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Bitcoin is at a “tipping point,” Citi says
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin is at a "tipping point" and could in the future become the preferred currency for international trade or face a "speculative implosion," Citi analysts said. With the recent ...
Mar 01, 2021
Spotlight moves to U.S. Senate as Democrats push $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats are anxious for Congress to pass President Joe Biden's top priority - his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill - in the next two weeks. Their b...
Mar 01, 2021
Huawei CFO back in court fighting U.S. extradition
By Moira Warburton and Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will return to a Canadian court Monday for the final phase of the arguments in her U.S. extraditio...
Mar 01, 2021
Pent-up demand driving global factory revival
By Jonathan Cable and Leika Kihara LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Demand for manufactured goods drove extended growth in factories across Europe and Asia in February, but a slowdown in China underscored the...
Mar 01, 2021
Palm oil in focus as Swiss vote on trade pact with Indonesia
By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss voters will decide on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Indonesia on Sunday, with lower tariffs on palm oil imports the main issue in what the polls predic...
Mar 01, 2021
Saudia plans to order 70 Airbus, Boeing jets: report
DUBAI (Reuters) - State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) plans to order 70 airliners from Airbus and Boeing, Saudi news outlet Maaal reported on Monday, citing unidentified sources. Saudia is in ...
Mar 01, 2021
Banks in EU to publish world’s first ‘green’ yardstick from next year
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Banks in the European Union would have to publish a groundbreaking "green asset ratio" (GAR) as a core measure of their climate-friendly business activities from next y...
Mar 01, 2021
Asian equities face outflows in February due to rise in U.S. bond yields
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Foreigners were net sellers of Asian equities for a second consecutive month in February, hit by a jump in U.S. Treasury yields, which prompted...
Mar 01, 2021
UK consumer credit slumped as new lockdown hit in January: BoE
LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer borrowing fell at its fastest pace in January since May last year as the country went back into a coronavirus lockdown, Bank of England data showed on Monday. Unsec...
Mar 01, 2021
UK February factory output grows at slowest pace since May: PMI
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers reported the slowest output growth since May last month, as supply-chain disruptions and rising costs linked to Brexit and COVID-19 limited t...
Mar 01, 2021
