Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NY Fed: Consumer debt rises in third quarter on strong demand, high inflation
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) - Americans continued to take on debt during the fourth quarter amid a surge in credit card borrowing, even as they backed away from new mortgages in a rapidly rising int...
Nov 15, 2022
Analysis-Investors expand footprint in commodity trade finance as banks retreat
By Julia Payne, Pratima Desai and Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds have stepped up financing of trade in commodities such as oil, gas, cocoa and copper as banks hit the limit of what they c...
Nov 15, 2022
Biafran separatist leader’s brother challenges UK in London court
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - A lawsuit accusing the British government of refusing to acknowledge that jailed Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu was the victim of extraordinary rendition to Nige...
Nov 15, 2022
German minister targets Iran in appeal to abolish death penalty
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock singled out Iran for using the death penalty to suppress members of the opposition at a conference on Tuesday which aimed to outlaw the pun...
Nov 15, 2022
U.S. nuclear plants expect government decision on credits by year-end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two companies that have applied for funding to keep struggling nuclear power plants open said they expect to hear from the U.S. Department of Energy by the end of the year. Both...
Nov 15, 2022
COP27: Cities with net zero promises falling short on tracking, report says
By Gloria Dickie SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - More than half of cities with pledges to reach net zero emissions have no plan for how they'll track and report progress, an analysis published Tues...
Nov 15, 2022
WHO chief scientist departs ahead of broader shake-up
By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - The chief scientist of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday she was leaving the agency, the first of a series of high-profile depart...
Nov 15, 2022
Nigeria’s debt service costs to remain elevated in medium term -Fitch
By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's debt service costs will remain elevated in the short to medium term, which will hobble the country's ability to use fiscal policy to support economic ...
Nov 15, 2022
Russia expresses concern that some nations blaming geopolitics for climate backsliding
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Russia is concerned that some countries may be using a "difficult geopolitical situation" to justify backsliding on climate commitments, the Russian climate envoy sa...
Nov 15, 2022
Slowed producer prices another plus for Fed’s inflation fight
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prices paid by U.S. businesses rose less than expected in October with some key components registering an out-and-out decline, another sign inflation may be ...
Nov 15, 2022
