Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-In year of drama, World Cup shines spotlight on growth in the sport
By Manasi Pathak (Reuters) - Lionel Messi's World Cup fairytale lit up the year in soccer as heroics and heartbreak at the finals captivated fans and highlighted the growth of the world's most popular...
Dec 19, 2022
China smartphone maker Xiaomi to slash 15% of jobs – South China Morning Post
(Reuters) - China's Xiaomi Corp has started laying off workers in several units of its smartphone and internet services business, reducing its workforce by about 15%, the South China Morning Post repo...
Dec 19, 2022
Asian markets mostly weaker as investors question China reopening
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets were trading mostly in negative territory on Tuesday, as investors anticipated a somewhat rocky road for China's unwinding of COVID restrictions...
Dec 19, 2022
Yen on defensive before BOJ; NZ dollar sinks
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen retreated against the dollar on Tuesday ahead of a Bank of Japan policy announcement later in the day, with the central bank widely seen leaving ultra-easy ...
Dec 19, 2022
Oil climbs, but uncertainty on China COVID surge caps gains
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early trade on Tuesday, shored up by a weaker dollar and a U.S. plan to restock its Strategic Petroleum Reserve, but gains were limited by uncer...
Dec 19, 2022
Bank Indonesia seen reducing rate hikes to modest 25bps on Dec. 22- Reuters poll
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) - Cooling inflation and a more resilient rupiah currrency is expected to give Bank Indonesia enough comfort to opt for a more modest quarter-point interest rate...
Dec 19, 2022
China reports five new COVID deaths for Dec 19 vs 2 a day earlier
(Reuters) - China reported five new COVID-19 deaths for Dec. 19, compared with two the previous day, increasing the nation's fatalities to 5,242 the National Health Commission said on Tuesday. The cou...
Dec 19, 2022
China keeps benchmark lending rates unchanged for 4th straight month
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the fourth consecutive month at its monthly fixing on Tuesday, matching market expectations. The one-year loan prime rate (LPR...
Dec 19, 2022
Bank of Korea says highly uncertain how swiftly inflation will cool
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank said on Tuesday the country's consumer inflation would remain around 5% for some time and then gradually ease, but cautioned that domestic and global facto...
Dec 19, 2022
Putin says situation extremely difficult in several Ukrainian regions
By Tom Balmforth and Valentyn Ogirenko KYIV (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said the situation in four areas of Ukraine that Moscow has declared are part of Russia was "extremely difficult" as Ky...
Dec 19, 2022
