By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will hold the junta that took power in Niger accountable for the safety of democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, his family, and detained members of the government, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. “The United States joins the Economic Community of West African…
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore slightly cut its economic outlook for 2023 on Friday after it narrowly averted a recession in the second quarter, with weak global demand a key drag on its trade-reliant economy. Goss domestic product (GDP) expanded a seasonally-adjusted 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in April to June, slower than 0.3% growth seen in…
By Prerana Bhat BENGALURU (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will pause a more than year-long rate-hiking campaign in September, according to a narrow majority of economists polled by Reuters, but a further rise by year-end is still on the cards with inflation running hot. There have been nine consecutive ECB rate rises since July…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The head of Australia’s central bank on Friday said policy was in the “calibration stage” as the worst was over for inflation, though some further policy tightening might be needed depending on incoming data and evolving risks. Appearing before lawmakers, outgoing Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe said the recent…
(Reuters) – A U.S. cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate risks in cloud computing that will also include Microsoft Corp’s role in the recent breach of government department email systems by suspected Chinese hackers, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) will focus on risks to cloud computing infrastructure, including identity and…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges said late Thursday they would study measures to lower investors’ trading costs and improve liquidity to further stimulate the market. The measures include allowing investors to place smaller orders in auction trading and improving trading mechanisms for exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The exchanges also revised rules to…
By Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Bank of Mexico maintained its benchmark interest rate at 11.25% on Thursday, in line with analysts’ forecasts, underscoring that the inflationary outlook remains “very complex” and suggesting the rate could hold steady for a while. The unanimous decision by the central bank’s five-member board is the third…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of people who died by suicide in the U.S. hit an estimated record 49,000 in 2022, a 2.6% increase over the prior year, government data showed on Thursday. Over half of all U.S. suicides in 2022 involved firearms, according to the figures from the Centers for Disease…
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Negotiators for striking Hollywood writers and the major studios will return to the bargaining table on Friday, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) said as the strike marked more than 100 days. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group representing Walt Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros…
By Arshad Mohammed and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran may free five detained U.S. citizens as part of a deal under which $6 billion in Iranian funds in South Korea would be unfrozen, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, and top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken described a process that he expects will…
