Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S&P futures climb for eighth straight day
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday for the eighth session in a row as bets on an economic revival backed by prolonged central bank support fueled risk appetite, setting...
Aug 31, 2020
Portland Police declare gathering near city building as 'unlawful'
(Reuters) - Portland Police late on Sunday declared a demonstration in the northeastern part of the city as an "unlawful gathering" and ordered crowds to disperse from an area near a building housing ...
Aug 31, 2020
Taiwan says China still lacks ability for full assault on island
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's armed forces are growing in their prowess but still lack the capability to launch a full assault on Taiwan, the island's defense ministry said on Monday. Beijing is stepping...
Aug 31, 2020
Poland's 2021 borrowing needs seen at 113.5 billion zlotys: budget
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's net borrowing needs in the 2021 budget will be 113.5 billion zlotys ($30.75 billion), according to the draft budget accepted by the government. According to the draft budge...
Aug 31, 2020
India cenbank announces measures to ensure orderly market conditions
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India announced several measures including two more tranches of special open market operations in bonds while also raising the held-to-maturity limit under the s...
Aug 31, 2020
IMF's Georgieva calls for transparency drive in central and eastern Europe
VIENNA (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday she hoped for a renewed transparency drive among governments in central and eastern Europe in the w...
Aug 31, 2020
Portugal's GDP sinks 13.9% in second quarter, final data show
(Reuters) - Portugal's economy contracted a record 13.9% in the second quarter of 2020 from the previous three-month period due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, data from the Na...
Aug 31, 2020
EU calls for dialogue with Turkey, end to tensions in east Mediterranean
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive called on Monday for dialogue with Turkey and demanded that Ankara refrains from unilateral steps that stoke tensions in eastern Mediterranean. Shou...
Aug 31, 2020
Bulgarian regulator re-opens inquiry into CEZ's Bulgarian assets sale
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's competition regulator has re-opened an in-depth inquiry into Czech utility CEZ's planned 335 million euro ($399 million) sale of its Bulgarian assets to insurance and fina...
Aug 31, 2020
Norway fund excludes firms over human rights violation risk
By Gwladys Fouche and Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund said it had excluded Taiwan's Formosa Chemicals and Fibre , Formosa Taffeta and India's Page Industries from its p...
Aug 31, 2020
