Tag: Trade/External Payments

World News

Russian Billionaire Mikhail Fridman Offers $1 Billion to Ukraine in Hope of Sanctions Relief

September 8, 2022
Henry

Russian businessman Mikhail Fridman is offering to transfer $1 billion of his personal wealth into a…

Business

U.S. Trade Deficit Shrank in July

September 7, 2022
Henry

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in July for the fourth month in a row as global…

World News

Exports, the Engine of China’s Slowing Economy, Are Sputtering

September 7, 2022
Henry

HONG KONG—The export boom that has powered China’s economy through the pandemic decelerated in August, reflecting…

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Putin Threatens to Limit Ukraine’s Grain Exports, Accuses West of ‘Deception’

September 7, 2022
Henry

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to curtail the export of grain from Ukraine, charging falsely that…

Business

Stock Futures Waver Ahead of Economic Data

September 7, 2022
Henry

Stock futures were little changed and the dollar rose as investors considered risks to the global…

Business

Russia’s Nord Stream Pipeline Closure Lands Economic Blow Against Europe

September 5, 2022
Henry

Power prices surged, European currencies hit multidecade lows and governments scrambled to contain the economic hit…

World News

Israel Makes Final Push to Shape Restored Iran Nuclear Deal

September 4, 2022
Henry

Israeli officials are scrambling to influence the Biden administration as the U.S. attempts to revive the…

World News

Ukraine’s Zelensky Rallies Europe Against Russia’s ‘Energy Attack’

September 4, 2022
Henry

DNIPRO, Ukraine—Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky urged European countries to respond to an “energy attack” from Russia,…

Business

Russian Economic Optimism Is Based on Suspect Data

September 2, 2022
Henry

In the early weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. and European allies rolled out…