyber attack against Ukraine affects thousands across Europe
A cyberattack targeting a satellite network used by Ukraine’s government and military agencies shortly after Russia’s invasion also knocked offline tens of thousands of broadband…
View More Cyber attack against Ukraine affects thousands across EuropeEuropean governments reject Putin threats over gas supplies as ‘blackmail’
Russian president Vladimir Putin threatened on Thursday to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are paid in Russian currency,…
View More European governments reject Putin threats over gas supplies as ‘blackmail’Ukraine negotiations to resume, Putin gives Europe gas payment ultimatum
European buyers of Russian gas faced a deadline to start paying in roubles on Friday, while negotiations aimed at ending the five-week war were set…
View More Ukraine negotiations to resume, Putin gives Europe gas payment ultimatumEurope’s Economy Reels Under Energy Fallout
Two weeks since Russia began Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II, businesses across the continent are already in varying stages of despair at the…
View More Europe’s Economy Reels Under Energy FalloutELON MUSK REACHES DEAL TO BUY TWITTER FOR $44 BILLION
Twitter has agreed to be acquired by Elon Musk in a deal that values the company at $44 billion, the board announced Monday afternoon. “The…
View More ELON MUSK REACHES DEAL TO BUY TWITTER FOR $44 BILLION