Category Archives: Syndicated
French economy to return to pre-crisis levels only in 2022, central bank says
PARIS (Reuters) - France's economy will take two years to recover from its worst post-war recession, triggered this year by the coronavirus outbreak, the central bank said on Tuesday. The euro zone's ...
Jun 09, 2020
No ware to sell: Beijing’s street vendors back on the run
By Lusha Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Clad in black, Beijing's city inspectors descended on street vendors this week and ordered them to clear out, just days after the Chinese premier had sp...
Jun 09, 2020
Mainland China reports three new confirmed, 21 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported three confirmed and 21 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases as of Monday, the National Health Commission said. All the new confirmed cases involved travellers from o...
Jun 09, 2020
German exports collapse in April as coronavirus hits
BERLIN (Reuters) - German exports and imports slumped in April, posting their biggest declines since 1990 as the coronavirus crisis slashed demand, adding to a gloomy outlook for Europe's biggest econ...
Jun 09, 2020
A year on, Hong Kong democracy protesters torn between hope and fear
By Yanni Chow and Carol Mang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Medical sector worker Tana has attended peaceful lunchtime rallies in Hong Kong regularly for months along with thousands of others protesting Beijin...
Jun 09, 2020
Explainer: How will Britain pay for coronavirus borrowing?
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British government borrowing is soaring to levels not seen since World War Two, something Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak will tr...
Jun 09, 2020
Prepping portfolios for next market storm? Not just gold and govvies
By Saikat Chatterjee and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - G7 government bonds? Check. Gold? Check. But that may not be enough as the coronavirus crisis accelerates a hunt for a wider pool of assets...
Jun 09, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Not the time to take foot off pedal More than 136,000 new coronavirus cases were reported worldwide on Sunday, the most in a s...
Jun 09, 2020
Australian state lets sports fans back in stadiums as COVID-19 cases slow
SYDNEY (Reuters) - As Australia moves ahead with relaxing a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a state government gave the all clear for more than 2,000 fans to attend an Australian Rules...
Jun 09, 2020
Goldman Sachs expects oil rally to run out of steam soon
(Reuters) - Oil prices are likely to pull back in the coming weeks due to the uncertain path of future demand and a "daunting" inventory overhang, Goldman Sachs said in a note dated Monday. "The colla...
Jun 09, 2020
