Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BOJ Kuroda vows easy policy, warns of economic hit from rising import costs
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday the central bank will maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy to underpin an economy under pressure from rising import costs...
Apr 13, 2022
S.Korea’s Yoon picks veteran lawmakers as foreign, unification ministers
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol picked close adviser Park Jin to be foreign minister among a slew of cabinet nominations on Wednesday, as he readies ...
Apr 13, 2022
Gold inches higher as Ukraine conflict lifts safe-haven bids
By Asha Sistla (Reuters) - Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday as concerns of an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict increased safe-haven bids for the precious metal, although a firmer U.S. do...
Apr 13, 2022
GSK to buy Sierra Oncology for $1.9 billion in boost to blood cancer ops
(Reuters) -Britain's GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to buy California-based biopharmaceutical company Sierra Oncology in a cash deal valued at $1.9 billion, the companies said on Wednesday, as it seeks to...
Apr 13, 2022
India’s crypto exchanges block deposits via state-backed system, stir alarm
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Big Indian crypto exchanges CoinSwitch Kuber and WazirX have disabled rupee deposits for the purchase of cryptocurrency using a widely-used state-backed transfer ...
Apr 13, 2022
UK inflation jumps to 30-year high of 7.0% in March
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer price inflation leapt to 7.0% in March, its highest since March 1992 and up from 6.2% in February, official figures showed on Wednesday, intensifyi...
Apr 13, 2022
NHL roundup: Hurricanes pull away from Rangers in Metropolitan
Seth Jarvis scored 1:02 into the third period to break a tie and the Carolina Hurricanes went on to a 4-2 victory against the host New York Rangers in a battle between the top teams in the Metropolita...
Apr 13, 2022
BOJ won’t introduce digital yen as means for negative rates – central bank official
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will not introduce a digital yen as a means to achieve negative interest rates, an idea sometimes discussed in academic circles, a senior central bank officia...
Apr 13, 2022
Chechen chief Kadyrov says over 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrender in Mariupol
(Reuters) - Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said more than 1,000 Ukrainian marines had surrendered in the besieged port city of Mariupol and urged remaining forces holed up in the Azovstal steel mill to...
Apr 13, 2022
Vegas, Macau…Dubai? Global casinos raise bets on gambling in the Gulf
By Lisa Barrington and Farah Master DUBAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - It's been the subject of quiet speculation among diplomats and executives for years, but now global casino bosses are setting their sigh...
Apr 13, 2022
