Reuters U.S. companies borrowed 6 more to finance equipment investments in January compared to a year ago, industry body Equipment Leasing and Finance Association ELFA said on Friday. Companies signed up for new loans, leases and lines of credit worth 9.3 billion in January, down 26 sequentially. It39;s especially encouraging to kick off in positive […]

LONDON, Feb 26 Reuters British employers advertised the fewest jobs in nearly three years last month, with numbers down 15 from a year ago, figures from recruitment data company Adzuna showed on Monday, adding to signs that the labour market is cooling. Last week Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey welcomed what he described as […]

LONDON Reuters Most British exporters and manufacturers have felt an impact from disruption in the Red Sea caused by attacks on shipping by Yemen39;s Iranaligned Houthi rebels, according to a survey. The British Chambers of Commerce said 55 of exporters reported disruption, as did 53 of manufacturers and businesstoconsumer services firms, a category that includes retailers […]

NEW YORKWASHINGTON, Feb 26 Reuters A slump in U.S. refining activity and disruptions to global trade have tightened diesel supplies in recent weeks, dampening historically high U.S. diesel exports to Europe this month. Difficulties in securing U.S. diesel complicate an existing supply crunch in Europe, which previously relied on Russian fuel exports. U.S. diesel cracks […]

TOKYO, Feb 26 Reuters A former adviser to late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday voiced opposition to ending negative interest rates any time soon, saying premature action by the central bank would push the economy back into deflation. Speculation is rife that the Bank of Japan may ditch negative rates as early as […]