Category Archives: Syndicated
Australia central bank chief says fiscal stimulus needed to revive coronavirus-stricken economy
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank on Friday called on all levels of government to "put all shoulders to the wheel" to fund the spending desperately needed to generate jobs an...
Aug 13, 2020
China central bank to conduct MLF operations on Monday as 400 billion yuan of such loans expire
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank said it would conduct medium-term lending facility (MLF) operations on Monday, as a batch of 400 billion yuan ($57.6 billion) worth of such loans expired on t...
Aug 13, 2020
Oil prices rise, head for weekly gain amid cautious hopes for fuel demand recovery
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices advanced on Friday and were heading for a second week of gains amid growing confidence that demand for fuel is starting to pick up despite the coronavirus pandemic that ha...
Aug 13, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine developer CureVac raises $213 million in IPO: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - CureVac BV raised $213 million in its initial public offering on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, setting the stage for the first stock market debut of a company ...
Aug 13, 2020
North Korea lifts lockdown in border town after suspected COVID-19 case ‘inconclusive’
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lifted a three week lockdown in the city of Kaesong and nearby areas, after a man who defected to the South returned to the border town ...
Aug 13, 2020
Oregon State Police leaving Portland over lack of prosecutions
(Reuters) - Oregon State Police on Thursday said they were withdrawing protection from Portland's federal courthouse over frustration at the county district attorney's decision not to prosecute most o...
Aug 13, 2020
Some Bogota neighborhoods to lockdown once again
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Bogota, the Colombian capital, will hold a strict two-week quarantine in seven neighborhoods beginning Sunday, as it tries once again to curb coronavirus infections amid still-high ...
Aug 13, 2020
Sputtering Blues brace for Game 2 versus Canucks
Losing the first game of their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series doesn't put the defending champion St. Louis Blues on the ropes. However, another defeat at the hands of the upstart ...
Aug 13, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says breaking spending cap possible, ‘What’s the problem?’
BRASILIA (Reuters) - One day after declaring he was committed to fiscal responsibility, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro raised the prospect on Thursday of breaking with a constitutionally-mandated c...
Aug 13, 2020
Ship owners sailing four Iranian fuel cargoes to U.S. for seizure: sources
LONDON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Four ships containing Iranian fuel cargoes covered by a U.S. warrant for seizure are sailing to the United States after talks between the U.S. government and the vessel ...
Aug 13, 2020
