Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Zealand set to announce whether to ease virus lockdown measures
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's top leadership met on Monday to decide on whether to ease harsh lockdown measures put in place to stamp out the spread of the coronavirus in the c...
Apr 19, 2020
Japan stimulus package boosted to $1.1 trillion due to cash payouts: draft
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economic stimulus package will be revised to 117.1 trillion yen ($1.086 trillion) from 108.2 trillion yen, boosted by the expansion of a cash payout scheme aimed at lessening...
Apr 19, 2020
Guatemala says 50 deported migrants from U.S. test positive for coronavirus
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said on Sunday that a total of 50 migrants deported by the United States to Guatemala have tested positive for coronavirus, includi...
Apr 19, 2020
China cuts benchmark rate for second time this year, as widely expected
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China cut its benchmark lending rate as expected on Monday to reduce borrowing costs for companies and prop up the coronavirus-hit economy, after it contracted for the first time ...
Apr 19, 2020
Food crisis will not take place in China: agriculture minister
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A food crisis will not take place in China, Agriculture Minister Han Changfu said on Monday, adding that the country has the confidence and ability to secure supplies of g...
Apr 19, 2020
China’s CDB Financial scraps purchase of 29 Boeing 737 MAX jets
SYDNEY (Reuters) - China Development Bank (CDB) Financial Leasing Co said on Monday it had agreed with Boeing Co to cancel the purchase of 29 undelivered 737 MAX jets, adding to a string of recent can...
Apr 19, 2020
Dollar firm as caution on economic re-start returns
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar found support on Monday and a rally in riskier currencies lost steam, as investors braced for more dire news on the fallout from the coronavirus and g...
Apr 19, 2020
With economy in crisis, U.S. lets importers delay some tariff payments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Sunday said it would allow importers hit by the national health crisis to defer for three months any tariff payments they owe the government. The mea...
Apr 19, 2020
Prince Harry and wife Meghan cut ties with four British tabloids: media
(Reuters) - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have cut ties with some of Britain's biggest tabloids and said they will adopt a policy of "zero engagement" with them, British media reported on Monday....
Apr 19, 2020
China reports 12 new mainland coronavirus cases on April 19, eight imported
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 12 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 19, down from 16 a day earlier, with no new deaths, the country's health authority said on Monday. Of the total, eight w...
Apr 19, 2020
