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Japan’s Mizuho says virus-related loan requests have reached $155 billion
By Takashi Umekawa and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Mizuho Financial Group Inc has seen coronavirus-related loan requests reach 17 trillion yen ($155 billion) since the outbreak, and is bracing ...
Jun 10, 2020
Bank of England ready to replenish its COVID-19 warchest
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England looks set to give itself at least another 100 billion pounds ($127 billion) in bond-buying firepower next week to try to stop the coronaviru...
Jun 10, 2020
Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Wednesday its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases for a second successive day, with 1,241 new infections, taking its total to 34,316. There were 36 ne...
Jun 10, 2020
Spain says would be ‘good news’ if Economy Minister Calvino became Eurogroup chief
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Social Security Minister Jose Luis Escriva said on Wednesday that "it would be good news" if Economy Minister Nadia Calvino took the presidency of the Eurogroup, replacing d...
Jun 10, 2020
No prospective euro member meets accession criteria, ECB says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - None of the countries now looking to join the euro meet all the accession criteria and some may be diverging from the long-set rules of euro membership, the European Central Bank...
Jun 10, 2020
Singapore approves Gilead’s remdesivir for COVID-19 treatment
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's Health Sciences Authority said on Wednesday it granted conditional approval for Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of some patients wit...
Jun 10, 2020
U.S. aircraft intercept Russian nuclear-capable bombers near Alaska: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. fighter jets intercepted and escorted four Russian nuclear-capable bombers during a routine flight over neutral waters near the United States, the RIA news agency reported on W...
Jun 10, 2020
Finnair seeks 500 million euros from shareholders to cope with crisis
By Tarmo Virki (Reuters) - Finnair launched a share sale on Wednesday to raise 500 million euros ($568 million) from its existing investors, almost as much as its current market value as it seeks to s...
Jun 10, 2020
Muller calls for ECB to stick to ‘capital key’ in bond buys
TALLINN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should limit how much its bond purchases deviate from each country's shareholding in the bank to ensure its policies remain proportional and benefit all e...
Jun 10, 2020
Potential COVID-19 vaccine from China shows promise in animal tests
BEIJING (Reuters) - A potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Chinese researchers showed promise in trials in monkeys, triggering antibodies and raising no safety issues, researchers said, and a...
Jun 10, 2020
