FILE PHOTO: Shoppers wear mask and fill Cologne’s main shopping street Hohe Strasse (High Street) in Cologne, Germany, 12, December, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang RattayBERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) on Friday cut its 2022 growth forecast for Europe’s biggest economy to 3.0% from the 3.6% it had predicted in October due to […]
MUMBAI (Reuters) -The Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee (MPC) stuck to its accommodative policy stance to help the economy recover from the pits of the pandemic, keeping the key lending rate at record lows on Thursday.FILE PHOTO: A security guard’s reflection is seen next to the logo of the Reserve Bank Of India […]
LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturing output grew at the fastest pace in six months in January as global supply chain pressures began to ease and factories largely shrugged off a wave of cases caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, a survey showed on Tuesday.FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Philip tours the Brompton bicycle factory in […]
FILE PHOTO: Residential and office buildings are seen in Beijing, China, January 10, 2017. Picture taken on January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Jason LeeBEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new home prices in January fell by less than in the previous month, data released by a private-sector reseatch firm showed on Tuesday, pointing to slightly improved sentiment in the […]
FILE PHOTO: A waitress servers food to customers at the terrace of a bar in downtown Ronda, Southern Spain, September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca(Reuters) – Spain’s unemployment rate fell to 13.33% in the fourth quarter of 2021 from 14.57% three months earlier to reach its lowest level since 2008, data from the National Statistics Institute […]
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a formal news conference in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he needs to break up his signature $1.7 trillion Build Back Better legislation, passing a large chunk now and other […]
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Canary Wharf financial district in London, Britain April 25, 2021. Picture taken April 25 with a drone. REUTERS/Kevin CoombsLONDON (Reuters) – Capital requirements for the retail arms of Britain’s banks have generally not harmed competition, but do create unnecessary complexity for customers, lenders and regulators, an independent review […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An interest rate increase will likely be warranted “shortly after” the Federal Reserve ends its bond purchases in March, and the central bank should also begin reducing its bondholdings as soon as the summer to attack “alarmingly high” inflation, Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller said on Friday.FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is […]
SINGAPORE – When the person on the automated voice machine told her he was from the High Court and said that she was a suspect in a money-laundering case, Ms Megan (not her real name) panicked. She insisted she was innocent, and he eventually suggested she might have been a victim of identity theft. She […]
SINGAPORE – Medical experts share a handful of tips that can get you a good night’s sleep during this circuit breaker period. What to do during the day – Have a clear demarcation between work areas and non-work areas at home if you’re telecommuting. – Keep to the same work hours even if you’re working […]