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Vietnam July trade surplus widens to $2.8 billion – customs
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of $2.8 billion in July, widening from a surplus of $1.85 billion in June, government customs data released on Wednesday showed. Exports in July rose...
Aug 11, 2020
China names Zhang Gong as head of market regulator
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has named Zhang Gong as the head of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the government said on Wednesday. Zhang replaces Xiao Yaqing, who has been appointed as th...
Aug 11, 2020
Foreign visitors to Mexico plunge 41% in first half of 2020
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico received at least 13 million foreign visitors during the first six months of 2020, a drop of 41.2% from the same period last year, Tourism Minister Miguel Torruco said l...
Aug 11, 2020
Oil prices bolstered by bigger-than-expected drop in U.S. crude stocks
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices moved higher on Wednesday after an industry report showed that U.S. inventories of crude fell more than analysts had expected, bolstering hopes that fuel demand in the wor...
Aug 11, 2020
Taiwan probes foreign banks over grain firms’ arbitrage
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank is investigating the actions of five foreign banks for their involvement in some $8 billion in net trading positions on the deliverable forwards market, four s...
Aug 11, 2020
New Zealand’s central bank expands QE, holds rates steady
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) on Wednesday held its official cash rate at 0.25% in a widely expected decision and expanded its large scale asset purchase (LSAP) program...
Aug 11, 2020
Australian second quarter wage growth lowest ever as pandemic rages
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian wages grew at the slowest pace on record last quarter in another hit to household spending power when the coronavirus pandemic has already ruptured consumer confidence an...
Aug 11, 2020
Chile´s Senate approves trade pact with Brazil
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chiles Senate approved late on Tuesday a free trade agreement with Brazil, cementing the South American nations long-standing relationship with its top trade partner in Latin Amer...
Aug 11, 2020
Brazilian airline Azul reaches deal to cut aircraft leasing costs
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian airline Azul SA said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with its aircraft lessors that would help it save some 3.2 billion reais ($594.61 million) in working capita...
Aug 11, 2020
Dollar buoyed by jump in U.S. bond yields
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar found support on Wednesday, as a jump in U.S. yields pushed it higher against the Japanese yen and investors wagered on a broader and deeper U.S. coro...
Aug 11, 2020
