Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chinese cities on high COVID-19 alert as peak Lunar New Year travel season starts
BEIJING (Reuters) - Several Chinese cities went on high COVID-19 alert as the Lunar New Year holiday travel season started on Monday, requiring travellers to report their trips days before their arriv...
Jan 16, 2022
Japan gov’t discussing quasi-state of emergency for Tokyo, surrounding areas -FNN
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government has started discussions to impose a quasi-state of emergency on the capital Tokyo and its surrounding areas within the week, broadcaster FNN said on Monday, as COV...
Jan 16, 2022
China’s Q4 and 2021 GDP grow faster than expected
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's economy grew 4.0% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, faster than expected but its weakest expansion in one-and-half years, National Bureau of Statistics data showed ...
Jan 16, 2022
Dollar finds a footing as traders brace for hawkish Fed
By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar clung to a late week bounce on Monday as investors braced for January's U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and raised bets it will chart a year ahead holding s...
Jan 16, 2022
China cuts rates on policy loans for first time since April 2020
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank on Monday cut the borrowing costs of its medium-term loans for the first time since April 2020, defying market expectations, to cushion any economic slowdown....
Jan 16, 2022
Oil extends rally on supply tightness, Brent at more than 3-year high
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Monday, with Brent crude futures at their highest in more than three years, as investors bet supply will remain tight amid restrained output by ma...
Jan 16, 2022
Australia leaves door open for Djokovic to play at next year’s Open
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has left the door open for Novak Djokovic to compete at next year's Australian Open despite the tennis superstar facing an automatic three-y...
Jan 16, 2022
Japan machinery orders rise more than expected, govt welcomes pick-up signs
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders rose for a second straight month in November, government data showed on Monday, a sign that corporate appetite for capital spending r...
Jan 16, 2022
Asia braces for China data, oil nears 2021 highs
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets got off to a cautious start on Monday as the U.S. earnings season loomed large and a slew of Chinese economic data were expected to show the deaden...
Jan 16, 2022
Moody’s places all Citibanamex ratings, assessments on review for downgrade
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service on Sunday placed all ratings and assessments of the consumer banking arm of Citigroup in Mexico on review for downgrade. In a statement...
Jan 16, 2022
