Category Archives: Syndicated
Bank of America sees 10% further upside for European equities by third-quarter
LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks are likely to rise another 10% by the end of September as the re-opening of economies after virus lockdowns is likely to lead to a significant pick-up in business ac...
Jun 05, 2020
Britain’s Sunak picks ex-official Hughes to head budget watchdog
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday he had picked Richard Hughes, a former senior official at Britain's Treasury and the International Monetary Fun...
Jun 05, 2020
Fuel leak risk at Arctic mining site flagged by Russia years before spill: RBC
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian safety watchdog warned a subsidiary of mining giant Norilsk Nickel in 2017-2018 about dozens of violations at a fuel site in the Arctic where a huge leak of diesel fuel oc...
Jun 05, 2020
China says ex-soccer star’s call for ouster of Communist Party is ‘absurd’
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday called retired soccer star Hao Haidong's remarks "absurd" after the celebrated player called for the ouster of the ruling Communist Party in a video released on Thu...
Jun 05, 2020
Singapore heading for record unemployment in 2020: finance minister
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's finance minister said its unemployment rate could rise to a record of over 100,000 in 2020 due to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Singapore's highest annual avera...
Jun 05, 2020
Indonesia reports 703 new coronavirus infections, 49 new deaths: official
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 703 new coronavirus infections on Friday, taking the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 29,521. There were 49 new deaths, with total COV...
Jun 05, 2020
British Airways parent company considering legal challenge to UK quarantine rules
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways parent company IAG said it is considering launching a legal challenge against the UK government's 14-day quarantine rule for incoming travellers. Willie Walsh, the c...
Jun 05, 2020
Malaysia unveils extra $8 billion economic stimulus package
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's prime minister unveiled an additional economic stimulus package worth 35 billion ringgit ($8.22 billion) on Friday in a bid to revitalise industries badly hit by th...
Jun 05, 2020
Philippines reports three new coronavirus deaths, 244 more cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Friday confirmed three new coronavirus deaths and 244 more infections, the lowest single-day increase in cases in two weeks. In a bulletin, the m...
Jun 05, 2020
ECB still needs to underpin ‘fragile’ markets, Lane says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank still needs to underpin "fragile" financial markets despite a substantial rebound since March, the ECB's chief economist Philip Lane said on Friday, a d...
Jun 05, 2020
