global economy

Image for FTSE 100 ends slightly higher as investors watch US tariff talks, WPP slumps
Finance

FTSE 100 ends slightly higher as investors watch US tariff talks, WPP slumps

(Reuters) -The UK's main stock indexes rose on Wednesday, with investors focusing on a slate of corp...

9th July, 2025

Image for Trump threatens extra 10% tariffs on BRICS as leaders meet in Brazil
Headlines

Trump threatens extra 10% tariffs on BRICS as leaders meet in Brazil

By Lisandra Paraguassu RIO DE JANEIRO -Leaders of the growing BRICS group of developing nations were...

6th July, 2025

Image for BRICS finance ministers make unified proposal for IMF reforms
Headlines

BRICS finance ministers make unified proposal for IMF reforms

By Lisandra Paraguassu RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Finance ministers from the BRICS group of developin...

6th July, 2025

Image for Russia says low global oil stockpiles prompted OPEC+ to hike output
Headlines

Russia says low global oil stockpiles prompted OPEC+ to hike output

(Reuters) -Low global oil stockpiles were a major motivating factor in prompting OPEC+ members to ra...

5th July, 2025

Image for OPEC+ speeds up oil output hikes, adds 548,000 bpd in August
Headlines

OPEC+ speeds up oil output hikes, adds 548,000 bpd in August

By Alex Lawler, Maha El Dahan, Olesya Astakhova and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC+ agreed on...

5th July, 2025

Image for OPEC+ may further accelerate oil output hikes on Saturday, sources say
Headlines

OPEC+ may further accelerate oil output hikes on Saturday, sources say

By Olesya Astakhova and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Eight OPEC+ countries are likely to make ano...

4th July, 2025

Image for Challenge to dollar supremacy a long way off, central bankers say
Finance

Challenge to dollar supremacy a long way off, central bankers say

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) -There is no prospect of a major c...

1st July, 2025

Image for Putin: OPEC+ projects rising oil demand, especially in summer
Headlines

Putin: OPEC+ projects rising oil demand, especially in summer

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the OPEC+ group of leading oil pro...

27th June, 2025

Image for Dollar question hovers over top central bankers meeting in Sintra
Finance

Dollar question hovers over top central bankers meeting in Sintra

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -A million-dollar question will hang over...

27th June, 2025

Image for UN chief warns 80-year-old founding charter 'not an a la carte menu'
Headlines

UN chief warns 80-year-old founding charter 'not an a la carte menu'

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warn...

26th June, 2025

Image for Global cocaine boom keeps setting new records, UN report says
Headlines

Global cocaine boom keeps setting new records, UN report says

VIENNA (Reuters) -The global cocaine trade keeps setting new records, with cocaine the world's faste...

26th June, 2025

Image for Shares trade near record highs, crude prices gain nudged by Middle East ceasefire
Finance

Shares trade near record highs, crude prices gain nudged by Middle East ceasefire

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Stocks ticked higher and crude oil held not far from multi-week l...

25th June, 2025