FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva makes remarks at an opening news conference during the IMF and World Bank’s 2019 Annual Fall Meetings of finance ministers and bank governors, in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Theiler October 12, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Coordinated action is […]
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Oil falls after blistering run amid global energy crisis
FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base October 12, 2021 By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell for the first time in four days on Tuesday, taking a breather, […]
Asia shares fall as global energy crunch fuels inflation worries
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, is reflected on an electronic board displaying stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon October 12, 2021 By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares dropped and the safe-haven dollar held […]
New Zealand seeks to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations amid persistent cases
FILE PHOTO: A vaccination centre sign directs the public during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall/File Photo October 12, 2021 (Reuters) – New Zealand expects to administer a record 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in a […]
Japan PM Kishida approval rating at 49% – NHK poll
FILE PHOTO: Japan’s new prime minister Fumio Kishida delivers his first policy speech at parliament in Tokyo, Japan, October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon October 12, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, has a 49% approval rating, lower than that of his predecessors at the start of […]
Flanked by nuclear missile, N.Korean leader says U.S., S.Korea threaten peace
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during an event celebrating the 76th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 11, 2021 by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA/via REUTERS. October 12, […]
UK borrowing set to fall, Johnson still faces spending challenge – IFS
FILE PHOTO: People walk past the Bank of England during morning rush hour, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in London, Britain, July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo October 12, 2021 By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s borrowing is set to fall faster than official forecasts as the economy […]
UK shoppers, hit by fuel crisis, turn more cautious on spending
FILE PHOTO: Shoppers cross the road in Oxford Street, in London, Britain August 14, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo October 12, 2021 By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – British shoppers increased their spending in September at the slowest pace since January, when the country was stuck in a coronavirus lockdown, as […]
Nigeria’s vice president urges central bank to review FX management strategy
FILE PHOTO: Nigerian naira banknotes are seen in this picture illustration, September 10, 2018. Picture taken September 10, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/Illustration/File Photo October 12, 2021 By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s central bank needs to review its foreign exchange management strategy and ensure that the naira’s valuation reflects market […]
UK seeks to rally G20 against unfair trade practices
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan speaks during the annual Conservative Party conference, in Manchester, Britain, October 3, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo October 11, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – British trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan will on Tuesday push her G20 counterparts to end what she called […]