Author Archives: Syndicated Content
YEARENDER-Sport-Black Lives Matter moves from protest to action for athletes
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement marched on in 2021 but to the beat of a quieter drum as sport moved from protest to action by implementing some of the change athlete...
Dec 14, 2021
YEARENDER-Motor racing-F1 has a hard act to follow after thrilling 2021
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One will be bigger next year, with a record 23 races including a first in Miami, but it will be hard pushed to be better than 2021 for drama and excitement. ...
Dec 14, 2021
China cbank injects 500 billion yuan via medium-term loans, rate unchanged -statement
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank injected funds through medium-term loans into the financial system on Wednesday, while keeping the interest rate unchanged for the 20th month in a row. The Pe...
Dec 14, 2021
China Nov new home prices suffer biggest decline in 6 years
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new home prices suffered the worst month-on-month slump since February 2015 in November, as tighter policies and a liquidity crunch in the property sector hurt demand, offi...
Dec 14, 2021
Dollar holds firm as investors eye major Fed policy meeting
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar held its recent gains in early Asia trading on Wednesday as investors looked towards a key Federal Reserve policy meeting to see if it would reinforce gro...
Dec 14, 2021
Cambodia detects first case of Omicron coronavirus variant
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia has detected the country's first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a local woman who had travelled from Ghana, the ministry of health said. The 23-year ...
Dec 14, 2021
Soccer-Uruguay appoint Diego Alonso as head coach
(Reuters) - Former Inter Miami and Monterrey manager Diego Alonso has been named the new coach of Uruguay, the country's football association said on Tuesday. The 46-year-old replaces Oscar Tabarez, w...
Dec 14, 2021
Banks and asset managers expect operating in China, Hong Kong to get harder
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Financial institutions think business conditions in Hong Kong and mainland China will deteriorate in the coming years, although they plan to keep investing in both m...
Dec 14, 2021
China reports 67 new COVID-19 cases on Dec 14 vs 76 day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 67 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Dec. 14, compared with 76 a day earlier, its health authority said on Monday. Of the new infections, 50 were locally transmitt...
Dec 14, 2021
BOJ's Kuroda says inflation may approach 2% through 'various channels'
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday the country's consumer inflation may approach 2% through various channels, reflecting recent increases in raw material costs....
Dec 14, 2021
