Category Archives: Syndicated
Long Odds: China’s bet on REITs draws sceptics
By Samuel Shen, Yawen Chen and Clare Jim SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's plans to introduce real estate investment trusts (REITs) mark a crucial step to get private money to fund infrastructure s...
May 28, 2020
Matteo Bocelli sings ‘Lion King’ hit as Disney songs go classical
(Reuters) - Matteo Bocelli, the son of renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, on Friday released a new version of "The Lion King" movie ballad "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," the first single from an...
May 28, 2020
India’s economy seen slowing rapidly in March quarter, with worse to come
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Gross domestic product data out later on Friday is expected to show India's economy grew at its slowest pace in at least two years in the March quarter as the coro...
May 28, 2020
Australia’s New South Wales state warns of COVID-19 budget toll
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's biggest state in economic terms said on Friday the coronavirus pandemic could cost it as much A$20 billion ($13.3 billion) in lost revenues over the next four years, und...
May 28, 2020
China reports no new coronavirus cases for May 28
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported no new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland as of the end of May 28, down from two a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Friday. The National...
May 28, 2020
Pompeo accuses top Democrat of ‘hackery’ over government watchdog review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday accused a leading Senate Democrat of "hackery" for questioning whether Pompeo violated a law restricting officials' political act...
May 28, 2020
Japan April factory output falls 9.1% month/month: government
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output fell 9.1% in April, government data showed on Friday, compared with a median market forecast for a 5.1% drop. Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy...
May 28, 2020
Japan April retail sales fall 13.7% year/year: government
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail sales slumped 13.7% in April from a year earlier, compared with a median market forecast for an 11.5% decline, government data showed on Friday. To view full tables, ...
May 28, 2020
U.S.-China tension to push Asian shares lower in choppy trade
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares were set to dip in choppy trade on Friday as worries about worsening U.S.-China ties offset the fillip from hopes massive government stimulus can jump-start the world...
May 28, 2020
Exclusive: Argentina says new debt revamp proposal in right direction, still falls short
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's economy minister said on Friday that a newly received debt restructuring proposal from two creditor groups was a step in the right direction, but still fell short ...
May 28, 2020
