Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan finance minister: No comment on IMF remarks on FX intervention
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Tuesday declined to comment on recent remarks by an IMF official on currency intervention and said there was no need to elaborate on what...
Thomson Reuters Oct 16, 2023
China's Baidu unveils latest version of its Ernie AI model
BEIJING (Reuters) - Baidu on Tuesday unveiled the newest version of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) model, Ernie 4.0. Ernie 4.0's capabilities are on par with that of ChatGPT maker OpenAI'...
Thomson Reuters Oct 16, 2023
Malaysia pulls out of Frankfurt Book Fair citing organisers' pro-Israel stance
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's education ministry has withdrawn from participating in this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, accusing the organisers of taking a pro-Israel stance, amid growing global d...
Thomson Reuters Oct 16, 2023
China tightens curbs on foreign travel by bankers, state workers
By Engen Tham and Julie Zhu SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese civil servants and employees of state-linked enterprises are facing tighter constraints on private travel abroad and scrutiny of thei...
Thomson Reuters Oct 16, 2023
Oil steadies on hopes of Venezuela sanctions being eased
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices stabilised on Tuesday after a more than $1 slide on Monday amid hopes the U.S. would ease sanctions on producer Venezuela and as Washington stepped up efforts to preve...
Thomson Reuters Oct 16, 2023
At least one dead in Guatemala protests demanding orderly transition of govt
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - At least one person died and four were injured during protests in Guatemala, an aid worker said Monday, marking the first death in more than two weeks of con...
Thomson Reuters Oct 16, 2023
Bank Indonesia to stay put till year-end, cut in Q2 2024: Reuters poll
By Veronica Dudei Maia Khongwir BENGALURU (Reuters) - Bank Indonesia (BI) will follow its regional peers and leave its interest rate unchanged on Oct. 19, staying on the sidelines for longer than prev...
Thomson Reuters Oct 16, 2023
Putin visits 'dear friend' Xi in show of no-limits partnership
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on a widely watched trip aimed at showcasing the deep mutual trust an...
Thomson Reuters Oct 16, 2023
China's Xi met with Kazakhstan president on Tuesday morning - Chinese state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping met Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who is in Beijing to attend the Belt and Road Forum, on Tuesday morning, state broadcaster China Centra...
Thomson Reuters Oct 16, 2023
Dollar drifts as investors eye Powell speech, yen wobbles near intervention zone
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar started Tuesday on the back foot as investors took stock of developments in the Middle East and braced for a slew of speeches by central bank of...
Thomson Reuters Oct 16, 2023
