Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell - document
By John O'Donnell and Rupam Jain FRANKFURT/MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Afghan central bank ran down most of its U.S. dollar cash reserves in the weeks before the Taliban took control of the country, accord...
Sep 29, 2021
Senate working to fund gov't until early December, avoid shutdown -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate could act as early as Wednesday to fund federal agencies until early December and prevent a government shutdown, moving...
Sep 29, 2021
U.S. pending home sales race to seven-month high in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes rebounded to a seven-month high in August, but higher prices amid tight supply are slowing the housing market momentum. The National...
Sep 29, 2021
German Greens co-leader says talks with FDP on coalition were good
BERLIN (Reuters) - The co-leader of Germany's Greens said on Wednesday that preliminary talks with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) had been good and that the Social Democrats (SPD) were her ecol...
Sep 29, 2021
Czech Prime Minister Babis: EU should cap prices of emissions allowances
USTI NAD LABEM, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Wednesday the European Union should cap the prices of emissions allowances and wants EU leaders to discuss the situ...
Sep 29, 2021
Russia fines Google for failing to delete banned content
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court on Wednesday fined Alphabet Inc.'s Google 6.5 million roubles ($89,535) for not deleting content that Russia deems illegal, part of a wider dispute between Moscow and...
Sep 29, 2021
Japan's Aso hails 'good guy' Kishida as new LDP leader
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday hailed the election of former foreign minister Fumio Kishida as the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, calling him a "...
Sep 29, 2021
UAE block on internet calls eases for Expo 2020 site visitors
(Refiles to say Expo will open on Friday) By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) -Authorities have let people make calls over WhatsApp and other internet apps in the grounds of the Expo 2020 Dubai world f...
Sep 29, 2021
Factbox-Congress struggles over U.S. debt ceiling as deadline looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate blame each other for failing to move forward so far on a temporary suspension of the $28.4 trillion debt ceiling, in a political gam...
Sep 29, 2021
Japan Finance Minister says G7 has agreed on 'some points' on global tax reform
TOKYO (Reuters) - Finance ministers from Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies agreed on "some points" over global tax reform at their virtual meeting, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Wedn...
Sep 29, 2021
