Economic Indicators13 hours ago (Jun 03, 2020 07:20PM ET) (C) Reuters. SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s current account swung to a big deficit in April from a surplus in March on a combination of annual dividend payments by local companies and a sharp fall in exports, central bank data showed […]
Democratic-led U.S. House panel opposes any U.S. trade deal with Brazil
Economic Indicators1 hour ago (Jun 03, 2020 05:40PM ET) (C) Reuters. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Neal discusses request for copies of President Donald Trump’s tax returns at Capitol in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee said on Wednesday it opposed the Trump administration’s […]
U.S. HR executives see working from home as part of new normal: survey
Economic Indicators3 hours ago (Jun 03, 2020 04:00PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than three out of four U.S. human resource executives think more employees will continue to work from home even […]
Major Hydroxychloroquine Trial Shows No Prevention Benefits
Diagnostic test kits might have shown that fewer people actually had the disease than the study claimed–what Wachter calls an “overcall,” something that might be more likely in a place like San Francisco, where the overall prevalence of infection was low. Just 4 percent of the people who came to […]
Brazil posts $3 billion FX inflow in May, first surplus since July last year
Economy16 hours ago (Jun 03, 2020 03:50PM ET) (C) Reuters. BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil posted a net foreign exchange inflow of $3.1 billion in May, central bank figures showed on Wednesday, its first net inflow since July last year. The figures showed a surplus of almost $4 billion from trade-related […]
UK shop prices fall at fastest pace since at least 2006: BRC
Economic Indicators4 hours ago (Jun 03, 2020 03:35PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Liverpool LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in shops in Britain fell at the fastest pace since at least 2006 last month as retailers sought to find a way to win […]
Virus-hit U.S. state revenue could start slow recovery in third quarter: analysts
Economic Indicators4 hours ago (Jun 03, 2020 02:50PM ET) 2/2 (C) Reuters. A man crosses a nearly deserted Nassau street in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the financial district of lower Manhattan in New York 2/2 By Karen Pierog CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. state tax revenue, […]
Uruguay consumer prices rose 0.57% in May: official statistics agency
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Manulife CEO says lower rates for longer is ‘new headwind’
Economic Indicators5 hours ago (Jun 03, 2020 01:40PM ET) By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) – Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) Corp’s (TO:MFC) chief executive said on Wednesday an environment of lower interest rates for longer is proving a challenge for the insurer, which did not expect the “significant” drop in long-term rates […]
U.S. labor market stabilizing as layoffs abate
(C) Reuters. A job seeker talks with a corporate recruiter as he peruses the man’s resume at a Hire Our Heroes job fair in Washington By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. private payrolls fell less than expected in May, suggesting layoffs were abating as businesses reopen, though the overall […]