Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bank Indonesia to hold rates at 4.75% through 2026 as Iran war fuels inflation risks: Reuters poll
By Rahul Trivedi BENGALURU, April 20 (Reuters) - Bank Indonesia (BI) is set to keep its key policy rate unchanged on Wednesday, according to all 31 economists polled by Reuters, with many paring bets ...
Apr 19, 2026
Actor Rebel Wilson faces defamation case in Australian court over social media posts
SYDNEY, April 20 (Reuters) - Australian actor Rebel Wilson appeared in a Sydney court on Monday at the start of a defamation case brought by Charlotte MacInnes, the lead actor in Wilson's directorial ...
Apr 19, 2026
Hong Kong fire victims scour scorched homes for keepsakes
By Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou HONG KONG, April 20 (Reuters) - Victims of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades began government-supervised visits to their ravaged former homes on Monday for the first ...
Apr 19, 2026
More than 20 vessels pass Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, Kpler data shows
SINGAPORE, April 20 (Reuters) - More than 20 vessels passed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, data from shipping analytics firm Kpler showed, the highest number of ships crossing the waterway since Ma...
Apr 19, 2026
Some residents in New Zealand's capital urged to evacuate due to further flood risk
WELLINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - Residents in low-lying areas of New Zealand's capital city Wellington were urged to evacuate on Monday, as heavy rain continued to drench the city, which experienced f...
Apr 19, 2026
US military says it killed three people in latest Caribbean boat strike
NEW YORK, April 19 (Reuters) - U.S. forces killed three men whom the military described as illicit drug smugglers in a strike on a boat in the Caribbean, U.S. Southern Command said on Sunday. Southern...
Apr 19, 2026
South Korea's Lee to seek big boost in economic ties in summit with India's Modi
SEOUL, April 20 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung heads into talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday, aiming for a big boost in economic cooperation, parti...
Apr 19, 2026
World weighs fate of Mideast ceasefire after US seizes Iranian cargo ship
By Daphne Psaledakis and Hatem Maher WASHINGTON/CAIRO, April 20 (Reuters) - Concerns grew on Monday that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran might not hold after the U.S. said it had seiz...
Apr 19, 2026
Surging record-high US stocks to wade deeper into earnings season
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - Investors will look to a heavy week of U.S. corporate results to further fuel a stunning rebound in the U.S. stock market, which has shaken off war-re...
Apr 19, 2026
China leaves lending benchmarks unchanged for 11th month in April
SHANGHAI, April 20 (Reuters) - China on Monday left benchmark loan prime rates (LPRs) unchanged for the 11th consecutive month in April, in line with market expectations. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Solid econ...
Apr 19, 2026
