Bloomberg Nearly three months after Vladimir Putin sent his troops into Ukraine, Russia faces more sanctions than any other country. But thanks to surging prices for its exports of oil and gas, the Kremlin has been able to steady the ruble and limit the impact on consumers and the war effort. For now. Signs of strain are spreading across the ...

Bloomberg Prosecutors hoping to prove a top lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign lied while trying to get the FBI to investigate a suspected secret link between Donald Trump’s company and a Russian bank are having a hard time getting their own witnesses to confirm the claim. Michael Sussmann, a prominent cybersecurity lawyer with close ties to the Democratic Party, ...

Bloomberg Boris Johnson won’t be fined again for breaking coronavirus regulations after UK police concluded a probe into rule-breaking gatherings during lockdown, a major boost for the prime minister after months of turmoil. London’s Metropolitan Police said it has made a total of 126 referrals for fines as part of its investigation into the “partygate” allegations that have dogged the ...

  Bloomberg Chinese banks may cut their benchmark lending rates for a second time this year, giving consumers and businesses some relief as Covid-19 lockdowns and outbreaks wreak havoc on the economy. The one-year loan prime rate — the de facto benchmark lending rate — will likely be reduced by 5-10 basis points from 3.7% on Friday, according to 11 ...

  Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is losing its most powerful Black women, according to new data the firm released in a report on its website. The bank had 19 Black women among its executives and senior officials as of November 2021, the bank said, down from 25 a year earlier, while the 24 Black men in that top rank ...

  Bloomberg Some of the world’s biggest banks haven’t moved enough senior staff into the European Union (EU) after Brexit, the bloc’s top regulator has concluded, an assessment that will likely lead to renewed pressure for more job moves to the EU. An exercise by the European Central Bank (ECB), known as “desk mapping,” found that several of the lenders reviewed ...

  Bloomberg European stocks extended declines as a sharp selloff in US equities fuelled concerns of an economic slowdown and further dented demand for risk assets. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was down 2% as of 10:01 am in London after the S&P 500 posted its biggest drop in almost two years. Personal care stocks were the biggest decliners, followed ...

  Bloomberg US stock investors are pricing in stronger odds of a recession than are evident from positive macroeconomic indicators, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc strategists. “A recession is not inevitable,” Goldman strategists led by David Kostin wrote in a note. “Rotations within the US equity market indicate that investors are pricing elevated odds of a downturn compared with ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), together with its long-standing partner Borealis AG, on Wednesday announced an intention to float 10 percent of Borouge plc, their petrochemicals joint venture, on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) through an initial public offering (IPO). The offering is expected to open on May 23, subject to regulatory approvals ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a letter from President MiloÅ¡ Zeman of the Czech Republic regarding the development of relations between the two countries. The letter was delivered to His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, by Jiří Slavík, Ambassador of ...