Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump again urges Fed to adopt negative U.S. interest rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday again pushed the Federal Reserve to adopt negative interest rates, even as several members of the U.S. central bank have said they do not see a...
May 12, 2020
Fed’s Kashkari: ‘We might be in this for a long time’
(Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari repeated Tuesday his view that the economy is not likely to bounce back quickly from the coronavirus crisis, and may not fully recover u...
May 12, 2020
Fed’s Harker says opening economy too soon risks second wave of virus
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - The U.S. economy's recovery from the coronavirus crisis will likely be uneven and could be reversed if businesses open too soon and lead to a second wave of infections, P...
May 12, 2020
Coronavirus could hit banks hard, EU warns
By Jan Strupczewski and John O'Donnell BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone lenders could take a sizeable hit from the coronavirus outbreak as an economic slowdown puts strain on borrowers, Europe...
May 12, 2020
Estonia passes ‘Huawei law’ for telecom security reviews
TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonia's parliament approved on Tuesday a new Electronics Communications Act to ensure security reviews for telecom gear needed in the development of future networks. The act, whi...
May 12, 2020
London nurses mark Florence Nightingale’s bicentenary
LONDON (Reuters) - Nurses in central London admired a giant projection of Florence Nightingale onto the buildings of Guys and St Thomas' hospitals on Monday night to mark 200 years since her birth and...
May 12, 2020
U.S. will let air carriers suspend more flights, warns on refunds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday said it will allow carriers to halt flights to up to 5% of destinations as a condition of receiving government assistance amid the ...
May 12, 2020
Bullard: Credit facilities, including ETF purchases begun today, already helping
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Fed's credit facilities including the purchases that opened today of some exchange traded funds has already helped markets just by their announcement, St. Louis Federal Rese...
May 12, 2020
The planes in Spain parked neatly on the plain
By Elena Rodriguez TERUEL, Spain (Reuters) - Dozens of passenger jetliners belonging to European carriers stand idled in neat lines in what has become a giant aeroplane parking lot amid the flat farml...
May 12, 2020
Funeral director balances safety and emotional needs in virus-hit Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - At a time when more people are dying but few can attend funerals, the job of an undertaker in virus-hit Britain is difficult, stressful - and often creative. Government guidance on ...
May 12, 2020
