Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU energy talks dissolve over carbon, green finance fights
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Talks between European Union country leaders on energy policy ended with no agreement on Thursday, as states squabbled over how to respond to record-high carbon pric...
Dec 16, 2021
Dollar on back foot after hawkish tilts by BoE, ECB
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar remained under pressure on Friday, a day after the Bank of England and European Central Bank adopted more hawkish stances than markets had expected,...
Dec 16, 2021
Credit Suisse senior executive Eric Varvel likely to leave – FT
(Reuters) - Eric Varvel, chairman of Credit Suisse's investment bank, is in discussions to leave the company, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people briefed on the matter. Varvel, who...
Dec 16, 2021
China reports 76 new COVID-19 cases on Dec 16 vs 77 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 76 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Dec. 16, compared with 77 a day earlier, its health authority said on Friday. Of the new infections, 56 were locally transmitt...
Dec 16, 2021
Australia facing economic coercion from China – Treasurer
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Friday said Australia had been subject to "economic coercion" by China through various trade disputes, but argued the Asian giant would conti...
Dec 16, 2021
Singapore’s Nov exports surge 24.2% y/y, fastest pace in a decade
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's November non-oil domestic exports (NODX) expanded 24.2% from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, the fastest pace in nearly a decade, helped by growth in e...
Dec 16, 2021
EU head warns of sanctions with ‘massive cost’ if Russia invades Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is ready to impose sanctions with a "massive cost" for Russia if the Russian military invades Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said o...
Dec 16, 2021
UK, Australia sign deal forecast to create 10 billion pounds in extra trade
By William James and Kirsty Needham LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Britain and Australia on Thursday signed a free trade deal projected to eventually boost bilateral trade by over 10 billion pounds ($13.3 b...
Dec 16, 2021
U.S. administers 490 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 490,030,849 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 602,523,315 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Dec 16, 2021
Four children die in London house fire – police
(Reuters) - A fire at a house in London killed four children on Thursday, police said. The children, all believed to be related, were recovered from the Collingwood Road address in South London after ...
Dec 16, 2021
