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Biden taps Yellen for Treasury, announces other members of economic team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen to be his treasury secretary and announced other members of his economic team on Monday, t...
Nov 30, 2020
Euro zone may need more fiscal, monetary support because of second COVID wave: IMF
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone governments and the European Central Bank may need to provide more fiscal and monetary support than initially expected because of the effects of the ...
Nov 30, 2020
Fed says extending four emergency liquidity programs to March 31, 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve said Monday it is extending emergency liquidity programs for the commercial paper and other key financial markets through March 31, a step to help finan...
Nov 30, 2020
Mexico government unveils second investment plan worth $11.4 billion
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Finance Minister Arturo Hererra on Monday announced a second package of 29 infrastructure investments assembled between the government and the private sector worth som...
Nov 30, 2020
Bitcoin jumps past $19,200, all-time high again in focus
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin jumped past $19,000 on Monday, moving closer to its all-time record after a sharp tumble last week checked its 2020 rally. It was last up 5.6% at $19,220, near its record $1...
Nov 30, 2020
Bank of Israel leaves benchmark rate unchanged at 0.1%
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Bank of Israel held its benchmark interest rate at 0.1% for a fifth straight meeting on Monday, preferring to keep it above zero while using bond purchases and other measures...
Nov 30, 2020
EasyJet offers passengers cheaper COVID-19 tests to encourage travel
LONDON (Reuters) - UK airline EasyJet said it would partner with COVID-19 testing companies to offer passengers discounted tests to try to encourage more travel, following similar moves by Wizz Air an...
Nov 30, 2020
London Stock Exchange opens Brexit trading hub in Amsterdam
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange's pan-European share trading platform, Turquoise, opened for trading on Monday, a spokeswoman for the exchange said, joining two rival operato...
Nov 30, 2020
China banking regulator says property market is biggest ‘grey rhino’
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's property market is the biggest "grey rhino" - a very obvious yet ignored threat - in terms of financial risks, given it is so deeply intertwined with the financial industry...
Nov 30, 2020
December summit will be crucial to EU budget standoff: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - Next month's European Union leaders' summit will be crucial in determining if a solution is found, allowing the bloc's budget and coronavirus recovery fund to be passed despite Pola...
Nov 30, 2020
