Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Asian shares rise, dollar staggers after ‘dovish’ Powell comments
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian equities rose, while the dollar wobbled on Wednesday after less hawkish than feared comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted risk appetit...
Feb 07, 2023
Republicans ready partisan response to Biden’s calls for unity
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans rejected Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden's call for bipartisanship in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, and instead accused him of stoki...
Feb 07, 2023
Tokyo Olympics ex-official arrested in alleged bid-rigging case -NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese prosecutors arrested a former Tokyo Olympics organising committee official for his involvement in the alleged bid-rigging of test events for the Games, public broadcaster NH...
Feb 07, 2023
Oil climbs 3rd day on subdued dollar, U.S. crude stocks’ drop
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose early on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous two days, as the dollar fell after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sounded less hawkish o...
Feb 07, 2023
New Zealand recovers $300 million of cocaine floating at sea
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand authorities said on Wednesday they had recovered 3.2 tonnes of cocaine worth more than $300 million, believed to be bound for Australia and found floating at sea. New Ze...
Feb 07, 2023
Lost Russian oil revenue is bonanza for shippers, refiners
By Dmitry Zhdannikov, Chen Aizhu and Nidhi Verma LONDON (Reuters) - Western sanctions on Russia have significantly reduced state oil revenues and diverted tens of billions of dollars towards shipping ...
Feb 07, 2023
Dollar pulls back as Powell sticks to usual Fed playbook
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar eased on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell failed to offer fresh signs of a hawkish pushback against a resilient labour market in the Unit...
Feb 07, 2023
First of two suspects pleads not guilty to murdering 6 in California
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One of two reputed gang members arrested in the execution-style killings of six people in a central California farming town last month, including a baby and his...
Feb 07, 2023
Texas sues Biden administration for asking pharmacies to fill reproductive health prescriptions
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas sued the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday to prevent it from asking pharmacies to fill reproductive health prescriptions. The Biden ...
Feb 07, 2023
Australia to expand rollout of fifth COVID vaccine shot
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will roll out a fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine later this month to all citizens aged 18 and above who have not contracted coronavirus or been vaccinated in the past six mo...
Feb 07, 2023
