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Canada creates C$1 billion fund to fight coronavirus, set to spend more
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is setting up a C$1 billion ($728 million) fund to help its provinces combat a worsening coronavirus outbreak and is prepared to spend more money if necessary, Prime Minister...
Mar 11, 2020
UK economy flat-lined in January, hitting hopes of post-election bounce
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy flat-lined in January, contradicting other signs of a rebound after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's big election win, according to official data which has yet to re...
Mar 11, 2020
Aberdeen fund manager returns to Italian bonds on ECB easing expectations
LONDON (Reuters) - Italian bonds present a buying opportunity given rising expectations for imminent easing measures from the European Central Bank to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, a fixed income f...
Mar 11, 2020
Australia to subsidize wages of 120,000 apprentices as part of economic stimulus package
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's conservative government will pledge on Thursday to subsidize the wages of apprentices and offer small businesses A$25,000, as part of a stimulus package...
Mar 11, 2020
U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly rise in February
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly rose in February but are likely to decline in the months ahead as the coronavirus outbreak depresses demand for some goods an...
Mar 11, 2020
Banks see surging bond volumes in Asia as virus sparks flight to safety
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Trading volume has surged for Asian fixed income desks this week, major banks say, as the fast spread of the coronavirus around the world prompts investors to du...
Mar 11, 2020
Swedbank says $4.8 million of payments may have violated U.S. sanctions
By Colm Fulton and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - An independent investigation of Swedbank's anti-money laundering practices has found that transactions totaling $4.8 million potentially violate...
Mar 11, 2020
BOJ likely to ease policy next week to bolster sentiment: sources
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to ease monetary policy next week in an attempt to limit the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and recent market vola...
Mar 11, 2020
China to make targeted RRR cuts, stabilize foreign trade amid virus
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will make targeted cuts in bank reserve requirement ratios (RRR) and take measures to stabilize foreign trade and investment, including reducing the negative list, amid the c...
Mar 11, 2020
Futures fall as investors wary of U.S. response to virus
By Medha Singh and Sanjana Shivdas (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell more than 2% on Wednesday after strong gains in the previous session, on skepticism about President Donald Trump's stimulus...
Mar 11, 2020
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