Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Polish families pick through debris after floods wash away homes
By Barbara Erling and Kacper Pempel RADOCHOW, Poland (Reuters) - Wearing garden gloves, 69-year-old Lucyna Kubica sifts through the remains of what was once her family home, destroyed by the worst flo...
Oct 03, 2024
SWIFT to trial live digital currency transactions next year
By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) - Global bank messaging network SWIFT will trial live transactions of tokenised assets and digital currencies next year, it said on Thursday, the latest step in the curre...
Oct 03, 2024
China firms plan up to $15 billion in overseas bond issues in Q4 on stimulus boost, say bankers
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) - Chinese investment-grade companies are lining up $10 billion to $15 billion in offshore bond offerings this quarter, as Beijing's economic stimulus measures cut fun...
Oct 03, 2024
EM currencies set to hold steady or pare gains for the rest of 2024 - Reuters poll
By Devayani Sathyan and Vuyani Ndaba BENGALURU/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Most emerging market currencies are set to trade in tight ranges or pare some of the year-to-date gains in the next three months...
Oct 03, 2024
Spain's services activity grows in September at fastest pace in a year, PMI shows
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish service sector activity accelerated again in September and registered its fastest growth in more than a year, a business survey showed on Thursday. The HCOB Spain Services P...
Oct 03, 2024
South Africa business activity accelerates in Sept as inflation eases, PMI shows
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's private sector saw an uptick in growth in September, driven by a rise in business activity and a significant cooling of inflationary pressures, a survey by S&P ...
Oct 03, 2024
Tanzania central bank holds lending rate at 6%
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's central bank held its key interest rate unchanged at 6%, it said on Thursday. In the two quarters to September, the central bank held the benchmark rate at 6%, fro...
Oct 03, 2024
European shares slip; PMI data in focus
(Reuters) - European shares opened lower on Thursday, weighed down by German technology firm SAP, while investors looked out for key inflation data for the bloc and its major economies. The benchmark ...
Oct 03, 2024
Kenyan private sector conditions weaken in September, PMI shows
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's private sector saw a slight deterioration in business conditions in September as output and new orders contracted again, reversing the brief recovery seen in August, Stanbi...
Oct 03, 2024
Russia launches major drone attack on Ukraine, damages residential buildings
KYIV (Reuters) - Russian forces launched a major drone attack overnight on 15 Ukrainian regions, causing damage to commercial and residential buildings, local authorities said on Thursday, though ther...
Oct 03, 2024
