Coffee growers look to postpone EU deforestation requirement

By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The world’s top coffee body is set to request that the European Union postpone a requirement that imported beans come from areas not linked…

Oil prices dip after bumper Fed cut sparks little cheer; US inventory data mixed

Investing.com– Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Thursday following a mixed reading on U.S. oil inventories, while an outsized interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve sparked some concerns…

Oil prices fall as US rate cut fails to boost market sentiment

By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) – Oil prices fell in Asian trading on Thursday after a larger-than-expected Federal Reserve interest rate cut sparked concerns about the U.S. economy. Brent crude…

Indigenous man shot dead as land dispute in Brazil farm state escalates

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – In Brazil, a man from the Guarani community was shot dead on Wednesday morning, a governmental protection agency for Indigenous communities said, as a land dispute…

Dollar gains ground after Fed delivers bumper 50 basis point rate cut

By Karen Brettell and Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar edged higher in choppy trading after the Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by half a percentage point,…

Trudeau set to survive confidence vote next week with opposition support

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks set to survive a confidence vote next week after a rival party said on Wednesday it would not…

Oil prices fall as Fed rate cut stirs economic worries, storage report mixed

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Wednesday as the market cautiously awaited a rate cut announcement from the Federal Reserve, while investors digested a mixed…

Dollar drops as Fed cuts rates by half a percentage point

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar dropped after the Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by half a percentage point, citing greater confidence that inflation will continue to recede…

Former US Secretary Kerry calls for new trade rules, cooperation with China on climate

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday urged a new look at global trade rules, calling the existing mediator of trade disputes,…

Oil prices fall on mixed storage report ahead of Fed decision

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Wednesday as the market cautiously awaited a rate cut announcement from the Federal Reserve, while investors digested a mixed…