Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Euro zone growth and inflation outlook steady, ECB's Mersch says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The growth and inflation outlook in the euro zone has not deteriorated since the European Central Bank decided earlier this month to keep policy unchanged, ECB board member Yves ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Bank of East Asia to launch sale of insurance business in strategy overhaul
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong-based Bank of East Asia Ltd (BEA) said on Wednesday it had decided to initiate a sale of its insurance business following the completion of a review of its portfolios a...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Australia counts record 470 stranded whales as rescue continues
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rescuers were racing against the tide on Wednesday to free whales beached off the Australian coast, with more than half the estimated 470 mammals in the country's bigg...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Singapore's deflation extends to seventh month in core gauge
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's main price gauge contracted for the seventh consecutive month in August, data showed on Wednesday, with prices falling 0.3% from a year earlier. Core inflation - the ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Canada's Trudeau to unveil plan to address coronavirus outbreak, revive economy
By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil on Wednesday what he says is a far-reaching plan to help the economy recover from the coronav...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
(Reuters) - Britain re-imposed some lockdown measures as a second wave of coronavirus infections swept across Europe, while the death toll in the United States crossed 200,000, with a report saying th...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Australia extends relaxation of company reporting, capital raising rules
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia extended by six months its temporary relaxation of company disclosure obligations, including allowing businesses to avoid releasing earnings forecasts, in a bid to shield ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Police clear climate protesters from square near Swiss parliament
ZURICH (Reuters) - Police began removing protesters seeking more action against climate change from a square near the Swiss parliament building in Bern early on Wednesday after the group that had set ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Citi closes market making business in retail options: FT
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc has closed its market making business in retail options that serves retail broker-dealers, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing three people with knowledge of th...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Chinese brokerages set for consolidation as holding firms meet tighter rules
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's securities broking sector is set for consolidation as stricter regulations covering opaque financial holding firms force owners of mid-sized brokerages to divest, analysts ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
