Climate breakdown will hit global growth by a third, say central banks

Deutsche Bank warns of rising bad loan provisions

German lender posts record third-quarter profits but tells investors to brace again for credit risks

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Swiss bank UBS smashes third-quarter expectations with $1.4 billion in profit

Swiss banking titan UBS on Wednesday posted a large profit beat, after completing its first wave of client migrations following its integration of collapsed domestic rival Credit Suisse.

Business - CNBC - October 30

ECB cuts interest rates to support flagging eurozone economy

Fall in inflation enables central bank to bring in quarter point cut to 3.25% after business and consumer slowdown. Business live – latest updates The European Central Bank has intervened to ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

European Central Bank cuts its main interest rate by a quarter-point to 3.25% as inflation falls below its target

World - ABC News - October 17

Inflation undershoots to jumbo cuts: What 10 European Central Bank members said this week

A slew of Governing Council members spoke to CNBC at the International Monetary Fund's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. this week.

Business - CNBC - October 25

Russia's central bank raises interest rate to 21% to fight inflation boosted by military spending

Russia’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by two percentage points to a record-high 21% in an effort to combat growing inflation

World - ABC News - October 25

Russian central bank hikes interest rate to record-high 21%, to fight inflation fueled by military spending

World - ABC News - October 25

Bangladesh central banker accuses tycoons of ‘robbing banks’ of $17bn with spy agency help

Conglomerate rejects claim it co-operated to siphon money out of the country during rule of ousted Sheikh Hasina

World - Financial Times - October 28

Czech central bank cuts key interest rate to 4% as inflation stays low

The Czech central bank has cut its key interest rate for the eighth time in a row as inflation remains low and the economy is making a slow recovery

World - ABC News - Yesterday

US central bank lowers interest rates by quarter point as new Trump term looms

Rates are now at 4.5% to 4.75%, after two reductions by the Federal Reserve starting in September. The US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter point on Thursday, knocking them ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Finland exports snow-saving mats to ski resorts hit by climate crisis

Preserving previous year’s snow for start of season can combat increasingly unpredictable winters. Before the arrival of electric fridges and freezers, people across Finland would saw a block of ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

UK music exports hit record £775mn but growth slows

Competition intensifies from US, South Korea and Latin America

World - Financial Times - October 21

China cuts interest rates in battle to hit year-end growth target

Beijing steps up efforts to reboot economy amid mounting pressure to achieve goal of about 5% growth

World - Financial Times - October 21

Euro zone growth hits two-year high of 0.4%, beating expectations

Economists polled by Reuters expected 0.2% growth following the bloc's 0.3% expansion in the second quarter.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Scientists say climate change made deadly floods worse

Climate change had a role in making the storm that hit Spain more intense and deadly, say scientists

Donald Trump can’t stop global climate action. If we stick together, it’s the US that will lose out | Bill Hare

How damaging this presidency is to the planet depends very much on how other countries react. There’s no time to waste. US election 2024 live: latest news and updates US election results 2024: ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Global gold demand tops $100 billion for first time ever in third quarter

Global gold demand climbed to a third-quarter record high, with the value of demand for the precious metal topping $100 billion for the first time ever, according to a report from the World Gold ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Blasts across Lebanon as Israel targets Hezbollah banks

The Israeli military tells people in more than 20 areas in Lebanon to leave, ahead of its overnight strikes.

Israel strikes banks across Lebanon to hit Hezbollah's finances

ZOUK MOSBEH, Lebanon — The Israeli military hit bank branches across Lebanon overnight to target Hezbollah’s finances, expanding its offensive in an assault that sparked panic as the U.S. launched ...

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon hit branches of Hezbollah-linked bank

Strikes targeted Al-Qard Al-Hassan buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs, south Lebanon and the Bekaa valley. Middle East crisis – live updates Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Ericsson shares jump 10% on third-quarter beat, growth in North America sales

Shares of Swedish telecom firm Ericsson jumped amid third-quarter core earnings that surpassed analyst expectations and growth North American demand.

Business - CNBC - October 15

China reports 4.6% growth in third quarter as government tries to boost struggling economy

China’s National Bureau of Statistics on Friday reported third-quarter GDP growth of 4.6% year on year, slightly beating expectations.

Rescuers pull 30 bodies from a building in central Lebanon hit in an Israeli strike

An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 30 people in central Lebanon, as the war between Israel and Hezbollah continues with no signs of easing