WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department’s top sanctions official on a trip to Turkey and the Middle East next week will warn countries and companies that they could lose access to G7 markets if they do business with entities subject to U.S. restrictions. Washington is cracking down on Russian attempts to evade sanctions imposed … Read more
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Greta Thunberg called on the global energy industry and its financiers to end all fossil fuel investments on Thursday at a high-level meeting in Davos with the head of the International Energy Agency. During a roundtable discussion with Fatih Birol on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, activists … Read more
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Two-thirds of leading public and private economists surveyed by the World Economic Forum expect a global recession in 2023, the organizer of the Davos Forum said on Monday, as business and government leaders gathered. its annual meeting. About 18% considered a global recession “highly likely” — more than double that of … Read more
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. banking giants are expected to report lower fourth-quarter profits this week as lenders hoard money for rainy days in preparation for an economic slowdown that will hurt investment banking. Four US banking giants – JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N)Bank of America Corp (BAC.N)Citigroup Inc (CN) and Wells Fargo & Company … Read more
