Category Archives: Syndicated
Chile manufacturing output plunges in May, copper production steady amid pandemic
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chiles manufacturing output plunged 13.3% in May, national statistics agency INE said on Tuesday, as measures to combat the spread of coronavirus shuttered many of its businesses ...
Jun 30, 2020
IMF economic forecasts more pessimistic than Saudi Arabia’s: central bank governor
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's central bank governor said the International Monetary Fund's economic contraction forecast for Saudi Arabia was "more pessimistic" than Saudi Arabia's own forecasts. T...
Jun 30, 2020
EU rejects calls by steel industry to cut import quotas
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union made only modest changes to its measures to protect the steel sector on Tuesday, sparking an angry response from an industry that had called for reduced import qu...
Jun 30, 2020
ECB sees slow post-virus recovery, will adjust PEPP aid to situation: Schnabel
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank can adjust its COVID-19 crisis measures depending on how financial markets adapt to what is likely to be a slow economic recovery from the pandemic, one of...
Jun 30, 2020
U.S. should consider sanctions on Russia, key Democrat says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee said on Tuesday the United States should consider sanctions to deter Russia's "malign" behavior as Democrats pre...
Jun 30, 2020
Brazil debt could top 100% of GDP, primary deficit above 15%: Economy Minister Guedes
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's national debt could top 100% of gross domestic product and the government's primary deficit will probably rise above 15% of GDP, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Tue...
Jun 30, 2020
U.S. sanctions likely to have impact on Huawei as a provider, British minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S sanctions designed to restrict the ability of China's Huawei to source advanced microchips for 5G equipment is likely to have an impact on the viability of the supplier for Brit...
Jun 30, 2020
Tunisia coalition under pressure over PM conflict of interest allegations
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh faces opposition party demands to resign over an alleged conflict of interest, potentially unravelling the fragile governing coalition. The ant...
Jun 30, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court allows public money for religious schools in major ruling
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the separation of church and state in a major ruling on Tuesday by endorsing Montana tax credits that helped pay for students to attend reli...
Jun 30, 2020
‘Revolting’ – French workers at Nokia-owned plant protest layoffs
PARIS (Reuters) - Several hundred workers at French firm Alcatel-Lucent International on Tuesday protested against plans by parent company Nokia Oyj to cut 1,233 jobs. Nokia, which bought Alcatel-Luce...
Jun 30, 2020
