Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer: Bond yields are rising. Why does it matter?
By Kate Duguid NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury bond yields have been shaken out of hibernation and are back above 1% after hitting record lows last year, on hopes of an economic rebound in the Unit...
Jan 21, 2021
U.S., EU kickstart renewed climate change cooperation with first call
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry and European Union climate policy chief Frans Timmermans on Thursday held their first call under the new U.S. administration, ...
Jan 21, 2021
Exclusive: Georgetown University academic Chris Brummer in lead for CFTC chair – sources
By Jarrett Renshaw, Karen Brettell and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Georgetown University academic Chris Brummer has emerged as the leading candidate to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Co...
Jan 21, 2021
Spain’s COVID-19 infections hit new daily record
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's coronavirus incidence as measured over past 14 days rose to a new high of 796 cases per 100,000 people on Thursday from 736 cases the previous day, health ministry data show...
Jan 21, 2021
Google judge says U.S. states must begin turning over documents next month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal judge who is hearing both the U.S. Justice Department and state antitrust cases against Google said on Thursday that he wanted the states to begin turning documents ...
Jan 21, 2021
France reports 22,848 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
PARIS (Reuters) - The French health ministry reported 22,848 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 26,784 on Wednesday, while hospitalisations continued to rise. The number of...
Jan 21, 2021
Exclusive: Trump’s EPA granted Sinclair Oil last-minute biofuel waivers
By Stephanie Kelly and Humeyra Pamuk NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Sinclair Oil Corporation waivers that exempt both its refineries in Wyoming from biofuel blen...
Jan 21, 2021
Not company earnings, not data but vaccines now steering investor sentiment
By Marc Jones and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - Forget economic data releases and corporate trading statements -- vaccine rollout progress is what fund managers and analysts are watching to gaug...
Jan 21, 2021
U.S. House aims for early February COVID-19 relief bill vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is planning to bring a coronavirus relief bill to a vote the first week of February, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday, as President Joe Bi...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden readies second batch of climate orders for next week: memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a second round of executive orders focused on combating climate change early next week as he rushes to reverse Trump-era environmental rol...
Jan 21, 2021
