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ECB reaffirms pledge to support economy through pandemic
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept its policy unchanged on Thursday but reaffirmed a pledge to keep borrowing costs at record lows to help the ...
Jan 21, 2021
ECB keeps copious stimulus measures unchanged
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank left its ultra-easy policy unchanged as expected on Thursday but kept the door open to more stimulus as the outlook sours amid a spreading COVID-19 pand...
Jan 21, 2021
Futures edge higher ahead of weekly jobless claims data
By Devik Jain and Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Thursday as investors counted on more pandemic relief and speedy vaccine rollouts under the new Biden administration ...
Jan 21, 2021
Volkswagen faces EU fine for missing 2020 emissions targets
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen faces a fine of more than 100 million euros ($121 million) for missing EU targets on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its 2020 passenger car fleet, the world's largest...
Jan 21, 2021
Lebanese prosecutor questions central bank governor after Swiss request, source says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh has answered questions from Lebanon's public prosecutor based on a Swiss request, a senior judicial source told Reuters on Thursday. The ...
Jan 21, 2021
Japan maintains estimate for long-term budget surplus in fiscal projections
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan kept its forecasts unchanged on Thursday for a return to a budget surplus over the long-term, even though the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its economy and debt pile re...
Jan 21, 2021
UK factories see big drop in output ahead, supply problems too
LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers expect a sharp fall in output in the three months ahead and there were widespread concerns about COVID and Brexit-related problems hindering the supply of comp...
Jan 21, 2021
Yellen’s call to ‘act big’ reflects long re-think on big government debt
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At U.S. Treasury Secretary-designate Janet Yellen's confirmation hearing Tuesday she nodded to the need for the federal debt to be put on a "sustainable" pat...
Jan 21, 2021
Canadian pension funds hunt for pandemic real estate bargains
By Maiya Keidan TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian pension funds are seeking to boost their real estate investments, betting the slumping property market will recover as the COVID-19 pandemic recedes and of...
Jan 21, 2021
UK card spending running 35% below pre-pandemic levels, BoE data shows
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Spending on payment cards in Britain last week stood 35% below pre-pandemic levels with the country in its third national COVID-19 lockdown, although the hit was not a...
Jan 21, 2021
