Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fed may run fast on long road to normal balance sheet
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As part of its battle against inflation and a return to more normal monetary policy, the U.S. Federal Reserve is approaching a decision to reduce its balance...
Jan 20, 2022
IMF sees cost of COVID pandemic rising beyond $12.5 trillion estimate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund expects to raise its forecast that the COVID-19 pandemic will cost the global economy $12.5 trillion through 2024, the head of the global lender ...
Jan 20, 2022
Explainer-Might Russia recognise ‘independence’ of breakaway east Ukraine regions?
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A group of Russian lawmakers have urged parliament to appeal to President Vladimir Putin to recognise two pro-Russian breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent states. Her...
Jan 20, 2022
In Western Sahara refugee camps, little optimism over frozen conflict
By Lamine Chikhi TINDOUF, Algeria (Reuters) - From the deep desert camps in Algeria near the border with Morocco where Sahrawi refugees have lived for decades, the latest diplomatic moves to resolve t...
Jan 20, 2022
Brazil health regulator approves Sinovac’s Coronavac for those aged 6 to 17
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian health regulator Anvisa approved on Thursday the use of Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Coronavac on those aged 6 to 17. The green light came as three of five Anvisa ...
Jan 20, 2022
Analysis-In Ukraine crisis, Germany faces tough decisions over gas pipeline
By Joseph Nasr and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany could find itself in a no-win situation if Russia invades Ukraine, pitting Berlin's main gas supplier against its most important security alli...
Jan 20, 2022
Bipartisan U.S. Senate group seeks Plan B on voting rights after Democratic bill’s defeat
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Following Democrats' twin defeats on a voting-rights bill, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators is discussing the possibility of passing a scaled-back law focused...
Jan 20, 2022
Walmart’s chief e-commerce officer Casey Carl exits company after two years
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK, NY (Reuters) - Walmart's top e-commerce executive Casey Carl is leaving the company at the end of February after nearly two years, the company said in an internal memo. C...
Jan 20, 2022
Shareholder Terry Smith labels Unilever’s GSK bid “near death experience”
By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) - Influential British fund manager Terry Smith attacked Unilever's failed 50 billion pound ($68.2 billion) bid for GSK's Consumer Health assets as a "near death experienc...
Jan 20, 2022
U.S. attorney general to meet with Boeing 737 MAX crash victims’ relatives
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to meet with relatives and lawyers of victims of fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes after some challenged a deferred pr...
Jan 20, 2022
