Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiss amend bankruptcy laws to protect firms hit by coronavirus crisis
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government will look at temporarily changing its bankruptcy laws to protect companies hit by cash-flow problems and mounting debts during the coronavirus crisis, it said o...
Apr 09, 2020
ECB’s Lagarde: let’s not get fixated on coronabonds
PARIS (Reuters) - Europe should not get hung up on the idea of issuing coronabonds through a specially created European rescue fund, ECB President Christine Lagarde said in a newspaper interview publi...
Apr 09, 2020
UK watchdog to add car finance to pandemic loan relief measures
LONDON (Reuters) - The Financial Conduct Authority said on Thursday it would add car financing to the temporary relief measures aimed at supporting households facing sudden financial hardship as resul...
Apr 09, 2020
German exports rose in February, but China trade slowed on virus
BERLIN (Reuters) - German exports rose in February but trade with China slowed sharply as Europe's largest economy felt the initial effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Statistics Office s...
Apr 09, 2020
Britain’s William and wife Kate surprise school children with video call
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate surprised children at a school with a video-call to offer thanks to their parents who are key workers keeping the country running during t...
Apr 09, 2020
UK government expands overdraft with Bank of England
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government said it had expanded its overdraft with the Bank of England, known as the Ways and Means facility, to ensure it had access to funds in case COVID-19 disruption ...
Apr 09, 2020
On this day: Died April 10, 2015: Richie Benaud, cricketer and broadcaster
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - "Morning everyone." At the sound of this prosaic but unmistakeable greeting, cricket fans for half a century knew they were about to spend a few hours in the compa...
Apr 09, 2020
Thailand reports 54 new coronavirus cases, two more deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 54 new coronavirus cases and 2 more deaths on Thursday, including a 74-year-old French national. An 82-year-old Thai man also died, said a spokesman for the gover...
Apr 09, 2020
UK economy struggled before coronavirus crisis escalated
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy was almost stagnant in the three months to February, before the coronavirus crisis escalated and pushed the country into what is likely to be a severe recession, o...
Apr 09, 2020
Italy may sell more debt to domestic retail investors: paper
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy may issue additional debt targeting domestic retail investors to boost liquidity during the coronavirus emergency regardless of the outcome of talks at the European level, the ...
Apr 09, 2020
