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China’s central bank to step up evaluation of financial risks amid coronavirus
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Friday that it would step up evaluation of financial risks as the coronavirus has brought challenges to the economy and the country's financial develop...
May 29, 2020
Norway plans $369 million green industry investments
OSLO (Reuters) - The Norwegian government proposes spending 3.6 billion Norwegian crowns ($369 million) on investments to make its economy greener as it gradually emerges from coronavirus lockdowns, t...
May 29, 2020
Funds recommend keeping equity allocations on hold at seven-month low: Reuters poll
By Rahul Karunakar BENGALURU (Reuters) - Global funds recommended trimming bonds and keeping equity allocations on hold at a seven-month low this month even with world stocks on a tear, a Reuters poll...
May 29, 2020
Pandemic saps union clout as talks loom with Chile copper miners
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's powerful copper unions are headed into contract talks with a hand weakened by the coronavirus pandemic, giving an edge to miners like Codelco, Glencore a...
May 29, 2020
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors eye consumer discretionary stocks as U.S. reopens
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are taking a closer look at the market's consumer discretionary companies as a reopening U.S. economy fuels hopes of a turnaround for some of the sector...
May 29, 2020
Futures hit by Sino-U.S. tensions at the end of strong month
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures dropped on Friday as investors braced for President Donald Trump's response to China's national security legislation for Hong Kong, threatening to take th...
May 29, 2020
Exclusive: Ukraine expecting $5 billion IMF loan approval and initial payout next week – PM
By Natalia Zinets and Matthias Williams KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine is expecting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve a $5 billion loan package on June 5 and to disburse the first tranche of ...
May 29, 2020
China says investment deal talks with EU have made progress
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said on Friday that the 29th round of China-European Union investment agreement negotiation had made positive progress. (Reporting by Judy Hua and Ryan Wo...
May 29, 2020
Portugal’s tourism collapses in April due to coronavirus
LISBON (Reuters) - The number of overnight stays by tourists in Portugal dropped 98.3% to nearly 71,000 last month from the previous year, showing the sector's collapse as lockdowns to contain the spr...
May 29, 2020
Portugal revises first-quarter GDP contraction to 3.8%
(Reuters) - Portugal's statistics institute revised the magnitude of the quarter-on-quarter economic contraction to a slightly more moderate 3.8% from its flash estimate of 3.9%. In its second reading...
May 29, 2020
