Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Asian equities face outflows in February due to rise in U.S. bond yields
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Foreigners were net sellers of Asian equities for a second consecutive month in February, hit by a jump in U.S. Treasury yields, which prompted...
Mar 01, 2021
UK consumer credit slumped as new lockdown hit in January: BoE
LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer borrowing fell at its fastest pace in January since May last year as the country went back into a coronavirus lockdown, Bank of England data showed on Monday. Unsec...
Mar 01, 2021
France's Sarkozy awaits verdict in corruption trial
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court will deliver its verdict in the corruption trial of former president Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, with prosecutors demanding he face jail time. Sarkozy, who led France f...
Mar 01, 2021
China to provide Afghanistan with 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) - China has pledged to deliver 400,000 doses of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine to Afghanistan, Afghan officials said on Monday, in a boost for an immunisation campa...
Mar 01, 2021
UK February factory output grows at slowest pace since May: PMI
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers reported the slowest output growth since May last month, as supply-chain disruptions and rising costs linked to Brexit and COVID-19 limited t...
Mar 01, 2021
Japan PM Suga apologises after spokeswoman resigns over expensive dinners scandal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Monday following the resignation of a key spokeswoman, who along with other senior bureaucrats were reprimanded for attending exp...
Mar 01, 2021
Turkey emerges from COVID-19-hit 2020 with 1.8% economic growth
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's economy grew 5.9% in the fourth quarter https://tmsnrt.rs/3dVombP and 1.8% in 2020 as a whole, annual data showed on Monday, emerging as one of only a ...
Mar 01, 2021
Board meeting, Chinese asset sale plan lift Danone shares
PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in Danone's, which is expected to hold a board meeting on Monday amid shareholder pressure to improve governance and boost returns, rose 2% after it announced plans to sell it...
Mar 01, 2021
Euro zone factories buzzing in February as demand soars
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone factory activity raced along in February thanks to soaring demand, a survey showed on Monday, although the burst of business led to a shortage of raw mat...
Mar 01, 2021
Strong exports lift German factory activity to three-year high in February: PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) - Higher demand from China, the United States and Europe drove growth in German factory activity to its highest level in more than three years in February, brightening the outlook for...
Mar 01, 2021
