BERLIN (Reuters) – Brexit has been an “economic disaster” for trade and investment ties between the United Kingdom and Germany, leading to a fall in German direct investment and seeing the UK decline in importance as a trading partner, German economists said. Britain voted on June 23, 2016, to exit the European Union and it…
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey’s central bank is expected to raise its policy rate sharply on Thursday in a strong signal that re-elected President Tayyip Erdogan has accepted some steps toward economic orthodoxy to address inflation that has soared under his watch. The expected policy pivot, under new central bank chief Hafize Gaye Erkan,…
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration will make it easier for Indians to live and work in the United States, using this week’s state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help some skilled workers enter or remain in the country, according to three people familiar with the matter….
(Reuters) – Telix Pharmaceuticals rose over 3% on Thursday to hit an all-time high, after the radiopharma company said it would acquire UK-based medical device firm Lightpoint Medical. Telix had entered an agreement to buy Lightpoint and its radio-guided surgery business SENSEI, which specialises in intra-operative detection of cancer in real time, the company said…
(Corrects story to delete extraneous word in bullet point, fix abbreviation in paragraph 4.) By Kevin Yao and Ziyi Tang BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank is likely to cut lending rates further in a bid to revive the economy but reluctance among private firms and households to borrow means continued policy easing could end…
(Corrects story to delete extraneous word in bullet point, fix abbreviation in paragraph 4.) By Kevin Yao and Ziyi Tang BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank is likely to cut lending rates further in a bid to revive the economy but reluctance among private firms and households to borrow means continued policy easing could end…
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal will expand restrictions on the largest ships crossing the waterway, one of the world’s busiest trade passages, the canal authority’s administrator said on Wednesday, citing shallower waters due to drought. The measure follows a series of depth restrictions in the 50-mile (80 km) canal since…
By Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a White House decorated with peacocks and lotus blooms on Thursday, hosting a vegetarian dinner but no specialties from Modi’s home state of Gujarat. Modi, a strict Hindu who follows…
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal will expand restrictions on the largest ships crossing the waterway, one of the world’s busiest trade passages, the canal authority’s administrator said on Wednesday, citing shallower waters due to drought. The measure follows a series of depth restrictions in the 50-mile (80 km) canal since…
By Joseph Ax and Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Rescuers searching for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic focused on Wednesday on a remote patch of the North Atlantic where undersea noises were detected, although officials cautioned the sounds may not have originated from the vessel. With the submersible’s air supply expected to run…
