© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends the House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. Al Drago/Pool via REUTERS By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday called for “strong action” by international financial institutions to protect data integrity and prevent…
© Reuters. Costumers shop at a street market, in Purmamarca, Jujuy, Argentina August 14, 2021. Picture taken August 14, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/Files By Walter Bianchi and Jorge Iorio BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s inflation rate spiked back up to a higher-than-expected 3.5% in September after months of declines, heaping pressure on the Peronist government as…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: St. Louis Fed President James Bullard speaks about the U.S. economy during an interview in New York February 26, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson 2/2 By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Despite a broadly shared view that the U.S. labor market has healed enough to allow the Federal Reserve to start reducing its…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund logo is seen inside the headquarters at the end of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, U.S., October 9, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s steering committee on Thursday urged global policymakers to monitor pricing dynamics closely,…
Study On New Hong Kong Rail Link With Shenzhen Should Be Finished Next Year, Transport Minister Says
An initial study on a new cross-border railway linking Hong Kong and Shenzhen’s Qianhai economic zone is expected to conclude next year, the local transport minister said on Thursday. Secretary for Transport and Housing Frank Chan Fan said on a radio show a special office would discuss matters relating to the railway link with mainland…
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced new longer-term efficacy and safety data for Enspryng ™ (satralizumab-mwge). The data show Enspryng has a favorable benefit-risk profile and is effective in reducing relapses over four years of treatment in people with anti-aquaporin-4 antibody (AQP4-IgG) seropositive NMOSD, a rare debilitating…
A $1 billion valuation isn’t what it used to be, as companies reach that milestone with breakneck speed, but there are still plenty of up-and-comers worth keeping an eye on. Here are Forbes’ picks for 25 venture-backed startups most likely to become unicorns. For the seventh year in a row, Forbes has teamed up with…
3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends the House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. Al Drago/Pool via REUTERS 2/3 By Ann Saphir, Jonnelle Marte and Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) Dunsmuir (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve signaled on Wednesday it could start reducing its crisis-era support for…
© Reuters. A view shows the Central Bank headquarters building in Brasilia, Brazil October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/Files SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank sold $1 billion worth of currency swaps in a surprise auction on Wednesday afternoon, boosting the local currency from nearly six-month lows. The central bank said it had sold all…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Turkey’s Central Bank (TCMB) is pictured at the entrance of the bank’s headquarters in Ankara, Turkey April 19, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas///File Photo ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan dismissed central bank monetary policy committee (MPC) members Semih Tumen, Ugur Namik Kucuk and Abdullah Yavas on Thursday, appointing…





