Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Calls for protest march in Hong Kong as China pushes new security laws
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong activists on Friday made online calls for a march against China's plans to impose national security legislation on the semi-autonomous city which many fear could erode ...
May 21, 2020
Oil prices, gasoline demand climb as countries ease coronavirus curbs
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices were on the rise on Friday, heading for a fourth straight week of gains, amid more evidence that fuel demand is recovering as countries ease business and social restrictio...
May 21, 2020
Britain in deepest downturn for centuries, scant chance of negative rates: Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is enduring its deepest recession in centuries but the havoc wrought by the coronavirus pandemic will not be enough to push the Bank of England to adopt ne...
May 21, 2020
New Zealand considering ‘helicopter money’ stimulus: finance minister
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand is considering distributing money directly to individuals as a way of policy stimulus to help boost the economy reeling from a COVID-19 pandemic driven contraction, Fina...
May 21, 2020
China abandons setting 2020 GDP target: Bloomberg
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has decided not to set an economic growth target for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and global uncertainties, a Bloomberg TV journalist said in a tweet on Friday, citin...
May 21, 2020
China reports four new coronavirus cases in mainland as of end-May 21
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China recorded four new coronavirus cases on May 21, up from two a day earlier, the National Health Commission (NHC) reported on Friday. China also reported two imported cases fro...
May 21, 2020
Australia seeks exemption from UK quarantine as COVID-19 cases slow
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia, after bringing its coronavirus outbreak largely under control, said on Friday it is seeking an exemption from a requirement that travellers arriving in t...
May 21, 2020
NYSE warns Brazilian retailer GPA for late filing on results
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian food retailer GPA SA said it was warned by the New York Stock Exchange about its delay to file the 20F report related to 2019 results. In a securities filing late on Th...
May 21, 2020
Mexico posts record 2,973 coronavirus cases in single day
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican health authorities on Thursday reported 2,973 more coronavirus cases, a daily record for new infections, bringing the country's total tally to 59,567 cases. Mexico also...
May 21, 2020
Dollar holds gains amid fresh U.S.-China tensions
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held gains against major currencies on Friday as worries about renewed diplomatic tensions between the United States and China supported safe-haven demand...
May 21, 2020
