Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Instant View: China's economy contracts in Q2, global risks darken outlook
(Reuters) - China's economy contracted sharply in the second quarter while annual growth also slowed significantly, highlighting the colossal toll on activity from widespread COVID lockdowns, which jo...
Jul 14, 2022
Biden brings Palestinians aid but no new peace plan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will not come with a plan to restart the stalled Israel-Palestinian peace process when he visits the West Bank on Friday, at the end of the first leg of ...
Jul 14, 2022
Biden heads to Saudi Arabia amid tension on oil, Khashoggi killing
By Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw JERUSALEM/JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will discuss energy supply, human rights, and security cooperation in Saudi Arabia on Friday on a tr...
Jul 14, 2022
Canada's Freeland says Russian technocrats also responsible for 'war crimes' - official
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday told Russian officials at a meeting of G20 finance officials that she held them personally responsible for "war cr...
Jul 14, 2022
Athletics-World Championship organisers scrambling to fix visa issues
By Mitch Phillips EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Organisers of the World Athletics Championships were desperately trying to help clear a visa issuing logjam that is threatening to prevent around 100 athle...
Jul 14, 2022
Taiwan weighs fining Foxconn over China chip investment - source
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government is considering fining tech giant Foxconn up to T$25 million ($835,600) over its investment in a Chinese chip conglomerate without first getting regulatory approv...
Jul 14, 2022
U.S. Senator Manchin opposes tax and climate proposal, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Joe Manchin told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday he won't support a Democratic proposal for new climate change spending and higher taxes for ...
Jul 14, 2022
Dollar pauses for breath as Fed officials leave market pondering over rates path
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hovered below a near two-decade high in Asian trading on Friday, having slipped overnight after two Federal Reserve policymakers said they favored a smal...
Jul 14, 2022
Stocks stumble, dollar steadfast as growth outlook darkens
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks hit a two-year low on Friday and were heading for a weekly loss, while the dollar was set for its third week of gains as a fresh slew of rate hikes ...
Jul 14, 2022
China new home prices unchanged in June, after dropping for two months
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new home prices were unchanged in June after falling in the past two months, as strict COVID-19 curbs were eased and consumers took advantage of a slew of stimulus measures...
Jul 14, 2022
