The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) bought A$3 billion ($1.8 billion) in sovereign government bonds on Thursday, with analysts estimating the central bank could soak up nearly half of all new supply in the market.
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The yuan flatlined on Thursday as traders waited for policy signals from the Chinese central bank and as fears heightened over the virus' impact on the global economy.
Asian stocks eked out gains on Thursday, but the week's rally lost steam as investors seemed torn between relief at the agreement of a huge U.S. stimulus package and dread over a likely spike in jobless claims and coronavirus cases.
Gold prices fell on Thursday as expectations of a surge in U.S. jobless claims due to the coronavirus outbreak eclipsed a massive U.S. stimulus package and kept alive a rush for cash among investors.
Japanese apparel maker Renown Inc said the company's CEO and chairman were voted out of its board by China's Shandong Ruyi, its top shareholder, at an annual general meeting on Thursday.
(RTTNews) - Groupon (GRPN) announced that Rich Williams is no longer serving as CEO. Also, Steve Krenzer is no longer serving in the role of Chief Operating Officer. Aaron Cooper, Groupon's President of North America, has been appointed interim CEO. The Board has formed a commit
Shi Xiaomin, who used to export suits and blazers by the thousands to South Korea, the Netherlands and the United States, was luckier than many other Chinese factory owners.
(RTTNews) - Indian shares rallied on Thursday after the U.S. Senate approved a historic, $2 trillion stimulus package to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - There’s a slow leak from China’s property bubble. A full-on crash would upend economic and political stability, but Beijing is maintaining curbs on speculation. That hard line could hobble recovery. Even then, a correction is inevi
(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Thursday as investors await the passage of a $2 trillion stimulus package in the U.S. to combat the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
China and the United States are expected to call a timeout on their coronavirus blame game and focus on the challenges of the pandemic when leaders of the G20 nations hold talks via video conference on Thursday, the South China Morning Post said.
Dozens of people waited in their cars and on the sidewalk at a laboratory in an upscale Mexico City neighborhood on Wednesday to be tested for coronavirus, eager for diagnoses despite the government's insistence that not everyone needs to be tested.
The $2 trillion coronavirus economic stimulus bill gained more than the 60 votes needed to pass the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, as voting on the emergency legislation continued.
This week, dozens of migrants in Mexico's largest detention center gathered to protest over fears they will contract the coronavirus in the facility, which advocates have long denounced for overcrowding and poor sanitation.
Wellington Phoenix midfielder Tim Payne has apologised after he broke a coronavirus quarantine in Australia and was charged with a drink-driving offence for taking a golf cart on a joyride with a team mate.
A two-day equities rally lost momentum on Thursday, and investors sold riskier currencies, as stimulus negotiations dragged on in Washington and investors fretted over a likely spike in U.S. jobless claims.
(RTTNews) - Fraport AG said it has proposed to the Annual General Meeting to carry forward net profits of the financial year 2019 entirely into revenue reserves, citing the recent developments of the coronavirus pandemic.