UK statistics agency estimates 11% of workers on furlough

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British businesses reported that around 11% of their staff were still on furlough between Sept. 7 and Sept. 20, the Office for National Statistics said in…

POLL-Norway central bank rates seen on hold next week, hike draws nearer

[ad_1] * reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/cb-polls?RIC=NOINTR%3DECI poll data * Unanimous expectation for unchanged rate of 0.0% on March 18 * Median prediction for hike is in Q1 2022 * Some economists eye hike…

Erdogan’s snap economic rethink prompted by bleak briefings: Turkish sources

[ad_1] By Orhan Coskun, Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to oust Turkey’s central bank chief this month was made hours after briefings on the fragile state…

Disagreements over level playing field weigh on EU-UK talks – Sky News

[ad_1] LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The trade talks between Britain and the European Union have suffered fresh problems because of disagreements about guarantees of a so-called level-playing field in…

Russian banks fear digital rouble could hit profits, says central bank

[ad_1] MOSCOW, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Russian banks are concerned that the introduction of a digital form of the rouble, currently under consideration by the central bank, could hurt their…

UK economic activity picks up after November lockdown – ONS

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: People queue inside the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – More…

Daily Briefing: Georgia on markets’ minds

[ad_1] December PMIs offered us a glimpse of recovery — with U.S. factory activity ending 2020 at a six-year high while the German reading was the highest in almost two…

EMERGING MARKETS-Petrobras sinks 21% after Bolsonaro boots CEO; Latam FX slide

[ad_1] * Petrobras, Bovespa set for worst day since March * Coronavirus aid extension in Brazil to be discussed this week * Mexican peso down for sixth straight session By…

FOREX-U.S. dollar slides to two-week low vs yen; commodity currencies up

[ad_1] * China’s yuan surges to 16-month high on economic data * Australian, New Zealand, Canadian dollars gain * Fed decision looms, seen sticking to dovish stance * Graphic: World…

POLL-Ukraine’s economic contraction expected to be less severe in Q3

[ad_1] * GDP Q3 poll data reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=UAGDPQ%3DECI * GDP full year poll data reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=U reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=UACPIAPAGDPAP KYIV, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s economic contraction was expected to slow in the third…