Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China central bank offers salve to jittery markets with surprise MLF injection
By Winni Zhou and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank surprised markets on Monday with an injection of medium-term cash into the banking system, in what traders and analysts vie...
Nov 29, 2020
Japan’s Aso asks banks to help as firms’ funding needs rise at year-end
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Monday urged public and private financial institutions to help ensure smooth corporate financing as funding needs rise towards the year-end. The...
Nov 29, 2020
Support for Japan’s Suga falls following travel campaign reversal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's approval ratings fell five percentage points to 58%, with many unhappy with his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a poll tak...
Nov 29, 2020
Australia central bank seen holding cash rate at record low: Reuters poll
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will likely hold its cash rate at a historic low of 0.1% at its monthly policy meeting on Dec. 1, showed a Reuters poll of 15 eco...
Nov 29, 2020
Australia demands apology from China after fake image posted on social media
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday Canberra is seeking an apology from Beijing about a Tweet containing a false image of an Australian soldie...
Nov 29, 2020
China’s factory activity expands at fastest pace in over three years
By Stella Qiu and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in more than three years in November, keeping it on track to be the first major economy to fully re...
Nov 29, 2020
Japan factory output grows for fifth month, retail sales surge
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output rose for the fifth straight month in October and retail sales in the same month grew the most in over a year, signalling the economy was ...
Nov 29, 2020
Japan’s Osaka inspires own manga character
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's three-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has inspired a new manga character to appear in an issue of Nakayoshi magazine next month, the publishers announced on Sunday. Osaka,...
Nov 29, 2020
New Zealand regulator charges 13 parties over White Island eruption tragedy
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's workplace regulator will file charges against 13 parties following an investigation into a volcanic eruption on White Island in 2019 which killed 22 people, state ...
Nov 29, 2020
Mexico reports more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico reported 6,388 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 196 additional deaths on Sunday, health ministry data showed. The latest tally brought the official number of cas...
Nov 29, 2020
