Ros Russell

London

Global Desk Editor at Reuters

Global News Desk Editor @Reuters 🌍 Author of ‘The End of Where We Begin’ & ‘Burma’s Spring’ 📚Winner of the 2021 Moore Prize ✍️

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Articles

China's Fiscal Revenue Falls 1.1% in January-March

6 days ago | gurutrade.com | Shi Bu |Kevin Yao |Ros Russell

BEIJING, April 18 (Reuters) - China's fiscal revenue decline slowed in the first three months this year as Beijing works to shore up its economy while weathering the storm from mounting U.S. tariffs. Fiscal revenue in the January-March period totalled 6.0 trillion yuan ($821.54 billion), down 1.1% year-on-year, data from the finance ministry showed on Friday, a deceleration from a 1.6% decline in the first two months of 2025.
Barclays to sell stake in British payments business to Brookfield

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Jan Harvey |Ros Russell |Lawrence White

LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays has agreed terms for Brookfield Asset Management to buy most of its British payments business, the bank said on Thursday, ending a more than year-long effort to offload the business which processes payments for retailers....
Britain's financial watchdog sets up in US and Asia to attract firms to UK

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Ros Russell |Lawrence White

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority has appointed staff in the United States and the Asia-Pacific region for the first time, to help overseas firms to enter the British market and boost exports of UK financial services, the...
S.African Rand Recovers Further on Bets Coalition will Hold

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Tannur Anders |Alexander Winning |Ros Russell

JOHANNESBURG, April 15 (Reuters) - The South African rand extended gains in early trade on Tuesday, bolstered by bets that the country's coalition government will remain intact despite disagreements over the budget. At 0725 GMT the rand traded at 18.84 against the U.S. dollar , about 0.4% firmer on the day. The rand fell to a record low last Wednesday on risk aversion over U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and concerns that South Africa's national unity government could split.
Russia plans to launch large-scale lithium production in 2030

1 month ago | arizonadigitalfreepress.com | Gleb Bryanski |Ros Russell

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a press conference following a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Russia, March 13, 2025. (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool/File Photo)Staff Reports | REUTERSRussia plans to produce at least 60,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate in 2030, the natural resources ministry said on Monday, as Moscow seeks to reduce its dependency on imports and boost production of high-capacity electric batteries.
South African Rand Firms ahead of Manufacturing PMI

1 month ago | gurutrade.com | Sfundo Parakozov |Tannur Anders |Ros Russell

JOHANNESBURG, March 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand firmed early on Monday, ahead of a purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey for the domestic manufacturing sector. At 0725 GMT, the rand traded at 18.66 against the U.S. dollar , about 0.3% stronger than its previous close. The Absa PMI for February is set to be released at 0900 GMT and will shed light on manufacturing conditions in Africa's most industrialised economy.
Ukraine international bonds tumble after Trump-Zelenskiy clash

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Karin Strohecker |Ros Russell |Marc Jones |Rachna Uppal

LONDON (Reuters) -Ukraine's international bonds tumbled to their lowest level in more than a month on Monday after the clash between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump last week doused hopes of Kyiv securing...
Morning Bid: S&P500 in red for 2025 as trade war fears ratchet

1 month ago | za.investing.com | Ros Russell

© Reuters. Shipping containers are shown at the Terminal 1 Container Terminal at the Port of Los Angeles in Wilmington, California, U.S., October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The stock benchmark plunged into the red for the year this week as an Nvidia-led selloff, economic slowdown fears and re-ignited trade war fears jarred while the dollar surged anew.
Morning Bid: Confidence-sapped stocks find foothold as Nvidia awaited

1 month ago | wimz.com | Ros Russell

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike DolanHit by draining consumer and business confidence amid uncertainty about Washington’s economic policies, Wall Street stock indexes are all tripping into the red for 2025 – with the slide stalling for now, awaiting megacap Nvidia’s earnings today. The latest sideswipe from main street has unnerved stock, bond and credit markets across the piece.
US natgas prices climb 2% to two-week high on rising LNG flows, cold weather

2 months ago | marketscreener.com | Ros Russell

S&P GSCI NATURAL GAS INDEX Add to a list S&P GSCI Natural Gas Index Index Market Closed - USA 03:49:41 2025-02-13 pm EST 5-day change 1st Jan Change 169.54 PTS +1.43% +6.25% -0.33% US natgas prices climb 2% to two-week high on rising LNG flows, cold weather February 13, 2025 at 10:31 am EST * Freezing wells cut US output over past week * US gas production still on track for record high in February * US LNG export feedgas on track for record high in February By Scott DiSavino Feb 13 (Reuters)...