By Kevin Yao and Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s economy rebounded in 2021 with its best growth in a decade helped by robust exports but there are signs momentum is slowing on weakening consumption and a property downturn, pointing to the need for more policy support. Growth in the fourth quarter hit a one-and-a-half-year low,…
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – European shares were slightly higher in early trading on Monday as investors focused on company earnings and U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers entered a quiet period ahead of their meeting next week. Stock market moves in Asian trading were small and economic data from China was mixed: industrial output picking…
(Reuters) -Unilever signalled on Monday it would pursue a deal for GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer health business, calling it a “strong strategic fit” after its 50-billion-pound ($68.4 billion) offer was rejected, sending its shares down 6%. GSK confirmed over the weekend that it had rejected the Dove soap maker’s bid for its consumer healthcare business, which is…
PARIS (Reuters) -French carmaker Renault said its worldwide group sales had fallen for the third year in a row in 2021, due notably to problems over chips supplies. Renault said sales of passenger cars and light vehicles fell 4.5% to 2,696,401 units last year. Sales of the Renault brand were down 5.3% although sales of…
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Credit Suisse Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio has quit following an internal probe into his personal conduct, including breaches of COVID-19 rules, raising questions over the embattled lender’s new strategy as it tries to recover from a string of scandals. His exit comes less than a year after he was hired…
(Reuters) – Credit Suisse Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio has resigned https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/credit-suisse-group-appoints-axel-lehmann-new-chairman-2022-01-16 after flouting COVID-19 quarantine rules, the bank said on Monday, raising questions over the embattled lender’s new strategy as it tries to recover from a string of scandals. The abrupt move comes less than a year after Horta-Osorio was brought in to clean up the…
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will issue government bonds (JGBs) worth 215 trillion yen ($1.89 trillion) in the next fiscal year in a stable manner through dialogue with markets, its finance minister said on Monday, after stimulus to offset the impact of COVID-19 saw bonds worth 224 trillion yen issued this year. With…
By Kevin Yao and Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s economy rebounded in 2021 from its pandemic-induced slump helped by robust exports but weak consumption at the year-end and a property slowdown point to cooling momentum and the need for more policy support. The central bank on Monday cut loan rates to cushion the world’s second-largest…
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Credit Suisse Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio has resigned after flouting COVID-19 quarantine rules, the bank said on Monday, raising questions over the embattled lender’s new strategy as it tries to recover from a string of scandals. The abrupt move comes less than a year after Horta-Osorio was brought in to…
By Jan Wolfe and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A major winter storm slammed much of the eastern United States with snow, ice and high winds on Sunday, causing widespread travel disruptions and power outages on a holiday weekend. Winter weather alerts stretched more than 1,000 miles (1,609 km) from Alabama to Maine, with the governors…
