A bad winter storm could slap more than 45 million people on the East Coast with snow and rain, and it may even interfere with delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine.Here's what you need to know to Get Up ... ( read original story ...)
China suspends top credit rating agency as defaults hit market
China has suspended one of its top credit rating agencies after a former executive was accused of taking “massive” bribes, as a growing pile of defaults rattle the country’s $4tn corporate debt market ... ( read original story ...)
Trump antagonizes Republicans with Georgia fundraising ploy
Emails and texts raising cash for Trump's PAC have rankled Republicans, who want cash to flow directly to Georgia's endangered GOP senators. ( read original story ...)
IMF Executive Board Concludes First Review Under Jordan’s Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Rephases Access to Address the Impact of COVID-19
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first review of Jordan’s performance under the program supported by the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Jordan’s ... ( read original story ...)
IMF Executive Board Concludes First Review Under Jordan’s Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Rephases Access to Address the Impact of COVID-19
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first review of Jordan’s performance under the program supported by the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Jordan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Thai 91-day c.bank bond yield 0.25280 pct at auction
BANGKOK, Dec 15 (Reuters) - An auction of 40 billion baht ($1.3 billion) of 91-day central bank bonds fetched an average accepted yield of 0.25280 percent on Tuesday, the Bank of Thailand said. The ... ( read original story ...)
UN Chief calls on member states to help address severe economic crisis in Yemen
General Antonio Guterres has called on member states to help address the severe economic crisis in Yemen. In a statement on the second anniversary of the Stockholm Agreement between the Yemeni ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Minister: Ringgit, stock market unaffected by country’s Fitch Ratings downgrade
KUALA LUMPUR: There was no "knee-jerk" reaction from the stock market despite Fitch Rating's downgrading Malaysia's sovereign debt rating, says Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. ( read original story ...)
Thai 91-day c.bank bond yield 0.25280 pct at auction
BANGKOK, Dec 15 (Reuters) - An auction of 40 billion baht ($1.3 billion) of 91-day central bank bonds fetched an average accepted yield of 0.25280 percent on Tuesday, the Bank of Thailand said. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Needs Years to Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels: Reuters Poll
Japan's economy will suffer a smaller contraction this year than initially forecast but won't return to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels until at least early 2022, economists in a Reuters poll said. ( read original story ...)