Economy

Zurich (AFP) - The head of Switzerland's central bank, Thomas Jordan, will step down in September after 12 years in...

French farmers protest near Paris’s Arc de Triomphe

by Andrew Murphy

Paris (AFP) - French farmers blocked traffic around Paris's famed Arc de Triomphe monument with tractors and bales of hay,...

WTO ministers struggle to forge deals as talks go into overtime

by David Peterson

Abu Dhabi (AFP) - World trade ministers were locked in disagreement on fisheries subsidies, agriculture and digital customs duties as...

Divided G20 blocked by ‘impasse’ over Ukraine, Gaza

Sao Paulo (AFP) - The first G20 finance ministers' meeting of the year ended Thursday without a joint statement due...

G20 hears a $250-billion-a-year idea: tax the super-rich

by Andrew Murphy

Sao Paulo (AFP) - French economist Gabriel Zucman brought a $250-billion-a-year idea to top policy makers from the world's biggest...

US Fed official says open to ‘summer time’ interest rate cut

by Emma Reilly

Washington (AFP) - The speed at which US inflation is easing means it will likely be appropriate for the Federal...

European airlines, facing jet delivery delays, see profits soar

London (AFP) - Europe's aviation industry is extending its bounceback from the Covid pandemic, as British Airways owner IAG and...

Brazil urges G20 ensure ‘super-rich pay fair share’ of taxes

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazil's finance minister called Thursday for an international plan to ensure the world's super-rich pay their...

US Fed’s favored inflation gauge falls, but price pressures remain

Washington (AFP) - The US central bank's favored measure of inflation edged lower on an annual basis in January, government...

EU lawmakers back transparency rules for Airbnb-style rentals