Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong property agencies suing Evergrande to recover commissions
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Two Hong Kong property agencies are suing heavily indebted China Evergrande Group over unpaid commissions, according to a court filing and media reports, piling pressure on the d...
Oct 05, 2021
Oil at new multi-year highs, Asian shares fall
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares dropped on Wednesday, reversing early gains, after an overnight rebound in U.S. and European stocks as investors shrugged off worries about a potential ...
Oct 05, 2021
World Bank ups Russia’s 2021 GDP forecast but warns of sanctions impact
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's economic recovery will be stronger than expected this year but U.S. sanctions, a poor vaccination rate and the central bank's monetary tightening will all weigh on the grow...
Oct 05, 2021
Australia to stop controversial practice of asylum seeker detentions in PNG
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia will stop detaining asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) at the end of December, the two countries said on Wednesday, as Canberra shuts one of two r...
Oct 05, 2021
BOJ Kuroda says Japan’s economy picking up on export strength
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday the economy has picked up, led by exports and the manufacturing sector, although the retail sector's recovery has been slower...
Oct 05, 2021
Australia reports easing in new COVID-19 infections as vaccinations rise
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New daily COVID-19 cases in Australia's Victoria and New South Wales states, the epicentres of the country's worst virus outbreak, fell on Wednesday as authorities look to start eas...
Oct 05, 2021
New Japan PM Kishida off to rocky start in polling
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is struggling to find his footing with voters just two days after he was voted into office and launched his new government, multiple polls ...
Oct 05, 2021
U.S. oil rises to highest since 2014 amid global energy crunch
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices rose for a fifth day on Wednesday to their highest since 2014 amid global concerns about energy supply on signs of tightness in crude, natural gas and coal market...
Oct 05, 2021
Volkswagen Mexico extends partial production stop in Puebla plant -union document
By Sharay Angulo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican unit of German automaker Volkswagen will extend a production stop at one of its segments in a plant at the central state of Puebla that produces th...
Oct 05, 2021
New Zealand raises interest rates, more tightening to come
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank on Wednesday hiked interest rates for the first time in seven years and signalled further tightening to come, as it looks to cool its domestic economy...
Oct 05, 2021
