Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Spain will not authorise calling of ships carrying weapons for Israel
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will not authorise ships carrying weapons for Israel to call at its ports, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Friday, after the country refused to let a ship call at...
May 17, 2024
Hedge funds play a weak Japanese yen
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - Pressure on Japan to prop up a weak yen may have ebbed, but currency weakness remains a headache for Tokyo. The yen is down 9.4% against the dollar so far this yea...
May 17, 2024
Exclusive-Musk pushes plan for China data to power Tesla's AI ambitions
By Fanny Potkin SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Tesla is pushing ahead with plans to power the global development of its self-driving system with data from China that could be processed within the coun...
May 17, 2024
Hugs but not the full socialist-era kiss for Putin, Xi in Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) - A vaunted 'new era' of strategic partnership between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Xi Jinping begun in Beijing on Thursday may not exactly have been sealed w...
May 17, 2024
Technology leads European shares lower, rate cut doubts loom
(Reuters) - European shares kicked off Friday's trade on a weaker note, led by declines in technology and real-estate companies, as investors looked forward to euro zone inflation data for some clarit...
May 17, 2024
China to let local governments buy homes, cut mortgage rates to revive property sector
(Reuters) - China will allow local government authorities to buy some homes at "reasonable" prices to provide affordable housing, Vice Premier He Lifeng told an online meeting on housing policy on Fri...
May 17, 2024
Foreigners sell Vietnam securities amid political turbulence, data show
By Francesco Guarascio and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Foreign investors have reduced by nearly $2 billion their securities holdings in Vietnam's main stock market since early 2023 despite the bou...
May 17, 2024
Analysis-BOJ may face more pressure to hike rates as weak yen hits consumer spending
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's weak consumption may heighten, rather than tame, already growing political pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates to slow the yen's declines bla...
May 17, 2024
French police 'neutralised' armed person who tried to set fire to synagogue in Rouen - Darmanin
PARIS (Reuters) - French police officers in Rouen 'neutralised' an armed individual who was intent on setting fire to the town's synagogue, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday. The incide...
May 17, 2024
Column-Serene euro debt markets still leave ECB queasy: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - Becalmed by a likely interest rate cut as soon as next month, euro zone government bond markets seem serene - but the European Central Bank continues to fret about lef...
May 17, 2024
