Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. super stock options expiry may bring short market respite
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - An unusually large quarterly expiration of U.S. stock futures and options on Friday is likely to boost trading volumes and add to volatility, market strategists said, with s...
Jun 17, 2022
Fed's Kashkari: 'prudent' to use 50 bps hikes after July
(Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari on Friday said he supported the U.S. central bank's 0.75 percentage point interest-rate hike this week and could support another si...
Jun 17, 2022
Italy weighing state of alert amid Russian gas supplies squeeze
By Giuseppe Fonte and Francesca Landini MILAN (Reuters) - Italy may declare a heightened "state of alert" on gas next week if Russia continues to curb its supplies, two government sources said on Frid...
Jun 17, 2022
Sri Lanka asks government employees to work from home amid fuel shortages
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government on Friday ordered public sector employees to work from home for two weeks due to severe fuel shortages as the island nation grapples wit...
Jun 17, 2022
South Korea's Innospace to launch rocket from Brazil in December -official
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - South Korean aerospace and defense company Innospace will be the first private business to send up a rocket from the Alcantara launch center in northern Brazil i...
Jun 17, 2022
Fed's George feared 75-basis-point rate hike added to 'policy uncertainty'
(Reuters) - Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George on Friday said she dissented against the U.S. central bank's three-quarters-of-a-percentage-point interest rate increase this week becau...
Jun 17, 2022
Brazil's Petrobras to raise fuel prices starting Saturday
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Friday it will increase gasoline and diesel prices beginning on Saturday, upsetting top politicians as the country grapples with...
Jun 17, 2022
Putin dismisses 'stupid' Western sanctions 'blitzkrieg'
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Friday of colonial arrogance and trying to crush his country with "stupid" sanctions that amounted to an economic "blitzkrieg". Address...
Jun 17, 2022
Crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital considers asset sales, bailout - WSJ
(Reuters) - Cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital Ltd is exploring options, including the sale of assets and a bailout by another firm, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The crypto ...
Jun 17, 2022
Goldman sees Turkey inflation of near 80% before relief comes
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs said on Friday it expects annual inflation in Turkey to reach almost 80% before easing to 60% by the end of 2022, thanks to so-called favourable base effects. Inflat...
Jun 17, 2022
