Category Archives: Syndicated
Deflation fears to force Japan to trim inflation-linked bond issuance
By Takaya Yamaguchi and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to cut the amount of inflation-linked bonds it sells to the market next month to the lowest level in seven years, sources said, as pl...
Apr 28, 2020
Nokia wins order from Bharti Airtel in India
(Reuters) - Nokia said on Tuesday it has won a multi-year deal with India's third-largest telecom firm Bharti Airtel [BRTI.NS] to provide equipment and services. Nokia said the Indian firm's rollout, ...
Apr 28, 2020
With virus war still raging, Fed peers out of the foxhole
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has two core jobs assigned by Congress: Foster maximum employment and stable prices. The U.S. central bank begins a two-day policy meetin...
Apr 28, 2020
Thailand reports seven new coronavirus cases, two new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Tuesday reported seven more coronavirus cases and two new deaths, bringing the total number of infections since the outbreak began in January to 2,938 cases and 54 fata...
Apr 28, 2020
Swiss government agrees aid for aviation sector: Tages-Anzeiger
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government has agreed in principle to support an aid package worth around 1.5 billion Swiss francs ($1.54 billion) for Lufthansa unit Swiss via state-backed bank loans, th...
Apr 27, 2020
El Salvador lines up semi-naked gang members for grim prison photos
By Wilfredo Pineda IZALCO, El Salvador (Reuters) - Right groups condemned El Salvador's president on Monday for releasing startling photos of hundreds of jailed gang members stripped to underwear and ...
Apr 27, 2020
UBS posts 40% first-quarter net profit rise as transaction levels jump
ZURICH (Reuters) - The world's largest wealth manager, UBS , reported a 40% increase in first-quarter net profit on Tuesday, as clients upped trading activity during market turmoil sparked by the coro...
Apr 27, 2020
Germany reports 1,144 new coronavirus cases, 163 more deaths
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 1,144 to 156,337, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The death toll rose...
Apr 27, 2020
HSBC first-quarter profit slides 48% on coronavirus crisis, misses forecasts
HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings PLC's first-quarter profit tumbled a worse-than-expected 48% after boosting provisions against bad loans as the coronavirus pandemic hits borrowers worldwide...
Apr 27, 2020
Singapore faces deeper-than-forecast recession as virus clouds global outlook: central bank
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A recession in Singapore's trade-reliant economy could be deeper than forecast as the protracted nature of the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to hamper a decisive rebound in global ...
Apr 27, 2020
