Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Zealand’s daily COVID-19 cases fall, some classrooms to reopen
(Reuters) - Daily COVID-19 cases in New Zealand fell on Wednesday after a record jump the day before, with most infections still in Auckland as the Delta variant of the coronavirus continues to affect...
Oct 19, 2021
Tokyo aims to lift COVID-19 curbs on restaurants as cases fall – media
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is aiming to ease COVID-19 restrictions on bars and restaurants next week as infections continue to decline, the Jiji news service said on Wednesday...
Oct 19, 2021
Asian shares advance on earnings optimism, yen slips to 4-yr low
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares advanced and U.S. long-dated bond yields edged up to a five-month high on Wednesday on rising optimism about the global economy and corporate earnings w...
Oct 19, 2021
Parkland school massacre victims reach $25 million settlement with district -media
(Reuters) - Families of the victims of the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, have reached a $25 million settlement with the Broward County school district, according to media reports. The agr...
Oct 19, 2021
China’s new home prices stall in September; first time since February 2020
BEIJING (Reuters) - The growth of China's new home prices in September stalled for the first time since February 2020, official data showed on Wednesday, as the property market softened further amid a...
Oct 19, 2021
Yen skids to four-year low as stocks rally with Treasury yields
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. bonds drove currencies on Wednesday, with a rise in long-term rates pushing the dollar to an almost four-year high on the yen, but a decline in shorter-dated y...
Oct 19, 2021
China central bank injects 100 billion yuan via reverse repos
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank increased its short-term fund injection on Wednesday by offering 100 billion yuan ($15.67 billion) through seven-day reverse repos into the banking system. Th...
Oct 19, 2021
Indian barber siblings turn heads into canvasses by giving unusual haircuts
By Sunil Kataria DABWALI, India (Reuters) - In a small salon in a nondescript town in northern India, a haircut is not just a trim or a crew cut but an opportunity to get some art embossed on the back...
Oct 19, 2021
China Jan-Sept FDI up 19.6% y/y in yuan terms
BEIJING (Reuters) - Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China in the first nine months of the year jumped 19.6% from the same period last year to 859.51 billion yuan ($134.7 billion), China's commerc...
Oct 19, 2021
Chinese hot pot chain Haidilao slows growth as COVID-19 curbs consumer appetite
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - China's biggest hot pot chain Haidilao is slowing its rollout of new restaurants and increasing diversification of its fare, tempering its rapid expansi...
Oct 19, 2021
