(Bloomberg) – The euro strengthened to a four-month high and European bond spreads narrowed as regional leaders advanced in negotiating a landmark stimulus package for economies devastated by the pandemic. The yield spread on Italy’s 10-year bond over Germany, a key indicator of risk in the region, fell to the …
Read More »The latest coronavirus: India records more than 40,000 new cases in 24 hours
News you may have missed Hong Kong said Sunday it would magnification tests at border checkpoints in an attempt to verify a new wave of coronavirus infections. Truck drivers and students, as well as aircrews and shipping personnel, would be subject to increased scrutiny, authorities said. A government spokesman said …
Read More »Exclusive: Global Banks Analyze Their Hong Kong Clients For Pro-Democracy Ties
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global wealth managers are examining whether their clients in Hong Kong have ties to the city’s pro-democracy movement, in a bid to avoid being caught in the sights of China’s new national security law, according to six knowledgeable people. of the question. FILE PHOTO: A Star …
Read More »OPEC has a new competitor as China ships oil from swelling storage
(Bloomberg) – Some of the oil from China’s bloated storage tanks is returning to the international market as traders seize the opportunity to get cheap crude oil to resell to regional refineries. The shipments in question, so far only 1 million barrels, have been purchased by trading houses through the …
Read More »San Mateo County business boom as leaders fear state watch list – NBC Bay Area
San Mateo County is the only Bay Area county not on the state watch list, and people from across the region head there for services they cannot get at home. But as the county sees more new cases of COVID-19, health leaders fear the state will put the county on …
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