(Reuters) – One of Myanmar’s oldest ethnic minority rebel groups has warned major conflict with the military could soon erupt and has called for international intervention and protection of its people forced to flee fighting.Thai Army soldiers are seen in the background as Karen refugees carry their belongings at Salween riverbank in Mae Hong Son,…
FILE PHOTO: A Commerzbank logo is pictured after the bank’s annual news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, February 12, 2016. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File PhotoFRANKFURT (Reuters) – The supervisory board of Germany’s Commerzbank was making progress on Thursday evening at a meeting to fill vacancies on the board, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.The bank planned…
FILE PHOTO: San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank chief of research Mary Daly stands near the podium before a speech at the CFA Society in San Francisco, California, U.S. July 10 2018. REUTERS/Ann Saphir/File Photo(Reuters) – San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Thursday said the U.S. central bank will keep monetary policy easy…
(Adds earlier price range, underwriters, background)March 31 (Reuters) – Frontier Group Holdings Inc was valued at $4 billion after its shares opened 2% below their offer price in the low-cost carrier’s market debut on Thursday.The stock opened at $18.61, compared with the offer price of $19, which was at the lower end of its $19…
(Reuters) – Hammered by the fallout from a surge in U.S. government bond yields, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that invest in emerging stock markets are now this year’s biggest investment losers, according to Refinitiv Lipper data.FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at an electronic board showing the recent fluctuations of market indices on the floor…
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Australia’s biggest investment bank Macquarie Group Ltd adorns a desk in the reception area of its Sydney office headquarters in Australia, Oct. 28, 2016. HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) – TIERING UP. Regulators have finally come knocking on Macquarie’s door. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority on Thursday dinged the A$55 billion…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Solar panels are seen during the inauguration ceremony of the solar energy power plant in Zaktubi 2/2 By Valerie Volcovici, Andrea Shalal and Kate Abnett WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A revised World Bank policy on climate change commits to making financing decisions in line with efforts to limit global warming, but…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Biden holds infrstructure event at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2/2 By David Shepardson and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s sweeping $2.3 trillion plan to rebuild America’s crumbling infrastructure proposes doubling federal funding for mass transit and spending $80 billion to expand…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg pictured at confirmation hearing By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Monday the White House will not propose hiking gasoline taxes or a new vehicle miles traveled (VMT) fee to pay for a proposal to massively boost infrastructure spending. Buttigieg told…
LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) – British trade minister Liz Truss told G7 ministers that unfair industrial subsidies need to be stamped out, and World Trade Organization rules properly enforced.“We need to reform the dispute settlement system, stamp out unfair industrial subsidies and make sure everybody – large or small – is following the rules and…