Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swedish Debt Office says bigger surplus reduces borrowing needs
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Debt Office said on Thursday that strong growth would lead to better government finances and lower the borrowing requirement meaning it would cut the supply of governmen...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Hong Kong January exports rises 18.4 pct y/y
HONG KONG, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong released January export data on Thursday: * January exports rises 18.4 pct y/y Hong Kong trade: Percent change on a year earlier: All exports Imports 2022 Jan +...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Hungary central bank raises one-week deposit rate by 30 bps to 4.6%
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's central bank raised its one-week deposit rate by 30 basis points to 4.6% at a weekly tender on Thursday, as expected, two days after it raised its base rate by 50 basis ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Taiwan revises up 2022 GDP forecast
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's economy is expected to grow 4.42% in 2022, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics said on Thursday, upgrading its outlook from a previous estimate of ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Exclusive-Singapore flags concern to India over ban on Sea's game -sources
By Fanny Potkin and Aditya Kalra SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Singapore has raised concerns with India about its ban of popular gaming app "Free Fire", owned by technology group Sea Ltd, in the fir...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Bitcoin dives to lowest in a month after Russia invades Ukraine
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) -Bitcoin tumbled to its lowest in a month on Thursday after Russian forces fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine and landed troops on its coast, sparking a sell-of...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Analysis-Oil's journey from worthless in the pandemic to $100 a barrel
By David Gaffen (Reuters) - In July 2020, just a few months after the COVID-19 pandemic started to spiral out of control, Shell CEO Ben van Beurden declared world oil demand may have passed its peak -...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Marketmind: War in Europe
A look at the day ahead in markets from Sujata Rao This is it. Putin has invaded Ukraine. Markets are displaying all the predictable reactions, selling stocks and buying safe-havens. Treasury yields a...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Uniper shares hit 14-month low after Russian forces launch invasion of Ukraine
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Shares in German utility Uniper, which has substantial business in Russia and is one of the financial backers of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, plunged on Thursday after Russian ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
European finance reacts to Ukraine conflict with emergency plans, bond freezes
By Tom Sims and Iain Withers FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) -Europe's financial sector was reeling on Thursday as the Ukraine conflict took a turn for the worse, with Deutsche Bank saying it had contingen...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
