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Petrol and food prices will fall thanks to oil glut, says World Bank

Downward trend in oil price from higher production, falling demand in China and clean energy to continue. Business live – latest updates Petrol and food prices will fall over the next two ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

World Bank says war in Lebanon has caused billions in losses

World - Yahoo News - 11 hours ago

MUFG chief says Japanese lender on track to become one of world’s biggest banks

Hironori Kamezawa says Japan’s normalisation of monetary policy expected to benefit lenders

World - Financial Times - 19 hours ago

The IMF and World Bank are stuck in an underperforming rut

The multilateral organisations are not providing the finance the developing world needs

World - Financial Times - October 21

Why the World Bank and IMF matter more than ever

As global co-operation wilts, the twins must adapt to new realities

World - Financial Times - October 18

Debt will overshadow IMF gathering as World Bank boss pleads for poorest countries

In Washington, finance ministers will face pressure for action to reduce their own debt and offer more resources to poorer nations. Debt, and why governments need to reduce it, will top the agenda ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Trump takes lead over Harris on US economy in final FT poll

FT-Michigan Ross survey shows most Americans think they will be better off if Republican wins

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Argentina’s Milei gets World Bank backing for economic agenda

World - Yahoo News - October 24

The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank

During the siege of Leningrad, botanists in charge of an irreplaceable seed collection had to protect it from fire, rodents – and hunger. Somewhere in the sky above, the mosquito drone of a plane’s ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

West Bank olive harvest met with rising Israeli violence, says UN

Nine deaths in a week, including soldier’s killing of 59-year-old woman as she farmed, brings charges of ‘war-like’ tactics. Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are facing an increase in Israeli ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Vladimir Putin says no Brics plan to create alternative to Swift banking system

World - Yahoo News - October 25

Destructive Israeli Raid in West Bank Kills 5, Palestinians Say

The Israeli military said its soldiers had engaged in close combat in the Nur Shams area of the occupied territory.

World - The New York Times - November 1

Israel Strikes Syria for Second Day, Targeting Hezbollah Weapons Facilities

The military said the attacks were meant to reduce the transfer of weapons and intelligence from Iran through Syria to Hezbollah, the armed group in Lebanon.

World - The New York Times - November 5

Interest rates cut but Bank hints fewer falls to come

Interest rates were cut to 4.75% but the Bank expects inflation to creep higher after last week's Budget.

US central bank boss says Trump can't fire him

The US central bank cuts interest rates, as its chairman vows to stay on the job.

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

New modelling finds risk to global economies much worse than previously thought, but group of central banks says even this may be an underestimate. The physical shocks caused by climate breakdown ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Rallying bank stocks have further room to run, analyst says

Hovde’s Feddie Strickland sees additional gains despite rally ‘if history serves as a guide.

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

Banks are reporting a tenfold surge in digital scams, cybersecurity firm BioCatch says

Banks are under pressure to kick criminals off their platforms and compensate more victims as regulators and lawmakers focus on the harm done by digital scams.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Bank Holiday airport chaos made worse by password issue, report says

An air traffic control engineer was unable to fix a major fault from home, a report says.

UK must rebuild post-Brexit relations with EU, says Bank of England boss

Governor Andrew Bailey will deliver his strongest comments yet on the UK's departure from the EU.

Scientists say biggest coral in the world discovered in the Pacific

Scientists say they've discovered a "mega coral" three times bigger than the previous record holder - so huge they initially thought it was a shipwreck.

The stock market has flashed a sell signal not seen since February 2021, Bank of America says

Bank of America said "froth" is on the rise as investors aggressively invest in a stock market that's cruising at record highs.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Japan's central bank to remain undeterred on rate hikes despite LDP's electoral shock, analysts say

Roughly 86% of economists polled by Reuters expect the central bank to leave its rates unchanged when it announces its decision Thursday.

Business - CNBC - October 28

Asia needs to spend much more to adapt to climate change and limit its damage, bank study says

A study by the Asian Development Bank shows that countries in Asia will suffer worse damage from the climate crisis than other regions and they are not spending enough to limit the damage and adapt ...

World - ABC News - October 30

Middle East latest: Officials in West Bank say Israeli raid has killed 3

Palestinian officials said that an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank killed at least three people

World - ABC News - October 31

Banks’ use of AI could be included in stress tests, says BoE deputy governor

Sarah Breeden says technology’s ‘power and use . . . is growing fast’

Business - Financial Times - October 31

All assets posted negative returns in October apart from gold, silver and oil, Deutsche Bank says

Markets have just gone through one of the toughest months they’ve experienced in 2024 so far, according to a new analysis by Deutsche Bank.

Business - MarketWatch - November 1

Israeli or Palestinian, U.S. Voters in the West Bank Say Biden Let Them Down

Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens live in the Israeli-occupied territory, on opposing sides of an entrenched conflict, where neither Palestinians nor Israelis have much enthusiasm for Kamala Harris.