1.4 Million Children Malnourished In South Sudan: Charity
Around 909,000 people have been affected by flooding across nine out of 10 states, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Tuesday.
Supply Chain Snarls Loosen For U.S. Companies, But Plenty Of Problems Remain
Getting supplies of everything flowing more freely again is key for the U.S. Federal Reserve, which hopes that will help pull down inflation.
Japan Coalition Party Seeks $13.6 Billion For Child Care In Stimulus Draft
Japanese policymakers have so far remained coy about the likely size of the planned stimulus spending, although some lawmakers have floated ball-park figures around 30 trillion yen.
Japan's Finance Minister Warns Of 'Decisive' Action Vs Rapid Yen Falls
Japan is ready to take "decisive" action against rapid yen declines and is focusing on volatility rather than levels in deciding whether to intervene again, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said.
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Exclusive-India's RBI Asks Banks To Stop Building Positions In Offshore Market - Bankers
The Reserve Bank of India, seeking to arrest the rupee's slide, is asking local banks to not build additional positions in the non-deliverable forward market, a move that could lead to offshore volatility spilling into local markets, bankers and traders said.
Fragile Yen Tests 1998 Low, Sterling Cautiously Steady
The yen floundered near a fresh 24-year low on Thursday, while sterling held onto overnight gains as investors skittishly await an impending deadline for the end of the Bank of England's emergency bond-buying programme.
Singapore's OCBC Scouting For Indonesian Acquisitions - CEO
Singapore-based Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd is hunting for acquisitions in Indonesia to speed up its growth, aiming to leverage a strong capital buffer built up in recent years, the head of Southeast Asia's second-biggest bank said.
Druzhba Pipeline Leak Reduces Russian Oil Flows To Germany
Germany said on Wednesday it was receiving less oil but still had adequate supplies, after Poland found a leak in the Druzhba pipeline that delivers crude from Russia to Europe that Warsaw said was probably caused by an accident rather than sabotage.
BoE Fails To Reassure Over Emergency Intervention
BoE fails to reassure over emergency intervention
Oil Gains On Tight Supply, But Dollar Weighs
Oil futures recouped some losses on Wednesday, recovering from a 2% slide in the previous session, supported by supply concerns stemming from last week's OPEC+ cut to its production target, though a stronger dollar weighed on sentiment.
