(Bloomberg) — Staff at the European Central Bank said trust in President Christine Lagarde and the rest of the Executive Board had been damaged amid a standoff over pay and the institution’s struggles to tame inflation, a recent survey showed.
Activists expect positive momentum in 2023 for the community as a whole in countries from Brazil to Greece, but worry about friction over transgender people.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he’s in talks with allies over potentially supplying heavy tanks to Ukraine, but cautioned that any announcements would have to come in lockstep with others.
A former European Parliament member embroiled in the Qatar corruption scandal has agreed to reveal details of the scheme to prosecutors — including who he bribed — in exchange for a reduced jail term.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government wants a new director general at Italy’s Treasury in a crucial choice for economic policy and managing state-controlled entities, people familiar with the matter said.
Barrick Gold Corp.’s bullion output slid last year to its lowest level since 2000, missing analysts’ expectations and its own target as operational woes curbed production.
The value of New York City’s 1.1 million properties is projected to rise 6.1% for the next fiscal year, boosted by single-family home prices.
Bank of America said Britain’s inflation problem goes beyond that seen in other major economies, suggesting two more rate hikes this year and no cut before 2024.
In the rush of the 2000s commodities boom, the world’s biggest miners earned a reputation as swashbuckling dealmakers, taking on rivals in an onslaught of hostile offers, massive mergers and vicious bidding wars.
Deutsche Bahn AG is considering reviving a sale of its Arriva transport business as it seeks to focus on its core German railway operations amid a broader overhaul, people with knowledge of the matter said.
