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China should set around 5% GDP goal for 2021-2025: think tank economist
(Reuters) - China should set an average annual economic growth target of around 5% for the 2021-2025 period, a senior economist at a top government think tank said on Tuesday, in line with a Reuters r...
Nov 17, 2020
Analysis: Japan’s yen doubles up as high yielder and safe haven
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Having burnished its traditional image as a global safe haven during the coronavirus pandemic, Japan's yen is attracting fresh interest as the highest yielder among ...
Nov 17, 2020
Poland expects concessions after it vetoed EU budget
By Marcin Goclowski and Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland expects Brussels to offer it new proposals to find a way out of stalemate after the country joined Hungary in vetoing the European U...
Nov 17, 2020
Saudi’s PIF cuts U.S. stock exposure by $3 billion in third quarter, reduces ETFs
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has cut its exposure to North American equities by $3 billion in the third quarter, offloading some exchange traded funds (ETF) and stocks includ...
Nov 17, 2020
Analysis: Despite vaccine progress, investors eye Fed support as coronavirus surges
By Kate Duguid NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are weighing the chances the Federal Reserve will increase its purchases of U.S. government debt in coming weeks to counteract the economic fallout of a C...
Nov 17, 2020
Saudi Aramco markets five-tranche dollar bonds: document
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco began marketing a five-tranche U.S. dollar-denominated bond sale on Tuesday, a document from one of the banks arranging the deal showed. The world's biggest oil producer...
Nov 16, 2020
Funding for climate disasters is ‘failing’ those most vulnerable, says IFRC
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The number of disasters caused by extreme weather and climate-related events is surging, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a...
Nov 16, 2020
Exclusive: Indonesia sovereign wealth fund aims to raise $15 billion by offering multiple funds
By Tom Allard, Gayatri Suroyo and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's new sovereign wealth fund will offer dedicated industry funds in a bid to drum up $15 billion investment and deepen a...
Nov 16, 2020
BP files notices of possible worker layoffs in Chicago area
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc notified officials in Chicago and the state of Illinois of possible layoffs affecting more than 250 salaried employees at the company's offices, BP said in a statement. BP i...
Nov 16, 2020
China’s securities regulator hopes Sino-U.S. ties better with Biden administration
BEIJING (Reuters) - China Securities Regulatory Commission Vice Chairman Fang Xinghai said he hopes Sino-U.S. relations will be in a much better state after four years of a U.S. President-elect Joe Bi...
Nov 16, 2020
