Author Archives: Syndicated Content
After U.S. Congress and Fed's quick coronavirus response, next steps likely tougher for Washington
By Andy Sullivan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve and Congress moved swiftly to confront the growing coronavirus threat this week, as the central bank propped up the e...
Mar 06, 2020
Citigroup waives certain fees for consumers impacted by coronavirus
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Friday it will waive monthly bank account fees and certificate of deposit penalties for consumers impacted by coronavirus. Small business accounts are also eligible f...
Mar 06, 2020
Standard U.S. economic weapons may be inadequate for coronavirus crisis
By Howard Schneider, Jonnelle Marte and Lindsay Dunsmuir NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the risks of the coronavirus outbreak continue to rise, U.S. officials are wrestling with what to do in the ...
Mar 06, 2020
England to register COVID-19 as 'notifiable disease': BBC
(This March 4 story corrects headline, paragraph 1 to say "notifiable" designation to be implemented in England, and clarifies other British regions have already classified it as "notifiable") (Reuter...
Mar 06, 2020
FX swaps market shows sign of U.S. dollar funding pressure
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - The cost of raising U.S. dollar funds in the Japanese and European currency swaps market has surged this week, suggesting increased demand for the gree...
Mar 06, 2020
UK defense committee to probe security of 5G network on Huawei concerns
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliamentary defense committee will investigate the security of the country's 5G mobile network, the group of lawmakers said on Friday, amid continued concerns about the ...
Mar 06, 2020
U.S. retailers face $700 million hit as virus disrupts ocean shipping
By Jonathan Saul and Lisa Baertlein LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. retailers face an estimated $700 million sales hit from the coronavirus and some shipping lines are sending vessels to retrieve ...
Mar 06, 2020
Michigan to sanitize voting booths, machines amid coronavirus fears
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - Officials in Michigan are telling election clerks to repeatedly sanitize voting booths, touchscreen machines, pencils and other equipment ahead of Tuesday's Democratic primary,...
Mar 06, 2020
Fed's use of balance sheet policies comes at a cost: George
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's reliance on maintaining an ample balance sheet to help the economy poses risks to financial stability and the central bank's independence, Kansas City...
Mar 06, 2020
In Canada, doctors broadened coronavirus testing, and made an unlikely save
By Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's official guidance on the novel coronavirus has been to test patients who recently traveled to affected areas, but some doctors and hospitals have expand...
Mar 06, 2020
