Category Archives: Syndicated
Australia’s central bank holds cash rate at 0.25%
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank left its cash rate at a record low of 0.25% on Tuesday, a widely expected decision since it only recently cut rates as part of an aggressive easing campaign...
Apr 06, 2020
Toshiba should sell stake in ex-chip unit at IPO, says HK activist fund in letter
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - A Hong Kong-based activist investor in Toshiba Corp has asked the Japanese conglomerate to sell its entire stake in Kioxia Holdings when the flash memory chip firm...
Apr 06, 2020
Singapore proposes law to ensure safe elections during virus outbreak
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Singapore government tabled a bill in parliament on Tuesday that sought to ensure that a general election could be held safely if called during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cit...
Apr 06, 2020
Taliban break off talks with Afghan government on prisoner exchange
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban on Tuesday broke off talks with the Afghan government on a prisoner exchange, a main step in peace talks being brokered by the United States after it agreed on a troop wi...
Apr 06, 2020
Thai March headline CPI falls 0.54% year-on-year, weakest in over four years
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's headline consumer price index (CPI) dropped 0.54% in March from a year earlier, the weakest in 51 months, but slightly better than expectations, commerce ministry data s...
Apr 06, 2020
New Zealand’s central bank adds local government debt to stimulus plan
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank on Tuesday said it would buy up to NZ$3 billion ($1.79 billion) of local government debt to ease liquidity strains in the funding market as it moves to cu...
Apr 06, 2020
Cyclone Harold tears through Vanuatu, bears toward Fiji
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tropical Cyclone Harold lashed the South Pacific island of Vanuatu for a second day on Tuesday, ripping off roofs and downing telecommunications, and was moving towards Fiji wher...
Apr 06, 2020
Japan to compile extra budget to fund coronavirus stimulus: draft
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will compile a supplementary budget worth 16.8057 trillion yen ($154.45 billion) to help fund stimulus spending to combat its coronavirus outbreak, according to a draft of the ...
Apr 06, 2020
No decision on resuming play before May, says Commissioner Silver
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Monday there will be no decision on ending the league's coronavirus shutdown until May at the earliest. Silver, speaking on the NBA's T...
Apr 06, 2020
Stock market auctions should drive broker innovation: Norway wealth fund
By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) - The sharp rise in trading volumes during closing auctions at global stock markets requires more innovation by brokers to capture value for buy-side investors, one of ...
Apr 06, 2020
