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Singapore flags $3.5 billion in economic spending to combat coronavirus
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore unveiled S$5.1 billion ($3.55 billion) in additional economic spending such as wage support, waiver of levies and one-off payments to combat the coronavirus pandemic. "...
Apr 06, 2020
German orders slip in February in early taste of likely corona impact
BERLIN (Reuters) - Orders for German-made goods fell 1.4% in February from a revised 4.8% increase the month before, as a sharp fall in orders from abroad hinted at the likely impact of the coronaviru...
Apr 06, 2020
Norwegian Air’s March traffic tumbles 60% amid virus lockdown
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air's passenger volume fell by 60% year-on-year in March as the company gradually grounded its fleet amid global efforts to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. The com...
Apr 06, 2020
UK new car sales plunge more than 40% in March – BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - New car registrations in Britain are expected to show an annual drop of more than 40% in March as the coronavirus crisis forced many would-be buyers to stay at home, the BBC said on...
Apr 06, 2020
Rolls-Royce scraps targets, dividend on pandemic hit
LONDON (Reuters) - British aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said it was scrapping its targets and had decided against paying its last dividend, taking steps to shore up its finances as airlines around th...
Apr 06, 2020
European stock index futures jump as coronavirus death toll slows
(Reuters) - European stock index futures jumped more than 4% on Monday as a slowdown in coronavirus death toll in France and Italy raised hopes that lockdown measures were starting to show results. Eu...
Apr 06, 2020
Taiwan March exports seen down almost 7% year-on-year on virus impact: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports are expected to have decreased 6.74% in March compared with a year earlier, while they had seen a sharp increase in the previous month, due to the impact of the cor...
Apr 06, 2020
Export expectations in Germany’s car sector at lowest since 2009 – Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) - Export expectations in Germany's car sector have fallen to their lowest level since March 2009, when Europe's largest economy was in the throes of the global financial crisis, Germa...
Apr 06, 2020
India’s March services activity contracts amid coronavirus disruptions
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's dominant services sector, the lifeblood for economic growth and jobs, contracted in March as new business and export demand fell sharply as the coronaviru...
Apr 06, 2020
Factbox: Markets revise trading rules, hours, circuit breakers as volatility surges
(Reuters) - Global exchanges are changing trading rules to protect their markets from intense volatility and speculative trading as the coronavirus pandemic threatens the world economy. Many markets h...
Apr 05, 2020
