-- 2020-03-13 16:08:09
Indonesia announced a 120 trillion rupiah ($8.1 billion) stimulus package on Friday to support Southeast Asia’s biggest economy as the spread of the coronavirus disrupts global activity. The st...
REUTERS 2020-03-13 15:32:30
Stocks plunged on Friday with coronavirus panic selling hitting nearly every asset class, before finding some kind of floor as hopes turned to a US stimulus package. European and US stock futures tra...
REUTERS 2020-03-13 10:26:54
Global stock markets crashed on Friday, ending a years-long bull run, with coronavirus panic selling hitting almost every asset class and leaving investors nowhere to hide. Half a trillion dollars in...
-- 2020-03-12 15:05:12
The chances of a financial crisis are not high, Taiwan central bank governor Yang Chin-long told parliament on Thursday, reports Reuters. If the coronavirus continues to spread into the third quart...
-- 2020-03-12 15:00:49
Australia announced an A$17.63 billion ($11.41 billion) economic stimulus plan on Thursday that includes wage subsidies and cash payments for small businesses, to counter the impact of the coronavirus...
-- 2020-03-12 14:52:57
The Indian stock market crashed on Thursday morning following incessant selling by investors on the United States imposing travel bans as well as India suspending visas amid rising number of COVID-19...
-- 2020-03-12 13:52:27
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) closed its headquarters and the Philippines senate went into lockdown on Thursday, after visitors to both buildings in Manila tested positive for the coronavirus. Phi...
Reuters 2020-03-12 11:11:39
Global shares crumbled on Thursday after US President Donald Trump stunned investors by announcing a temporary travel ban from Europe in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, threatening mo...
-- 2020-03-11 16:03:58
The Bank of England (BoE), the central bank of the country, on Wednesday cut its main interest rate from 0.75 per cent to 0.25 per cent as part of a package of measures to cushion the impact of COVID-...
Reuters 2020-03-11 11:38:45
Qianjiang city in China’s Hubei province said on Wednesday it will continue with strict transportation bans, revoking a policy of relaxation that was announced on Tuesday. The city said in an a...
Reuters 2020-03-11 11:23:37
British junior health minister Nadine Dorries has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating, she said on Tuesday. Dorries said she took “all the advised precautions” as soon a...
REUTERS 2020-03-10 14:55:13
Asian shares bounced and bond yields rose from historic lows on Tuesday as speculation of coordinated stimulus from global central banks and governments calmed panic selling. Yields on benchmark US 1...
-- 2020-03-10 14:43:12
Ant Financial, an affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, will open its Alipay mobile app platform to 40 million service providers in China over the next three years and help them digitise thei...
-- 2020-03-10 13:17:24
Singapore has started charging visitors for coronavirus treatment, the city-state said as it reported new imported infections involving people who had traveled from neighboring Indonesia. Indonesia,...
-- 2020-03-10 11:36:00
The number of people infected with the coronavirus topped 114,000 across the world as the outbreak spread to more countries, causing greater economic damage, reports Reuters. DEATHS/INFECTIONS - Mor...
-- 2020-03-10 11:15:29
Australia's Qantas airline is making deeper cuts to its flights, with Asia and the US hit the hardest. The company said it would reduce international flights by nearly 25 per cent as it sees demand f...
FE Online Report 2020-03-09 16:01:25
The outbreak and spread of Coronavirus (Covid19) will negatively affect the global flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the current and next years. The rate of decline may be minimum 5.0 per...
-- 2020-03-09 14:29:27
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok has survived an assassination attempt targeting his convoy in the capital Khartoum, state television and a source in the cabinet said on Monday. Hamdok ha...
-- 2020-03-09 12:12:22
Germany and France withdrew their representatives from North Korea and closed their missions on Monday, the British ambassador there said, amid growing concern in the isolated country about the spread...
REUTERS 2020-03-09 12:03:09
Global share markets tumbled on Monday as panicked investors fled to bonds to hedge the economic shock of the coronavirus, and oil plunged more than 20 per cent after Saudi Arabia slashed its official...
-- 2020-03-09 11:50:27
Japan is set this week to revise a law allowing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a formal state of emergency over the coronavirus, if needed, as Abe faces persistent criticism for his handling of...
-- 2020-03-07 12:30:01
Mexican authorities on Friday said they have identified a sixth person infected with coronavirus, a 71 year-old man in the State of Mexico who recently traveled to northern Italy. Deputy Health Minis...
-- 2020-03-07 11:39:34
Three senior members of Saudi Arabia's royal family, including the king's brother, have been arrested for unexplained reasons, US media report. Two of the men were among the kingdom's most influentia...
REUTERS 2020-03-06 11:47:48
Asian shares and US stock futures fell on Friday following another Wall Street rout as disruptions to global business from the coronavirus beyond China worsened, stoking fears of a prolonged world eco...
-- 2020-03-05 12:45:47
The feared spread of Coronavirus has had a negative impact on the US economy, dimming the growth prospect of the economy in the near term, according to the Beige Book. US Federal Reserve (Fed) said...
-- 2020-03-05 12:17:57
The Philippines' headline inflation slowed down to 2.6 per cent in February, compared to 2.9 per cent in January and 3.8 per cent in February 2019, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Thursday...
REUTERS 2020-03-05 11:38:05
Asian shares rallied for a fourth straight session on Thursday as U.S. markets swung sharply higher and another dose of central bank stimulus offered some salve for the global economic outlook. Wall...
-- 2020-03-05 10:23:44
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced $50 billion in funding for countries hit by the coronavirus. The organisation also warned that the outbreak had already pushed this year's global e...
REUTERS 2020-03-04 15:31:23
Asian shares struggled to find their footing on Wednesday and bonds held stunning gains, as an emergency rate cut from the US Federal Reserve seemed to stoke rather than soothe fears over the coronavi...
-- 2020-03-04 15:28:11
India’s Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday allowed banks to handle cryptocurrency transactions from exchanges and traders, overturning a ban on such dealings by the central bank. The Reserve Bank...
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