Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IMF chief wants central banks to keep raising rates to hit ‘neutral’ level
By Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Wednesday that central banks should keep raising interest rates further to fight inflation until ...
Oct 26, 2022
Truck maker Volvo to build battery modules plant in Belgium
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish truck maker Volvo Group said on Wednesday its plant in Ghent in Belgium would start to produce battery modules in 2025. "The investment decision to install battery module ...
Oct 26, 2022
Kremlin says it may transfer assets in annexed Ukrainian regions to Russian companies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Wednesday said that assets in the four Ukrainian regions that Russia said it had annexed last month may in future be transferred to Russian companies. Kremlin spokesm...
Oct 26, 2022
Cricket-Rain washes out New Zealand-Afghanistan clash at T20 World Cup
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -New Zealand's Super 12 match against Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup was abandoned on Wednesday without a ball bowled due to rain, leaving both teams to share the p...
Oct 26, 2022
Germany to legalize cannabis use for recreational purposes
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany on Wednesday set out plans to legalise cannabis, in a move promised by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government that would make it one of the first countries in Europe to make we...
Oct 26, 2022
Kremlin says Griner prisoner swap must be negotiated behind closed doors
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Wednesday said that a potential prisoner exchange with the United States to free U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner, who is serving a nine-year prison sentence...
Oct 26, 2022
Olympics-Greece blocks top sailor’s effort for nationality change
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's Olympic Committee (HOC) on Wednesday said it had refused to allow top sailor and Tokyo Olympics competitor Vasileia Karachaliou to go ahead with her attempted nationality s...
Oct 26, 2022
Japan’s life insurers to buy more super-long bonds as yields hit multi-year highs
By Kevin Buckland and Tomo Uetake TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese life insurers plan to buy more super-long government bonds, enticed by the highest yields since 2014. Nippon Life, Japan Post Insurance and...
Oct 26, 2022
UK fiscal statement delayed to Nov. 17, says finance minister Hunt
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has postponed the announcement of a plan to repair the country's public finances to Nov. 17 for it to reflect the "most accurate possible economic forecasts," finance minist...
Oct 26, 2022
Kremlin says it will keep making case on alleged Ukraine dirty bomb threat
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday it would "vigorously" continue to make the case to the international community that it believed Ukraine intended to detonate a "dirty bomb" with radioac...
Oct 26, 2022
