Author Archives: Syndicated Content
In next recession, Fed needs upfront promises, former staffers say
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two former top staffers at the U.S. Federal Reserve have joined in urging the Fed to say explicitly what it will do if interest rates hit zero again, and war...
Mar 04, 2020
UK police charge another man over deaths of 39 Vietnamese in truck
LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Wednesday they had charged another man as part of their investigation into the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in the back of a truck near London ...
Mar 04, 2020
Permira sells into strength at remote connectivity play TeamViewer
BERLIN (Reuters) - Private equity investor Permira took advantage of strength in the shares of TeamViewer, in part driven by an increase in working at home due to the coronavirus epidemic, to sell an ...
Mar 04, 2020
Thailand says peace talks with main southern insurgent group making progress
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Peace talks with the main insurgent group in southern Thailand have made progress, the government said on Wednesday after the two sides met in Kuala Lumpur earlier in the week. Nea...
Mar 04, 2020
Egypt executes top militant extradited from Libya
CAIRO (Reuters) - Top Egyptian militant suspect Hisham al-Ashmawy was executed on Wednesday following his conviction over several high-profile attacks, the country's military spokesman said. Ashmawy, ...
Mar 04, 2020
Researchers identify two coronavirus types as China cases dwindle
By Andrew Galbraith and David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Scientists in China studying the viral disease outbreak's origin said they had found that two main types of the new coronavirus could be caus...
Mar 04, 2020
'Never happier': Quarantine over for diplomats in North Korea
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Relieved foreign diplomats in North Korea were finally getting out of their compounds this week after the end of a month-long quarantine over the coronavirus outbreak. ...
Mar 04, 2020
Fed's Mester says market rout didn't force U.S. rate cut, but it was noted: CNBC
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points on Tuesday was not driven by last week's market capitulation, but it was taken into account, Cleveland Federal ...
Mar 04, 2020
ECB held unscheduled meeting to discuss coronavirus, sources say
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's rate-setting Governing Council held a telephone conference call late on Tuesday to assess the impact of the coronavirus outbreak but policy action was...
Mar 04, 2020
Grieving families in Philippine drugs war turn to theater for healing, therapy
MANILA (Reuters) - Relatives of some of the thousands killed in the Philippines' war on drugs acted out their journey of loss and healing in a theater performance in Manila on Wednesday, capping a mon...
Mar 04, 2020
