Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK consumer spending rebounded last week, ONS says
LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer spending on credit and debit cards rebounded last week after dipping around the Easter holidays, while restaurant reservations also grew, the Office for National St...
May 12, 2022
India’s economic growth to slow if central bank hikes rates – official
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economic growth rate is likely to slow if the central bank hikes interest rates, Finance Secretary TV Somanathan told CNBC TV18 on Thursday. India's central bank is likel...
May 12, 2022
Biden to mark 1 million American dead from coronavirus Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday plans to commemorate the death of 1 million Americans from COVID-19 by issuing a proclamation ordering flags to be flown at half-staff, the ...
May 12, 2022
Qatar’s emir in Iran in bid to help salvage 2015 nuclear pact
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has arrived in Iran, Iranian state media reported on Thursday, as the Gulf state tries to help end a row between Tehran and Washi...
May 12, 2022
Tether has reduced its exposure to commercial paper, CTO says
LONDON (Reuters) - The stablecoin Tether has the majority of its reserves in U.S. Treasuries, having dropped its exposure to commercial paper over the last six months, its chief technology officer Pao...
May 12, 2022
China scrutiny stymies JD.Com fintech unit’s $2 billion Hong Kong IPO – sources
By Julie Zhu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - JD Technology, the fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce company JD.Com, has been forced to delay an up to $2 billion Hong Kong IPO because domestic re...
May 12, 2022
Georgia’s jailed ex-president transferred to clinic for treatment
TBILISI (Reuters) - Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili was transferred to a private medical facility for treatment on Thursday after his health significantly deteriorated in prison followin...
May 12, 2022
Asian economic powers warn of risks from war, monetary policy normalisation
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -East Asian economic leaders warned on Thursday of risks to the region's outlook and pledged to remain committed to market stability and sound fiscal policy. Econo...
May 12, 2022
UN rights chief says many Ukraine abuses may amount to war crimes
GENEVA (Reuters) - The UN Human Rights chief said on Thursday that a thousand bodies had been recovered in the area of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in recent weeks, adding that many of the violations it...
May 12, 2022
Volkswagen’s EV business as profitable as combustion engines sooner than planned – CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen expects its electric vehicle business to be as profitable as its fossil fuel-burning cars sooner than planned, its chief executive Herbert Diess said on Thursday at the c...
May 12, 2022
