Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Global natural catastrophe insurance losses seen at $112 billion for 2022
LONDON (Reuters) - Global insurance losses for natural catastrophes are projected to reach $112 billion in 2022, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter said on Friday, driven by the impact of Hurricane Ian ...
Dec 30, 2022
High inflation here to stay for coming months, says German industry
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's inflation rate is unlikely to decline rapidly at present and the European Central Bank's target of 2% will only become feasible by the middle of the decade, the BDI indust...
Dec 30, 2022
Rituals for Benedict’s passing could be template for future ex popes
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - When Pope Gregory XII, the last pope to resign before Benedict, died in 1417, the world was not watching. Gregory had stepped down two years earlier in 1415...
Dec 30, 2022
China market regulator to stop testing chilled, frozen foods for COVID from Jan. 8 – notice
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's State Administration for Market Supervision will stop testing chilled and frozen foods for COVID-19 from Jan. 8, according to a notice seen by Reuters and confirmed by th...
Dec 30, 2022
China funds with energy bets stand out in a bleak year
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese fund managers who made big bets on energy companies are celebrating a year that was brutal for many of their peers. Huang Hai, who manages three funds for Wanjia Asset Man...
Dec 30, 2022
Taiwan central bank to incorporate climate change risks into forecasting
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank said on Friday it would begin incorporating climate change risks into its modelling and forecasts for inflation and economic growth and adapt monetary policy t...
Dec 30, 2022
Putin says Russia expects China’s Xi to make state visit in spring
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was expecting Chinese President Xi Jinping to make a state visit to Russia in spring 2023, in what would be a public show of solida...
Dec 30, 2022
Factbox-Court rulings against Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
(Reuters) - Myanmar's 77-year-old former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been ordered to serve a total of 33 years in prison after convictions on multiple charges since her overthrow in a coup early last ...
Dec 30, 2022
China’s yuan looks set for biggest annual loss since 1994, down 8.6%
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's yuan finished the domestic session at a two-week high against the dollar on Friday, but still looked set for the worst annual performance in 28 years. The onshore yuan fin...
Dec 30, 2022
Few tourists, deserted streets in casino hub Macau after reopening
By Joyce Zhou and Tyrone Siu MACAU (Reuters) - Three years of COVID-19 forced Becky Zhang's specialty food business in Macau to near collapse. Founded by her grandmother more than fifty years ago, her...
Dec 30, 2022
