Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German parliamentary committee to discuss Wirecard scandal next week: lawmaker
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German parliament's financial committee will hold an extraordinary meeting on the Wirecard scandal on Wednesday next week and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz is expected to be ther...
Jul 20, 2020
UK consumer gloom eases but job worries widespread: IHS Markit
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British households' view of their financial situation improved modestly in July to just above its long-run average, after hitting an eight-and-a-half year low in A...
Jul 20, 2020
Polish central banker Hardt warns of higher inflation
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's inflation may exceed the central bank's latest forecasts, which could prompt its rate-setting panel to consider an interest rate hike, central banker Lukasz Hardt said in a...
Jul 20, 2020
Euro zone current account surplus narrows further in May
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The current account surplus of the 19 countries sharing the euro narrowed to 7.95 billion euros in May from 14.27 billion euros in April on a big outflow of secondary income, whi...
Jul 20, 2020
Czech car production falls 32.6% in first half on coronavirus outages: industry association
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech car production fell by 32.6% in the first half of this year to 503,615 cars as the new coronavirus pandemic hit the sector, Czech Automotive Industry Association (AIA) said on...
Jul 20, 2020
Russia reports almost 6,000 new coronavirus cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 5,940 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, pushing its total infection tally to 777,486, the fourth largest in the world. In a daily readout, officials said...
Jul 20, 2020
Renault’s first half vehicle sales down 34.9%, ZOE electric model shines
PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault on Monday reported a 34.9% drop in worldwide vehicle sales in the first half of the year due to the impact from the new coronavirus outbreak but said it had s...
Jul 20, 2020
Cyclical stocks knock Europe lower, focus on EU talks
(Reuters) - European shares fell on Monday, dragged down by cyclical sectors amid a surge in coronavirus cases globally, while investors remained cautiously optimistic about the ongoing talks over an ...
Jul 20, 2020
Floods kill scores in India’s tea-growing Assam; nine rhinos drown
By Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI,India (Reuters) - Intense rain and floods in the Indian state of Assam have killed at least 84 people and displaced more than 2.75 million since May, authorities said on Mond...
Jul 20, 2020
Norges Bank raises stake in BHP Plc to 5.01%
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Norges Bank [NOCB.UL] of Norway raised its stake in BHP Plc to 5.01%, the company said in a filing to the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday. Norges' previous stake in the ...
Jul 20, 2020
