Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Slower U.S. job gains may prove no barrier for faster Fed taper
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers look likely to accelerate the winddown of their bond-buying program when policymakers meet later this month, despite November job gains that came in short of e...
Dec 03, 2021
Pope to facilitate re-location of 50 migrants, Cyprus says
By Philip Pullella and Michele Kambas NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus said on Friday that 50 migrants in the country would be re-located as part of an initiative by Pope Francis coinciding with his visit t...
Dec 03, 2021
Tennis-Major sports leagues unlikely to follow WTA sanction on China
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) sent shockwaves through the sports world this week when it suspended tournaments in China out of concern for Peng Shuai, bu...
Dec 03, 2021
Louis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh’s charisma extended beyond luxury
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - It was a "kid in a candy store" moment for Billie Essco when he found himself in a cavernous space beneath the Louvre Museum in January last year, backstage before ...
Dec 03, 2021
IMF says U.S. monetary policy should focus more on inflation risks
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Friday warned of intensifying inflationary pressures, especially in the United States, and new uncertainties caused by the Om...
Dec 03, 2021
Bulgaria reports bird flu outbreak at industrial farm
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian veterinary authorities will cull more than 80,000 chickens in the southern village of Tsalapitsa after a bird flu outbreak was confirmed at an industrial farm there, the fo...
Dec 03, 2021
France’s Macron hopes for progress on Lebanon during Saudi talks
DUBAI (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he hoped talks he would hold in Saudi Arabia later in the day would help alleviate tension between Gulf states and Lebanon. Lebanon's ...
Dec 03, 2021
K-pop sensation BTS hopes to ‘see you in Seoul’ in March
SEOUL (Reuters) - K-pop sensation BTS hopes to hold an in-person concert in Seoul for the first since the pandemic, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday, after the group posted a tweet promising to "...
Dec 03, 2021
U.S. ships 9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa, 2 million worldwide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday sent 9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine doses to countries in Africa and another 2 million doses to other nations, the White House said. "Today, we ...
Dec 03, 2021
Fed’s Bullard wants faster policy tightening, citing ‘inflation shock’
(Reuters) -St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank James Bullard on Friday called for the Fed to begin tightening monetary policy, citing unexpectedly high inflation, strong economic growth and a labor market ...
Dec 03, 2021
