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China central bank to conduct MLF operations on Monday as 400 billion yuan of such loans expire
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank said it would conduct medium-term lending facility (MLF) operations on Monday, as a batch of 400 billion yuan ($57.6 billion) worth of such loans expired on t...
Aug 13, 2020
Oil prices rise, head for weekly gain amid cautious hopes for fuel demand recovery
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices advanced on Friday and were heading for a second week of gains amid growing confidence that demand for fuel is starting to pick up despite the coronavirus pandemic that ha...
Aug 13, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine developer CureVac raises $213 million in IPO: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - CureVac BV raised $213 million in its initial public offering on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, setting the stage for the first stock market debut of a company ...
Aug 13, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says breaking spending cap possible, ‘What’s the problem?’
BRASILIA (Reuters) - One day after declaring he was committed to fiscal responsibility, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro raised the prospect on Thursday of breaking with a constitutionally-mandated c...
Aug 13, 2020
Ship owners sailing four Iranian fuel cargoes to U.S. for seizure: sources
LONDON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Four ships containing Iranian fuel cargoes covered by a U.S. warrant for seizure are sailing to the United States after talks between the U.S. government and the vessel ...
Aug 13, 2020
Asian shares to pause ahead of China data, U.S. ‘altitude sickness’
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) - Asian shares were set for a largely flat start on Friday as markets weighed a pause in Wall Street's multi-month stock rebound and awaited the release of Chin...
Aug 13, 2020
Australian billionaire woos Canadians, hoping to build big coal mine in Rocky Mountains
By Jeff Lewis TORONTO (Reuters) - Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting Pty is hoping a charm offensive, from annual fundraising parties to local refurbishments at a golf cours...
Aug 13, 2020
Ex-Hertz CEO settles U.S. SEC charges over incentive pay, restatement
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A former chief executive of Hertz Global Holdings will pay $2.18 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges he failed to reimburse incentive-base...
Aug 13, 2020
Extend loan repayment freezes until 2021, UK consumer group Which? says
LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer group Which? has called on Britain's Financial Conduct Authority to extend loan repayment holidays and interest-free overdrafts until Jan. 31 to shield millions of househol...
Aug 13, 2020
Japan’s ruling party tax panel head says must avoid rise in commercial property tax
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must avoid any increase in property tax for commercial land as the coronavirus pandemic is hurting many companies, Akira Amari, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's ta...
Aug 13, 2020
