Category Archives: Syndicated
Bank of England’s Bailey sees UK economy beginning to recover
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that Britain's economy was starting to recover from its coronavirus lockdown but some job-intense sectors remained weak and the...
Jul 17, 2020
COVID-19 transmission rate spikes in France’s Brittany region
PARIS (Reuters) - The reproduction rate of the novel coronavirus in the Brittany region, popular with tourists, has risen sharply in less than a week, according to government data, the latest indicati...
Jul 17, 2020
Thailand delays selection process for new central bank chief
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Next week's interviews of six candidates for the role of central bank governor will be delayed, the head of the selection committee said on Friday, because some applicants might no...
Jul 17, 2020
Exclusive: HSBC’s global equities boss Hossein Zaimi to leave bank
By Sinead Cruise and Sumeet Chatterjee LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC's global equities chief Hossein Zaimi is leaving the bank, sources said on Friday, in the latest revamp of the lender's embattl...
Jul 17, 2020
UK COVID-19 reproduction number remains at 0.7-0.9
LONDON (Reuters) - The reproduction number of COVID-19 across the United Kingdom is between 0.7-0.9, the government said on Friday, unchanged on the previous week's value. The current growth rate of t...
Jul 17, 2020
Kids, safety and schools: A pandemic debate plays out in California county
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - In Sutter County in California's bucolic Sacramento Valley, coronavirus cases are rising, but Mike Ziegenmeyer wants his kids back in the classroom. ...
Jul 17, 2020
Exclusive: EU in talks with Moderna, BioNtech, CureVac to secure possible COVID vaccines – sources
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is negotiating advance purchase deals of potential COVID-19 vaccines with drugmakers Moderna, Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson and biotech fi...
Jul 17, 2020
Lebanon’s advisers to work on compromise on financial plan, sources say
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's financial adviser Lazard will see if a government financial rescue plan can be adjusted to reach a compromise workable for the International Monetary Fund, two sources sai...
Jul 17, 2020
Kazakhstan central bank seen holding policy rate: Reuters poll
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 9.50% on Monday amid uncertainty over how a coronavirus flare-up will pan out, a Reuters poll ...
Jul 17, 2020
McLaren ready to sign new Concorde agreement imminently
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - McLaren are committed to Formula One and ready to sign imminently a new 'Concorde Agreement' for the sport's future, team chief executive Zak Brown said on Friday. The curr...
Jul 17, 2020
