Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Central banks sketch out digital currency as China forges ahead
By Huw Jones and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - A group of seven major central banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve set out on Friday how a digital currency could look like to help catch up with Ch...
Oct 09, 2020
Russia says Armenian, Azeri foreign ministers to attend Moscow talks: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan have confirmed that their foreign ministers will come for talks to Moscow, the RIA news agency cited Russia's foreign ministry as saying on Friday. With Presi...
Oct 09, 2020
China tourism rebounds over Golden Week but still below last year
By Andrew Galbraith and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Domestic tourism in China saw a robust rebound over the just-ended Golden Week holiday, encouraged by the country's success in stamping o...
Oct 09, 2020
‘Treasuries on steroids’: U.S. banks’ mortgage bond trading bonanza
By Kate Duguid and Lawrence White NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Wall Street banks are on track for a record year of revenue from trading U.S. government-backed mortgage debt, industry sources told Reute...
Oct 09, 2020
Trump maps return to campaign trail after White House says COVID-19 treatment complete
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican President Donald Trump on Friday prepared to return to the campaign trail with a pair of weekend rallies after his COVID-19 diagnosis ...
Oct 09, 2020
Viral surge, fiscal fight may sway U.S. voters more than data
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - A surge in COVID-19 cases in a number of U.S. states and roller-coaster prospects for new pandemic aid from Congress are threatening to push the importance of traditional eco...
Oct 09, 2020
Exclusive: HSBC targets net zero emissions by 2050, earmarks $1 trillion green financing
By Lawrence White, Sinead Cruise and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC will target net zero carbon emissions across its entire customer base by 2050 at the latest, and provide between $750 billion ...
Oct 09, 2020
Investors’ bets on a Democratic sweep grow after Biden debate performance
By April Joyner and David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - The debate between Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, marred by frequent interruptions and name-calling, did...
Oct 09, 2020
China funds targeting Ant IPO rake in $9 billion from over 10 million investors
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Five newly launched Chinese funds targeting Ant Group's upcoming mega stock listing raised 60 billion yuan ($8.93 billion) cumulatively from more than 10 million retail investors,...
Oct 09, 2020
Amazon India’s payments unit gets $95.5 mln from parent ahead of festive season
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has invested 7 billion rupees ($95.51 million) in its Indian payments unit, ahead of the festive season, data from business intelligence firm Tofler showed. Amazon...
Oct 08, 2020
