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Singapore’s central bank tightens policy in surprise move
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's central bank unexpectedly tightened its monetary policy on Thursday, saying the move will ensure price stability over the medium-term. The Monetary Authority of Singap...
Oct 13, 2021
Singapore Q3 GDP expands 6.5% y/y, largely matching forecasts
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's economy grew 6.5% in the third quarter, preliminary official data showed on Thursday, broadly in line with economists' forecast. Economists polled by Reuters had expe...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. lawmakers press for action on maritime sexual assault allegations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Transportation Department to take action to address persistent allegations of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment made by midshipme...
Oct 13, 2021
Rising German inflation calls for ‘noticeable wage gains’, union chief says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Rising inflation in Germany calls for "clearly noticeable real wage increases", the chairman of services sector trade union Verdi said in comments released on Thursday. German infla...
Oct 13, 2021
UK house price climb slows, homes shortage deepens – RICS
LONDON (Reuters) - British house price growth slowed slightly last month as a tax break on property purchases neared expiry, but a fall in the number of homes being put up for sale looks set to keep p...
Oct 13, 2021
Argentine stores to freeze some food prices for 90 days
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The Argentine government said on Wednesday it struck a deal with retailers to freeze the prices of 1,247 food and household products for 90 days to combat inflation as the cou...
Oct 13, 2021
Japanese companies back Kishida’s plan for big fiscal stimulus: Reuters poll
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese firms overwhelmingly want the government to draw up an extra budget of $90 billion or more to ease the pain caused by COVID-19, a Reuters poll showed, i...
Oct 13, 2021
In Taiwan tea country, a scramble to adapt to extreme weather
By Ann Wang MEISHAN/TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Chien Shun-yih looks out over his withering tea fields in Taiwan's picturesque southern Meishan township and lets out a sigh. A once-in-a-century drough...
Oct 13, 2021
Mexico warns migration will not slow without more U.S. investment in Central America
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States needs to invest more heavily in Central America if it hopes to slow record levels of northbound migration, Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on We...
Oct 13, 2021
No more Whiskeydaddle races
PEORIA, Ill. – Last weekend’s Whiskeydaddle races in Peoria were the last. Race Director Adam White tells our news partner 25 News turnout was 40 percent lower than in 2019, the last year ...
Oct 13, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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