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U.S. to ban cotton from Xinjiang region of China over rights concerns: New York Times
(Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing a ban on some or all products made with cotton from the Xinjiang region of China over alleged human rights violations, the New...
Sep 07, 2020
Australia business conditions soften, confidence still fragile: survey
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A measure of Australian business conditions fell sharply in August reflecting weakness in employment, sales and profitability as Victoria relapsed into a coronavirus lockdown, and t...
Sep 07, 2020
World shares rebound, try to shake off U.S. tech rout scare
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures and Asian shares regained some footing on Tuesday following a small bounce in European shares as investors looked to whether high-flying U.S. tech...
Sep 07, 2020
Japan’s economy shrinks more than expected in second quarter, heightens woes for new leader
By Leika Kihara and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank more than initially estimated in the second quarter as capital expenditure took a hit from the coronavirus crisis, highligh...
Sep 07, 2020
Dollar hangs on as traders turn to ECB; Brexit wobbles hit sterling
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar held on to small overnight gains on Tuesday as investors weighed whether an accommodative turn from the European Central Bank later this week could hi...
Sep 07, 2020
Japan’s July household spending falls 7.6% year-on-year
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese household spending fell 7.6% in July from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, compared with a median market forecast for a 3.7% decline. To view the data on t...
Sep 07, 2020
Japan real wages decline for fifth month in July as pandemic woes persist
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's real wages fell for the fifth straight month in July, the government said on Tuesday, pointing to possible deeper strains ahead for consumer spending as th...
Sep 07, 2020
Mexico raises gross debt limit to 70% for rest of president’s term
By Abraham Gonzalez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has raised a non-binding limit for gross debt to 70% of gross domestic product (GDP), almost 20 percentage points above last year's level, for the re...
Sep 07, 2020
UK funds see record $1.6 billion outflows June-August on no-deal Brexit fears: Calastone
LONDON (Reuters) - UK-focused equity funds saw record outflows of 1.2 billion pounds ($1.58 billion) over the past three months as investors worry about a no-deal Brexit and the impact of the coronavi...
Sep 07, 2020
IAG airline’s Walsh hands control to Gallego with crisis in mid-air
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Willie Walsh will pass the controls of IAG to Luis Gallego at the British Airways and Iberia owner's annual meeting on Tuesday, where shareholders will be asked to st...
Sep 07, 2020
