Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea asks US to review China rule for chip subsidies
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has asked Washington to review its criteria for new semiconductor subsidies, concerned over the impact of rules to limit chip investment in countries su...
May 24, 2023
What US Treasury debt payments are at risk of default?
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's focus is turning to at-risk U.S. Treasury debt payments as the deadline to raise the government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default ...
May 24, 2023
US money market fund assets hit record highs despite debt-ceiling fears
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. money market fund assets hit a new record of $5.8 trillion this week as yield-hungry investors continued to turn to the short-term debt securities - a stark c...
May 24, 2023
Moonfire Ventures raises $115 million to fund European tech startups and AI firms
PARIS (Reuters) - Moonfire Ventures, launched in 2020 by former Atomico co-founder Mattias Ljungman, said on Wednesday that it had raised $115 million to invest in European startup technology firms an...
May 24, 2023
Japan’s plan to issue bonds to fund childcare programme adds to debt burden
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is expected to fund part of its spending for childcare measures by issuing additional bonds over a period of roughly two year...
May 23, 2023
Japan won’t join NATO, but local office considered, PM Kishida says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday said the country had no plans to become a NATO member but acknowledged the security alliance's plan to open a liaison office in Jap...
May 23, 2023
Macau needs to diversify economy, safeguard national security -Chinese official
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, needs to diversify its economy and make greater efforts to safeguard national security, the Macau government quoted a top Chinese officia...
May 23, 2023
Russia, China set to ink bilateral pacts despite Western criticism
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russia and China are set to sign a set of bilateral agreements on Wednesday during the Russian prime minister's trip to Beijing as the two giant neighbours pledge closer cooperatio...
May 23, 2023
Asia stocks falter, NZ $ stumbles as RBNZ signals hikes over
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks on Wednesday extended a global sell-off as U.S. debt ceiling negotiations dragged on without resolution, while the New Zealand dollar tumbled after the...
May 23, 2023
Red Sea epidemic kills off sea urchins, imperilling coral
By Hannah Confino and Ari Rabinovitch TEL AVIV (Reuters) - A deadly epidemic that is spreading through the Red Sea has killed off an entire species of sea urchin in the Gulf of Aqaba, imperilling the ...
May 23, 2023
