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Conflict in Ukraine worsens European outlook

The Euro area is expected to see slow growth in the EA in the near term, as economic activity is affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, especially through weaker confidence and higher

1st May 2022

Markets/World

Fed’s Powell doesn’t need to channel his inner Volcker

OPINION: By Moody’s Analytics As many of us learned in Principles of Macroeconomics, the Federal Reserve had to aggressively tighten monetary policy to tame inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

1st May 2022

Comment/Markets/World

Cyprus, Greece, Israel FMs to meet Blinken

The Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Greece, Israel and the USA are expected to hold a summit in May on regional security and cooperation. According to the Cyprus News Agency, final arrangements for

29th April 2022

Cyprus/World

Wild week ends

By Craig Erlam It’s been another wild ride in the markets this week, but indices are on course to end it roughly where they started. There has been a lot to digest

29th April 2022

Markets/World

Nicosia says EU must be united against Russian aggression

Europe should remain united in condemning Russian aggression and keep applying pressure to make Moscow change its behaviour, President Nicos Anastasiades said during his trip to Estonia. He urged the EU to

29th April 2022

Cyprus/Europe

Stability amid tech earnings

By Craig Erlam Equity markets stabilised a little in the middle of the week, with big tech earnings failing to steer them significantly one way or another. It’s been a mixed bag

28th April 2022

Markets/World

Average life expectancy is 82.4 in Cyprus

Life expectancy in Cyprus is 82.4 years, which is higher than the EU average of 80.4, having increased slightly compared with 2019 (82.3 years). In 2020, the life expectancy at birth in

28th April 2022

Cyprus/Europe

Meta makes Asia feel better

By Jeffrey Halley Equity markets were higher in Asia Thursday as US index futures rallied after Facebook-parent Meta posted minuscule growth in user numbers, along with robust financials. The results came too

28th April 2022

Markets/World

Markets stabilise despite uncertainty

By Craig Erlam A little bit of positivity seems to have returned to the markets on Wednesday, but there’s still plenty of underlying unease amid a mixed bag of earnings and rising

27th April 2022

Energy/Markets/World

Jumpin’ Vlad flash cuts his gas

By Jeffrey Halley The Ukraine/Russia conflict has suffered some headline fatigue of late, and more than a little complacency by the world’s financial markets, as China’s slowdown fears grabbed centre-stage. The economic

27th April 2022

Energy/Markets/World