Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China's BAIC, Didi plan car leasing service amid new car sales slowdown
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese automaker BAIC Group and ride-hailing service provider Didi Chuxing plan to team up with other industry players to lease BAIC's cars to customers amid concerns about ride h...
Mar 30, 2020
Ardern's online messages keep spirits up in New Zealand's coronavirus lockdown
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Hours after New Zealand imposed a nationwide lockdown to beat a coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took to Facebook, livestreaming in a sweater...
Mar 30, 2020
G20 trade ministers to hold emergency video conference Monday: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Group of 20 trade ministers will hold an emergency video conference on Monday to discuss cooperation on supply chains, the Nikkei business daily reported. They are likely to confirm ...
Mar 30, 2020
Singapore eases monetary policy sharply as virus heralds deep recession
By John Geddie and Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank aggressively eased monetary policy on Monday as the bellwether economy braced for deflation and a deep recession this year d...
Mar 30, 2020
Australian brewers swap cleansing ale for sanitizer in coronavirus fight
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - As demand for a cleansing ale collapses with the closure of clubs and hotels to combat the spread of the coronavirus, Australia's craft brewers are refocusing on t...
Mar 30, 2020
Swiss bank UBS sticks to 2019 dividend, market supervisor has urged restraint
ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS Group is maintaining its previously announced dividend for 2019, the Swiss bank said on Monday, despite guidance from markets supervisor FINMA to reconsider payouts to sharehold...
Mar 30, 2020
Mortgage securities rebound as Fed starts buying, concerns persist
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mortgage-related shares rose and volatility dropped on Friday, a sign moves by the Federal Reserve had some positive effect on liquidity and coronavirus-related pa...
Mar 30, 2020
Oil crash puts Africa's cash-strapped producers in peril
By Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) - Collapsing oil prices have left African producers facing not only lost revenue when they most need it to tackle coronavirus, but also a fall in hard-won market share ...
Mar 30, 2020
Number of coronavirus cases in Germany rises to 57,298: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Germany has risen to 57,298 and 455 people have died of the disease here, statistics from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infecti...
Mar 30, 2020
Thailand reports 136 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 1,524
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand saw 136 new coronavirus cases on Monday, raising the total number of infections to 1,524, said the spokesman of the government's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administrati...
Mar 30, 2020
