Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Westpac to sell lenders mortgage insurance business to Arch Capital
(Reuters) - Australia's Westpac Banking Corp said on Thursday it will sell its lenders mortgage insurance (LMI) business to Arch Capital Group in a deal that will also make Arch Westpac's exclusive LM...
Mar 17, 2021
China reports 6 new COVID-19 cases vs 4 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported six new mainland COVID-19 cases on March 17, up from four cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Thursday. The National Health Commiss...
Mar 17, 2021
EU should ‘expect countermeasures’ from China following human rights sanctions: Chinese state media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The European Union should expect countermeasures if it imposes sanctions against Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses, Chinese state media outlet China Daily wrote o...
Mar 17, 2021
Japan to lift Tokyo area state of emergency as planned on Sunday: minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government's advisory panel on coronavirus countermeasures on Thursday approved a plan to let the state of emergency expire in the Tokyo area as scheduled on March 21, H...
Mar 17, 2021
Spring training roundup: Rays outslug Pirates
Tampa Bay Rays starter Tyler Glasnow struck out seven over four innings and the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 10-9 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday at Bradenton, Fla. Glasnow still gave...
Mar 17, 2021
Taiwan clears AstraZeneca vaccines, shots may start next week
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has completed checks on its first batch of AstraZeneca Plc COVID-19 vaccines and the first shots may start being administered from Monday, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung sai...
Mar 17, 2021
Dollar wobbles after Fed pushes back against rate hike speculation
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was on the defensive on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled it was in no hurry to raise interest rates through all of 2023 even as it saw a ...
Mar 17, 2021
New Zealand says close to a travel arrangement with Australia
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand is close to allowing Australians to visit without quarantining on arrival, New Zealand's deputy prime minister said on Thursday, a reciprocal right that would create...
Mar 17, 2021
Bank of England to keep recovery hopes in check despite vaccine progress
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England will probably try on Thursday to keep a lid on expectations that Britain's economy is heading for a strong, vaccine-boosted recovery after s...
Mar 17, 2021
Britain sets sights on ‘Big Four’ auditors in market shake-up
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain proposed weakening the market grip of "Big Four" auditors on Thursday and making company directors responsible for spotting fraud after the collapses of retaile...
Mar 17, 2021
