The winner of Australia’s election on Saturday will have the rare opportunity to re-shape the leadership of the central bank, with almost the entire board coming up for reappoint...
The World Bank will release $900m to help fund relief efforts for Pakistan’s flood disaster as international agencies warned millions of people were at risk from disease. The UN ...
The British government may find it hard to stick to a coherent strategy as ministries scramble to cut spending by up to 40 percent on Treasury orders. Prime Minister David Cameron,...
Recruiter Michael Page posted a 42 percent rise in first-half pretax profit, boosted by growing demand in Asia and Latin America, defying concerns that a sluggish economic recovery...
Credit Suisse said it was cutting around 75 jobs in its UK operations, becoming the second investment bank in as many days to slim down as economic fears hit the deal-making busine...
Germany’s RWE, Europe’s fifth-largest utility, warned government plans to introduce a nuclear fuel tax in Germany would keep a lid on its earnings and dividends for years to co...
Bank of Ireland plans to move away cautiously from state support by showing it can raise debt outside a government guarantee and gradually repay taxpayers’ funds over several yea...
The dollar hovered close to 15-year lows versus the yen but rose against other currencies on August 10 as investors pared back risk exposure in the wake of steps announced by the F...
Europe’s biggest travel firm TUI Travel said it expected its full-year profit to be at the lower end of expectations after trading was hit by uncertainty among British consumers ...
Saudi Arabia plans to build schools, hospitals, housing and other infrastructure projects as part of a five-year plan budgeted at $385bn, the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) has...