Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dollar on the front foot as focus shifts to Powell
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hit a seven-month high against the yen on Thursday as an orderly rise in U.S. Treasury yields lent support ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman J...
Mar 03, 2021
Texas begins naming electricity firms overdue on winter crisis bills
By Gary McWilliams HOUSTON (Reuters) - Eight energy companies have failed to pay nearly $1 billion for power and services during February's deadly power blackout in Texas, the state's grid operator sa...
Mar 03, 2021
Emerging commodity exporter currencies to firm despite U.S. yield appeal: Reuters poll
By Vuyani Ndaba and Vivek Mishra JOHANNESBURG/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Emerging market currencies of commodity-exporting nations are set to firm over the next 12 months as the world recovers from the cor...
Mar 03, 2021
WTA roundup: Elina Svitolina breezes to win in Qatar
Top-seeded Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine recorded 26 winners to cruise to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Misaki Doi of Japan in the second round of the Qatar Total Open in Doha. Second-seeded Karolina Pliskova ...
Mar 03, 2021
MSUM Men Ranked 5th in NCAA Central Region Poll
MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSUM Athletics) - The Minnesota State University Moorhead men’s basketball team is ranked fifth in the latest NCAA Central Region rankings that were released on Wednesday. The t...
Mar 03, 2021
Akealy Moton Named Summit League Athlete of the Month for February
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU Athletics) - North Dakota State's Akealy Moton captured February Summit League Athlete of the Month honors across all sports, league officials announced Wednesday. Moton set th...
Mar 03, 2021
U.S. calls German warship's plan to sail South China Sea support for rules-based order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday hailed plans by NATO ally Germany to sail a warship across the contested South China Sea, calling it welcome support for a "rules-based internatio...
Mar 03, 2021
English COVID-19 prevalence dropping at slower rate, study finds
LONDON (Reuters) - The prevalence of COVID-19 infections in England has dropped since January, but the rate of decline has slowed and cases might be on the rise in some areas, researchers at Imperial ...
Mar 03, 2021
Yen near seven-month low, Asian shares fall as bond yields rise
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Japanese yen hit a seven-month low on the dollar on Thursday as hopes that vaccine distribution and more government stimulus will drive the U.S. economy into a solid rebound l...
Mar 03, 2021
Reflation trades in FX markets expected to continue in March: Reuters poll
By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) - The reflation trade that spooked currency markets and threw them into disarray will be in play for at least another month, according to a Reuters poll of strategis...
Mar 03, 2021
