Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BOJ risks being behind the curve on inflation: ex-central bank economist
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan may be underestimating the risk of being too late in addressing mounting inflationary pressures from rising service prices and wages, the central ba...
Nov 02, 2023
Activists struggle to commemorate victims of Soviet repression
MOSCOW (Reuters) - If history is written by the victors, then a small group of Russian activists are doing their best to make sure the battle to remember the millions of victims of Soviet repression i...
Nov 02, 2023
German unemployment rises more than expected in October
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -German unemployment rose more than expected in October, Labour Office figures showed on Thursday, showing some cracks in what has been a very resilient labour marke...
Nov 02, 2023
Senior US Republicans urge long-range missiles for Ukraine
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of senior Republicans in the U.S. Congress urged President Joe Biden to send longer-range missiles to Ukraine, in a show of continued support for Ky...
Nov 02, 2023
Swiss National Bank to pilot wholesale digital currency with UBS, other banks
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank said on Thursday it will start a pilot project next month using central bank digital currency (CBDC) for financial institutions, with UBS and Zuercher Kanton...
Nov 02, 2023
German manufacturing remains under pressure in Oct - PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's manufacturing sector, which accounts for about a fifth of its economy, remained mired in a downturn in October due to weak demand, a survey showed on Thursday. The HCOB fi...
Nov 02, 2023
Storm Ciaran lashes northern Europe with strong winds and rain, one killed in France
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Storm Ciaran smashed into northern Europe with strong winds and driving rain on Thursday, killing one person in France and forcing the closure of airports, rail and ferry serv...
Nov 02, 2023
Factbox-Why is Pakistan deporting over a million undocumented Afghan immigrants?
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's midnight deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave expired on Thursday, as more than 140,000 migrants, mostly Afghans, were estimated to have left voluntar...
Nov 02, 2023
Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing overwhelmed as Afghans face expulsion
By Mushtaq Ali PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan's northwestern border crossing was flooded with thousands of people looking to cross into Afghanistan on Thursday, a day after the government's de...
Nov 02, 2023
Indonesia's Jokowi to push for domestic seaweed processing, including for fuel
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia President Joko Widodo on Thursday said the government will push for the development of a domestic seaweed processing industry, including for the production of fuel. Speak...
Nov 02, 2023
