Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Money for Ukraine to top G7 agenda; inflation, food a concern
KONIGSWINTER, Germany (Reuters) - G7 financial leaders are likely to focus on Thursday and Friday on how to help Ukraine pay its bills, with reconstruction after the war, surging global inflation, cli...
May 19, 2022
Investors jolted as U.S. retailers show inflation hitting consumers
By Sinad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - The evidence of red-hot inflation seeping into the economy is sending a chill through investors after major U.S. retailers showed people are cutting back on buying ...
May 19, 2022
Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - More Shanghai residents were given the freedom to go out to shop for groceries for the first time in nearly two months on Thursday as authorities set out more plans for exiting the city-wi...
May 19, 2022
Some in Shanghai allowed out to shop; end of COVID lockdown in sight
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - More Shanghai residents were given the freedom to go out to shop for groceries for the first time in nearly two months on Thursday as authorities set out mor...
May 19, 2022
‘I mean Ukraine’: Former U.S. president George Bush calls Iraq invasion ‘unjustified’
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George W. Bush mistakenly described the invasion of Iraq as "brutal" and "unjustified" before correcting himself to say he meant to refer...
May 19, 2022
Analysis-Rare double whammy hits investors: steep slumps for both stocks and bonds
By David Randall and John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - From meme-stock enthusiasts to retirees, this year's steep dive for both stocks and U.S. Treasury prices has upended portfolios for individual in...
May 19, 2022
China’s zero-COVID policy dashes global hopes for quick economic return to normal
(Reuters) - A sharp slowdown in China's economy caused by its strict zero-COVID rules and Beijing's shift away from a traditional reliance on external demand have cast doubts over how much the country...
May 19, 2022
Factbox-Biden in Asia: South Korea, Japan schedule and to-do list
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan from May 20-24, a visit seen as crucial for efforts to bolster regional cooperation and counter China. Here is the lates...
May 19, 2022
Citi promotes Asia-based banker Valderrabano as global wealth COO
By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - Citi has appointed Valentin Valderrabano as its new chief operating officer (COO) for Citi Global Wealth, effective in July, according to an internal memo reviewed b...
May 19, 2022
Woodside shareholders approve BHP petroleum merger – proxy votes
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Shareholders in Woodside Petroleum on Thursday approved a merger with BHP Group's petroleum arm to create a top 10 global independent oil and gas producer worth $40 billion, acco...
May 19, 2022
