Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Oil extends gains on OPEC+ supply restraint
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose early on Friday, adding to big gains overnight after OPEC and its allies agreed to not increase supply in April as they await a more solid recovery...
Mar 04, 2021
China expects 2021 budget deficit at around 3.2% of GDP
BEIJING (Reuters) - China expects its 2021 budget deficit to be around 3.2% of GDP, Premier Li Keqiang said in his work report released on Friday at the start of China's annual session of parliament, ...
Mar 04, 2021
Dollar ascendant as Powell stays dovish course; risk currencies slide
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held firmly near three-month highs on Friday after surging overnight as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck with dovish rhetoric despite a recent s...
Mar 04, 2021
Oportun Financial says unit under probe by U.S. consumer watchdog
(Reuters) - A unit of Oportun Financial Corp was under investigation by the U.S. consumer watchdog regarding its legal collection practices from 2019 until 2021, the financial services firm said in a ...
Mar 04, 2021
China sets 2021 GDP growth target at more than 6%
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government has set its 2021 economic growth target at more than 6%, Premier Li Keqiang said in his annual work report on Friday at the opening of this year's meeting of...
Mar 04, 2021
Hong Kong legislature elections likely deferred to Sept 2022: SCMP
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Elections for Hong Kong's legislature will likely be deferred for a second year to September 2022 as Beijing plans a major overhaul of the city's electoral system, the South Chin...
Mar 04, 2021
Japan's tsunami survivors call lost loves on the phone of the wind
By Mari Saito OTSUCHI, Japan (Reuters) - In a garden on a hill, under the wide boughs of a cherry tree, a white phone booth glistens in the early spring light. Inside, Kazuyoshi Sasaki carefully dials...
Mar 04, 2021
While Delhi doctor battles COVID, her autistic sons pine
By Sunil Kataria NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An already challenging life combining full-time work as a doctor with mothering two autistic sons was turned upside down for Meenakshi Mourya when the pandemic h...
Mar 04, 2021
BOJ's Kuroda stresses need to keep bond yields 'stably low'
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday the central bank must ensure long-term interest rates are kept stably low as the coronavirus pandemic keeps the ...
Mar 04, 2021
Cuomo accuser rejects his public apology in TV interview
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - The second of three women who have accused New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual misconduct rejected his public apology on Thursday, a response likely to ratchet up pres...
Mar 04, 2021
