Tag Archives: Pacific Asia

Global deaths from coronavirus exceed half a million

SYDNEY / BEIJING (Reuters) – The death toll from COVID-19 surpassed half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters count, a grim milestone for the global pandemic that appears to be re-emerging in some countries, even when other regions are still struggling with the first wave FILE PHOTO: …

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Asian stocks cautious as coronavirus threatens economic reopening

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian equity markets started the week cautiously on Monday when the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally caused investors to question its optimism in the global economy, benefiting safe harbor bonds and the US dollar. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, after the outbreak …

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Asian stocks cautious as coronavirus threatens economic reopening

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian equity markets started the week cautiously on Monday when the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally caused investors to question its optimism in the global economy, benefiting safe harbor bonds and the US dollar. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, after the outbreak …

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Fed issues details on bond purchase

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve on Sunday released a list of approximately 750 companies, including Apple, Walmart and ExxonMobil, whose corporate bonds it will buy in the coming months in an effort to keep borrowing costs low and smooth the flow of credit. . The central bank also said …

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