Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis: Japan’s dovish Kishida may now take defence mantle of slain mentor Abe
By Tim Kelly and Yukiko Toyoda NARA, Japan (Reuters) - After a strong showing in an election overshadowed by the killing of former premier Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may have fr...
Jul 11, 2022
STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries confirm major new France investment
PARIS (Reuters) - Chipmaker STMicroelectronics and U.S. peer GlobalFoundries announced on Monday plans for a new site in France, which they said would create around 1,000 new jobs and support Europe's...
Jul 11, 2022
China warns ASEAN nations to avoid being used as ‘chess pieces’ by big powers
JAKARTA (Reuters) - China's foreign minister Wang Yi warned on Monday that countries in Southeast Asia must avoid being used as "chess pieces" by major powers during a policy speech in the Indonesian ...
Jul 11, 2022
BOJ upgrades view on most regional Japan areas as pandemic impact fades
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan raised its economic assessment for seven of the country's nine regions on Monday, saying most areas were seeing damage from the COVID-19 pandemic subside. "Most reg...
Jul 11, 2022
Soccer-Rooney to become DC United manager-reports
(Reuters) - Former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has agreed terms to become the manager of Major League Soccer side DC United, multiple media outlets reported. Rooney, who played for DC Unite...
Jul 11, 2022
Ships get older and slower as emissions rules bite
By Sarah McFarlane LONDON (Reuters) - If shipping is the beating heart of global trade, its pulse is about to get slower. Faced with uncertainty about which fuels to use in the long term to cut greenh...
Jul 11, 2022
Inflation fatigue? Bond investors latch on to disinflation
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - The bond market is pricing in a sharp deceleration in inflation over the next year, as aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve to counter the stee...
Jul 11, 2022
U.S.-China tensions, Kiribati’s shock withdrawal overshadow Pacific leaders meeting
By Kirsty Needham SUVA, Fiji (Reuters) -Tensions between China and the United States, and the withdrawal of the remote Pacific island nation of Kiribati, have overshadowed the Pacific Islands Forum as...
Jul 11, 2022
Japan PM Kishida set to consolidate ruling party power as Abe mourned
TOKYO/NARA (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looked set to consolidate authority within his ruling party after a strong election result virtually ensured him three more years as premie...
Jul 11, 2022
Texas grid operator warns of potential rolling blackouts on Monday
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the state of Texas' electric power grid, on Sunday warned of the potential for rolling blackouts on Monday. The st...
Jul 11, 2022
