Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Fed won't take rates negative, say fund managers, economists
By Divya Chowdhury (Reuters) - There is little chance the U.S. Federal Reserve will take interest rates into negative territory even as financial markets have begun pricing in such a move for the firs...
May 07, 2020
Japan's ANA suspends recruitment citing coronavirus fallout
TOKYO (Reuters) - ANA Holdings Inc , the operator of Japan's top airline, said on Friday it would suspend its recruitment process at its 37 group companies due to an uncertain business climate caused ...
May 07, 2020
Thai first-quarter GDP 'not good'; second quarter will be worse: deputy PM
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economic performance in the first quarter is not good and the current quarter will be worse as the southeast Asian nation faces the full impact of the coronavirus pandem...
May 07, 2020
Former Japan diplomat Yukio Okamoto, adviser to premiers, dies from coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese diplomat Yukio Okamoto, a one-time adviser to prime ministers and expert on ties with the United States, died late last month after contracting the novel coronavirus,...
May 07, 2020
Pakistan coronavirus cases surge past 25,000, pace quickens: Reuters tally
(Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Pakistan surged past 25,000 on Friday, just hours before the government was due to lift lockdown measures, with the country reporting some of the biggest daily increas...
May 07, 2020
Payments giant Fiserv names Bisignano to succeed Yabuki as CEO
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Payments giant Fiserv Inc said Thursday that Frank Bisignano would become the company's chief executive on July 1, with long-time head Jeffery Yabuki remaining on as executive cha...
May 07, 2020
New Zealand says it backs Taiwan's role in WHO due to success with coronavirus
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand on Friday weighed in on the debate around whether Taiwan should be allowed to join the World Health Organisation (WHO) saying the country has a lot to offer given it...
May 07, 2020
Abe, Trump agree to cooperate on steps to fight coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday agreed to cooperate closely on measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, including the development o...
May 07, 2020
Australia to ease COVID-19 curbs in three stages, targets July for full removal
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will ease social distancing restrictions implemented to slow the spread of the coronavirus in a three-step process, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, with the ...
May 07, 2020
China says sales of cars, home appliances rebounded sharply during May day holiday
BEIJING (Reuters) - China says sales of durable consumer goods such as automobiles and home appliances rebounded significantly during the May Day holiday. China's vice commerce minister Wang Bingnan m...
May 07, 2020
