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Hands holding soil in an archival photograph accompanying a report on fertilizer supplies to Africa

Russia Says 60,000 Tonnes of Fertilizer for Africa Remain Blocked

Russia says about 60,000 tonnes of donated fertilizer remain stranded in European ports. The dispute turns on the gap between food-security exemptions and the obstacles to moving particular cargoes.

November 1, 2026

by Amanda Graham

Archival exterior view of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington

Fed Holds Rates as Warsh Strips a Rate Vote From the 2027 Calendar

The Federal Reserve held rates at 3.75% to 4% on a 10-2 vote, with Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack wanting a hike. Chairman Kevin Warsh then said one 2027 meeting will carry no rate vote or statement, and the details

October 29, 2026

by Amanda Graham

A woman looks at empty supermarket shelves in Naples, Italy, following truckers' protests over fuel prices

Euro Zone Growth Slows to Four-Month Low as France Slides Back Into Contraction

France slipped back into contraction in October and dragged the euro zone composite PMI to 51.9,

US and Chinese national flags in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in a file photograph

China Challenges US Plan to Widen Tech-Investment Curbs

China has urged the US to halt proposed wider curbs on investment in sensitive technologies, including

Recession threatens the Japan’s economy

Japan's GDP fell 1.6% in the fourth quarter of 2019, its steepest quarterly decline since 2014, after an increase in the consumption tax from 8% to 10% suppressed household spending. The contraction

February 17, 2020

Economy·Government and Politics·News

Pakistan at the brink of Financial agony

Pakistan's economy posted a nine-year low of 3.3% GDP growth in fiscal 2018-19 as its rupee fell over 20% against the dollar and inflation surged. With FATF blacklisting looming over its terrorist

September 25, 2019