Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China’s battle against fresh COVID outbreak clouds economic recovery
By Sophie Yu and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - From cancelled hotel bookings ahead of the Lunar New Year to steel piled up at mills because of transport curbs in Hebei province, China's battle against...
Jan 15, 2021
U.S. stock funds draw $2.2 billion in week: Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds saw inflows of $2.2 billion in the week ended Wednesday, a period when Wall Street indexes hit record highs on optimism that President-elect Joe Biden will be able to pus...
Jan 15, 2021
EMA chief hopes J&J will seek COVID-19 vaccine approval next month
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) hopes Johnson & Johnson will seek regulatory approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in February, its executive director said on Friday. "We hope it is...
Jan 15, 2021
President-elect Biden chooses former FDA chief Kessler to lead Operation Warp Speed – NYT
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner David Kessler to help lead the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program Operation Warp Speed, the New ...
Jan 15, 2021
Euro zone bank damage from pandemic limited so far, ECB’s Enria says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone banks have suffered some damage so far from the coronavirus pandemic, but that could change once official support measures are lifted, the European Central Bank's top s...
Jan 15, 2021
Japan to stick to budget surplus goal even as pandemic costs grow: sources
By Daniel Leussink and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will stick to a target of achieving a primary budget surplus by fiscal 2025 in projections to be presented next week, sources with knowl...
Jan 15, 2021
Nearly 60,000 have fled Central African Republic violence: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - The number of people fleeing violence in the Central African Republic has doubled in just a week to nearly 60,000, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday. Intensifying violence sinc...
Jan 15, 2021
Britain denies wanting to reduce workers’ rights post-Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said on Friday it had no plans to lower standards on workers' rights, rejecting a Financial Times report that a shake-up of EU labour regulations as part of a...
Jan 15, 2021
UK Supreme Court hands businesses victory in COVID-19 insurance ruling
By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - The UK Supreme Court ruled on Friday that thousands of businesses should be insured for some losses amassed after a national lockdown to curb the ...
Jan 15, 2021
China bans banks from selling deposit products on third-party internet platforms
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banking and insurance regulator on Friday banned commercial banks from using third-party internet platforms to sell deposit products, including those relating to fixed-term...
Jan 15, 2021
