By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s parliament approved an anti-corruption bill on Wednesday, aimed at improving governance in the crisis-hit country and meeting requirements linked to a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The legislation was passed without a vote in the 225-member parliament. “The bill is passed with amendments,” Sri Lanka…
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Kevin Spacey’s accusers are credible and their allegations deserve to be heard with respect, prosecutors told jurors on Wednesday as the actor’s sexual assault trial draws to a close. Spacey, 63, is standing trial at London’s Southwark Crown Court on nine charges of sexual offences against four men between…
By Indradip Ghosh and Prerana Bhat BENGALURU (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve will raise its benchmark overnight interest rate by 25 basis points to the 5.25%-5.50% range on July 26, according to all 106 economists polled by Reuters, with a majority still saying that will be the last increase of the current tightening cycle. A…
By Ryan Woo and Ethan Wang BEIJING (Reuters) -The United States needs “Kissinger-style diplomatic wisdom” in its China policies, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told the former U.S. state secretary in Beijing on Wednesday, as both countries struggle to repair relations. Henry Kissinger served as U.S. state secretary and national security advisor in the administrations…
By Ngouda Dione PODOR, Senegal – In the arid expanse of northern Senegal, women traverse kilometres daily carrying heavy buckets of murky water from distant wells and rivers. Water scarcity is so acute at this time of year that many communities face a dire choice: water your farms or quench you thirst. This dilemma drove…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Emerging market economies bore the brunt of the strongest U.S. dollar in two decades in 2022, a rise that battered them with capital outflows, higher import prices and tighter financial conditions, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. The IMF said new research in its annual External Sector Report…
(Reuters) – US Bancorp forecast full-year net interest income (NII) below Wall Street estimates, sending the lender’s shares down more than 1% in premarket trading on Wednesday. The weak forecast comes despite lenders earning more in interest income, thanks to a sharp rise in interest rates by the Federal Reserve to tame decades-high inflation. Minneapolis-based…
(Reuters) – Nissan on Wednesday became the first Japanese automaker to agree to adopt Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging technology in the U.S. and Canada, joining global peers in expanding their fast-charger network to boost EV adoption. Starting in 2025, Nissan will equip its EVs with the Tesla-developed North American Charging Standard (NACS) port, as it targets…
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Investors scaled back their bets that the Bank of England will hike interest rates aggressively after lower-than-expected inflation numbers on Wednesday prompted a huge rally in British government bonds. Consumer price inflation slowed to 7.9% in June from 8.7% in May, a bigger drop than almost all the economists…
By Maki Shiraki and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan and Renault will make an announcement in the coming days on their restructured alliance and have finalised the deal, three people familiar with the matter said, capping 10 months of sometimes tense negotiations. The automakers announced a framework agreement in February and had aimed to finalise…
