Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Philippine central bank to pause after 4 successive rate cuts: Reuters poll
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank is widely expected to pause monetary easing on Thursday after four consecutive rate cuts to save ammunition in case the economy, already in a recession, ...
Aug 18, 2020
Pro-democracy Milk Tea Alliance brews in Asia
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Yanni Chow BANGKOK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - As Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates voiced support for Thai anti-government protests at the weekend, they used the hashtag #Mil...
Aug 18, 2020
UK COVID lending to businesses nears 53 billion pounds
LONDON (Reuters) - British banks' lending to businesses under government-backed COVID-19 loan schemes neared 53 billion pounds ($69.7 billion) as of last weekend, weekly finance ministry figures showe...
Aug 18, 2020
It's no longer a "bear market rally": BofA survey
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors are "most bullish" on financial markets since February, when world stocks hit a record high, a Bank of America fund manager survey showed. A net 46% of investors surveyed ...
Aug 18, 2020
S&P warns of rising real rates risk to China's recovery
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Rating agency S&P Global warned on Tuesday that China's economic recovery from the novel coronavirus pandemic could be at risk as a combination of rising interest rates and slowin...
Aug 18, 2020
Electrolux's influential operations chief Brockmann to step down
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Home appliance maker Electrolux said on Tuesday its Chief Operations Officer Jan Brockmann has decided to leave group to "pursue an external opportunity". Brockman joined Electro...
Aug 18, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,673 new coronavirus infections, 70 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 1,673 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian nation to 143,043, data from the country's health ministry...
Aug 18, 2020
North Macedonia, San Marino secure ECB repo lines amid pandemic
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - North Macedonia and San Marino on Tuesday secured credit lines from the European Central Bank to provide euro loans to banks in those countries via repurchase agreements, or "rep...
Aug 18, 2020
Philippines reports 4,836 new coronavirus cases, seven deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 4,836 novel coronavirus infections, the seventh straight day of reporting more than 3,000 cases, and seven additional deaths. I...
Aug 18, 2020
Study links COVID-19 to rise in childhood type 1 diabetes
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Cases of type 1 diabetes among children in a small UK study almost doubled during the peak of Britain's COVID-19 epidemic, suggesting a possible link between the two...
Aug 18, 2020
