NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) – Asian stocks were due to follow an optimistic Wall Street session on Thursday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates at very low levels, while the US dollar fell to a low of two years. The Fed on Wednesday repeated a promise to use …
Read More »UK appoints new MI6 spy chief to meet challenges from China and Russia
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain named career diplomat and intelligence officer Richard Moore on Wednesday as the new head of MI6’s spy service as the West seeks to beef up its defenses against hostile espionage from China and Russia. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s political director Richard Moore attends a working session during …
Read More »EU watchdog tells UK banks to prepare for full Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Banks using Britain as a gateway to the European Union must fully implement their plans to serve EU customers before the end of the Brexit transition period in December, it said on Wednesday. EU banking watchdog. FILE PHOTO: British Union Jack and EU flags are displayed at …
Read More »European stocks rise as investors wait for Fed meeting
LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks rose on Wednesday, but a resurgence of COVID-19 cases kept investors cautious as they awaited news of the latest US Federal Reserve policy meeting. FILE PHOTO: People pass the offices of the London Stock Exchange Group in the city of London, Great Britain, on December …
Read More »Britain gets 60 million doses of Sanofi / GSK COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON / PARIS (Reuters) – Britain has signed an agreement for up to 60 million doses of a possible COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sanofi (SASY.PA) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L), he said Wednesday, heats up his fourth deal, like the race to tame the pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with “Vaccine” …
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