Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong central bank raises interest rate after Fed hike
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday raised its base rate charged through the overnight discount window by 75 basis points to 3.5%, hours after the U.S. Federal Re...
Sep 21, 2022
UK’s top manufacturing body slashes forecasts for 2023
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's manufacturers association on Thursday slashed its forecast for growth in factory output next year, citing huge uncertainty around demand and energy prices. Make UK downgra...
Sep 21, 2022
Bank of England set for second hefty rate rise in a row
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England looks set to raise interest rates by at least half a percentage point on Thursday in a bid to tame inflation that is just off a 40-year high, a...
Sep 21, 2022
Brazil’s Lula expects to reach trade agreement with EU in six months if elected
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he should reach an agreement on a trade deal between South America's Mercosur trade bloc and the Euro...
Sep 21, 2022
Golf-South Korea form backbone of International team’s Presidents Cup hopes
By Steve Keating CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) - South Korea will form the backbone of the International team's hopes of upsetting the United States at the Presidents Cup with a record four players set to...
Sep 21, 2022
Imagery shows N.Korea may soon launch new missile submarine – think tank
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea may be preparing to launch a new submarine believed to be capable of firing ballistic missiles, a U.S.-based think tank reported on Thursday, citing commerc...
Sep 21, 2022
Canada condemns Putin’s nuclear threats, conscription order, says Trudeau
(Reuters) - Canada condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin's military mobilisation order and threats to use nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, adding Ottawa remains st...
Sep 21, 2022
Star-studded ‘Amsterdam’ merges facts, fiction and team work
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Director David O. Russell got his starry cast involved in the creation of his new crime drama "Amsterdam". The five-time Oscar nominee reunited with his "The Fighte...
Sep 21, 2022
World leaders pledge billions to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria on UN sidelines
By Daphne Psaledakis and Steve Holland UNITED NATIONS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria on Wednesday reached $14.25 billion pledged as world leaders seek to ...
Sep 21, 2022
United Airlines seeks to resume U.S. flights to Cuba
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Wednesday it is working to resume flights to Cuba later this year that it suspended in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. T...
Sep 21, 2022
