Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fed to launch commercial paper liquidity backstop Tuesday
By Karen Pierog (Reuters) - A funding backstop the U.S. Federal Reserve launches on Tuesday should help address liquidity problems that have lingered in the coronavirus-roiled commercial paper market,...
Apr 14, 2020
Thailand reports 34 new coronavirus cases, one more death
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Tuesday reported 34 new coronavirus cases and a death of a 52-year old Thai female bus driver in Bangkok. Of the new cases, 27 patients are linked to previous cases, fo...
Apr 14, 2020
Indian PM extends lockdown to May 3 as coronavirus cases cross 10,000
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended a nationwide lockdown until May 3 as the number of coronavirus cases crossed 10,000 despite a three-week shutdown. Modi, i...
Apr 13, 2020
Germany's coronavirus cases rise by 2,082, deaths by 170: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's number of confirmed coronavirus infections has risen by 2,082 to 125,098, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday, marking the ...
Apr 13, 2020
Chinese survey ship returns to Vietnam's exclusive economic zone
By Khanh Vu and James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - A Chinese survey ship that was embroiled in a standoff with Vietnamese vessels last year in the disputed South China Sea has returned to waters within V...
Apr 13, 2020
Getting a coronavirus test in Wuhan: fast, cheap and easy
By Brenda Goh WUHAN, China (Reuters) - Coronavirus tests can be difficult to come by in many countries including in hard-hit parts of the United States and Britain, but in Wuhan, the Chinese epicentre...
Apr 13, 2020
China's March trade surplus with U.S. narrows to $15.32 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's trade surplus with the United States stood at $15.32 billion in March, Reuters calculation based on Chinese customs data showed on Tuesday. That is much narrower than a sur...
Apr 13, 2020
China March exports slump slows to 6.6% year-on-year, imports down 0.9%
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports fell 6.6% in March from a year earlier, while imports shrank 0.9%, a better than expected outcome as factories restarted production, though the global coronavirus h...
Apr 13, 2020
Japan's lower house approves Hitachi exec Nakamura to join BOJ board
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's lower house on Tuesday approved Toyoaki Nakamura, a Hitachi Ltd executive, to join the Bank of Japan's nine-member policy board, paving the way for parliamentary approval of ...
Apr 13, 2020
MLS considers alternative formats for 2020 season
MLS commissioner Don Garber told ESPN that the league will explore alternative formats when it comes to completing the 2020 season. Garber said that the MLS is "focused at getting in as many as games ...
Apr 13, 2020
