Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. destroyer sails near disputed South China Sea islands, China says it ‘drove’ ship away
BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday, drawing an angry reaction from Beijing, which said its military had "driven away" the...
Jul 13, 2022
Shanghai sweats over small, but nagging COVID outbreak already damaging economy
By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Anxiety levels rose along with temperatures in Shanghai on Wednesday, as medical workers sweated beneath their hazmat suits while administering compulsory mass tes...
Jul 13, 2022
Financial regulator sees stormy waters ahead for Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's financial sector is facing an uncertain future amid the energy dispute with Russia, the head of the country's financial regulator BaFin said in a newspaper interview publi...
Jul 13, 2022
Australia athletes barred from other Commonwealth Games venues over COVID risk
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian athletes will be banned from supporting their team mates at other Commonwealth Games events at Birmingham due to the risk of COVID-19 transmission, team chef de missio...
Jul 13, 2022
Bank of Canada seen set for jumbo 75-bp rate hike as inflation bites
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada on Wednesday is expected to make its largest interest-rate increase since the late 1990s as the central bank hastens tightening to tackle an overh...
Jul 13, 2022
G20 host Indonesia hopes for progress in finance chief talks despite war friction
By Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) - G20 finance leaders will meet in Bali this week for talks that are due to include issues like global food security and soaring inflation, as host Indonesia tries ...
Jul 13, 2022
Analysis: Bruised investors seek shelter in U.S. healthcare stocks
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. healthcare companies are gaining favor as investors bank on their ability to weather rocky economic times and the stocks look more reasonably val...
Jul 13, 2022
Evgeni Malkin agrees to 4-year extension with Penguins
Forward Evgeni Malkin eschewed free agency as he agreed on a four-year, $24.4 million extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. The deal, announced by general manager Ron Hextall, runs ...
Jul 13, 2022
Uniqlo owner’s Q3 results to offer clues on China recovery, Japan inflation
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fast Retailing, home of Uniqlo, is expected to report quarterly profit grew 11% overall on Thursday, but investors' focus will be on whether China is recoverin...
Jul 13, 2022
Global regulators back ‘same risk, same regulation’ for stablecoins
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Major stablecoins must comply with the same safeguards as traditional forms of payments, global regulators said on Wednesday, tightening controls over a battered crypto...
Jul 13, 2022
