Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Standard Chartered bumps up bitcoin forecast to $120,000
LONDON (Reuters) - Top cryptocurrency bitcoin could reach $50,000 this year and $120,000 by the end of 2024 Standard Chartered said on Monday, predicting the jump in its price could encourage bitcoin ...
Jul 10, 2023
Israel Knesset set to vote on new Supreme Court bill
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's parliament was scheduled on Monday to hold a first vote on a bill that limits some Supreme Court power, part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rebooted judicial ove...
Jul 10, 2023
China’s car sales shrink 2.9% in June as big-ticket spending falters
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's passenger vehicle sales fell in June, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Monday, as a stumbling economic recovery made consumers more c...
Jul 10, 2023
China IPO applications fall by third in first half of 2023
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's IPO applications slumped by a third in the first half of 2023, as earnings volatility, a slowing economy and tighter regulatory scrutiny deterred potential candidates. Chi...
Jul 10, 2023
N. Korea’s food situation still bad despite uptick in trade with China, South says
By Soo-hyang Choi ANSEONG, South Korea (Reuters) - North Korea's food situation is "still bad" despite an uptick in trade with China, the South's unification minister, charged with handling relations ...
Jul 10, 2023
China, Solomon Islands agree strategic partnership
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the Solomon Islands announced a comprehensive strategic partnership on Monday, a Chinese state broadcaster reported, as they bolster relations four years after the Pacifi...
Jul 10, 2023
Twenty-four central banks will have digital currencies by 2030 – BIS survey
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - Some two dozen central banks across emerging and advanced economies are expected to have digital currencies in circulation by the end of the decade, the Bank for...
Jul 10, 2023
Nigerian President Tinubu chosen as new West Africa bloc chief
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - West African regional bloc ECOWAS has chosen Nigerian President Bola Tinubu as its new chairman at a time of deepening insecurity, including military coups and terrori...
Jul 10, 2023
Chinese women economists called ‘traitors’ online for meeting with Yellen
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - A group of Chinese female economists who met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen over the weekend have been lambasted on Chinese social media by some netize...
Jul 10, 2023
Motor racing-Norris says McLaren still have plenty of work to do
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - McLaren impressed with their new-found speed at Silverstone on Sunday but Lando Norris warned there would still be times when they looked painfully slow. Norris fini...
Jul 10, 2023
