Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chinese vice premier urges improvements in COVID measures as pathogenicity weakens
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan called for further efforts to improve COVID-19 prevention and control measures, urging "optimisation" of testing, treatment and quarantine policies...
Nov 30, 2022
BOJ policymaker vows to keep ultra-low rates until wages perk up
By Leika Kihara AKITA, Japan (Reuters) -Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi said on Thursday the central bank must keep interest rates ultra-low as the country has yet to achieve the bank's 2% in...
Nov 30, 2022
China's factory activity shrinks in Nov amid widespread COVID curbs - Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity shrank in November as widespread COVID-19 curbs disrupted manufacturers' output, a private sector survey showed on Thursday, weighing on employment and eco...
Nov 30, 2022
U.S. urges caution on low-quoted Russian oil prices as EU debates price cap
By David Lawder NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Biden administration broke its silence on Wednesday on European Union deliberations over a $65-70 per barrel Russian oil price cap on Wednesday, warning far-lo...
Nov 30, 2022
Dollar sinks to 3-month low vs yen as Powell says Fed to go slow
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar tumbled to a three-month low versus the yen on Thursday as traders keyed on comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that interest rate hikes coul...
Nov 30, 2022
Soccer-Australia in party mode as Socceroos reach World Cup knockouts
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia hailed Graham Arnold's new "golden generation" on Thursday and fans demanded a national holiday as the country celebrated the Socceroos' unlikely advance ...
Nov 30, 2022
Hackers dump more customer data from Australian insurer Medibank
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's biggest health insurer, Medibank Private Ltd,, said on Thursday that hackers had released more of its stolen medical records, as media reported that the co...
Nov 30, 2022
Japan corporate capex up, record recurring profits for Q3
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies raised spending on plant and equipment in the July-September quarter, Ministry of Finance data showed on Thursday, in a sign business investme...
Nov 30, 2022
South Korea Nov exports suffer worst decline in 2-1/2 years
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports in November suffered their worst annual drop in 2-1/2 years, hurt by cooling global demand in major markets led by China and a downturn in the semiconductor ind...
Nov 30, 2022
IDB approves $500 million loan to Argentina to fight climate change
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $500 million credit line to Argentina to mitigate the impacts of climate change, its Economy Ministry said in a statem...
Nov 30, 2022
