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Biden to assail Trump on U.S. economy as campaign enters more intense phase
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is set to criticize President Donald Trump's stewardship of the coronavirus-ravaged economy on Friday as both campaig...
Sep 04, 2020
US, Taiwan seek ‘like-minded’ democracies in supply chain shift from China
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States and Taiwan said on Friday they were seeking "like-minded" democracies to join a shift in global supply chains during the coronavirus pandemic, as Washington looks ...
Sep 04, 2020
BoE’s Saunders expects more stimulus for COVID-hit UK economy
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England interest rate-setter Michael Saunders said on Friday that it was "quite likely" that more stimulus will be needed for Britain's COVID-hit economy in a downbeat speec...
Sep 04, 2020
China fines five financial firms $47 million for misconduct
BEIJING (Reuters) - China fined five financial institutions a total of 320 million yuan ($47 million) on Friday, as the country's watchdog steps up a crackdown on financial misconduct to tame systemat...
Sep 04, 2020
Indonesia regulator eases lending rules for electric vehicles
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has eased lending rules for the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) and on business loans linked to their manufacturing in a bid to boost investment in the sector, the fi...
Sep 04, 2020
Japan’s tuna market, the world’s largest, hit hard by coronavirus pandemic
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's tuna market, the world's largest, is taking an outsized hit from the coronavirus pandemic, pressuring restaurants and wholesalers at Tokyo's sprawling Toyo...
Sep 04, 2020
Half of new EMEA passive fund launches ‘sustainable’ in 2020: Citi
LONDON (Reuters) - Passive investment funds linked to environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals have pulled in the lion's share of new money in Europe in 2020, Citi said on Friday, as more inve...
Sep 04, 2020
China’s auto sales to grow slightly in next five years, industry body predicts
TIANJIN, China/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's auto market, the world's biggest, is expected to grow only slightly in the next five years, the country's top auto industry body said on Friday. "The next f...
Sep 04, 2020
Exclusive: Taking power – Chinese firm to run Laos electric grid amid default warnings
By Keith Zhai and Kay Johnson (Reuters) - The poor, small Southeast Asian country of Laos is set to cede majority control of its electric grid to a Chinese company, as it struggles to stave off a pote...
Sep 04, 2020
China may dump U.S. Treasuries as Sino-U.S. tensions flare: Global Times
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China may gradually cut its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds and notes, in light of rising tensions between Beijing and Washington, state-backed newspaper Global Times cited expert...
Sep 04, 2020
