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Trump: Will Ask Bigger Companies to Return Emergency Loans
Apr.21 -- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the emergency U.S. government money is designed for struggling small businesses, and President Donald Trump says he will ask larger companies to return money they accessed from the federal...
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IMF Says South Korea Has More Policy Room to Support Recovery
Apr.15 -- Andreas Bauer, Korea mission chief at the International Monetary Fund, discusses the outlook for South Korea's economy and the government's policies amid the coronavirus outbreak. President Moon Jae-in’s ruling party scored a...
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Philippine Economy Contracts for First Time Since 1998 on Shutdowns
May.06 -- The Philippine economy contracted in the first quarter as stringent lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak shut most businesses and sapped consumption. Gross domestic product fell 0.2% in the first quarter...
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Trump: Will Keep Virus Task Force, Add Members Focused on Reopening
May.06 -- President Donald Trump says he’ll keep his coronavirus task force running indefinitely, and will add two or three members to the group who will be focused on reopening the nation for business. He speaks at a White House event...
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China Won't Rush to Ease Policies, Economist Says
Feb.16 -- Zhang Zhiwei, chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management, discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting China's economy and policies. He speaks with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts on "Bloomberg Markets: China Open."
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South Korea’s Economy Shrinks Most Since 2008 Amid Virus Outbreak
Apr.22 -- Angela Hsieh, regional economist at Barclays Asia Pacific, discusses the outlook for South Korea's economy and policies. The economy suffered its worst contraction since the global financial crisis in the first quarter as the...
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Coronavirus Update: Europe Outpaces China
Mar.15 -- Europe is reporting more new cases each day than China did when the disease peaked in that country, the head of the World Health Organization said. Italy adds 368 deaths in one day, raising total to 1,809. Caroline Connan...
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Covid-19 Vaccine Is 12 to 18 Months Away, Harvard's Jha Says
Apr.20 -- Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, talks about the global fight against the coronavirus outbreak. He speaks with Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia."
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WHO Chief Tedros: the Pandemic Is Far From Over
Apr.27 -- Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the World Health Organization is concerned about the rising number of cases in Latin America, Africa, some Asian countries, as well as eastern Europe, adding that the pandemic is...
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Some Asian Countries Plan to Extend Their Lockdowns
May.04 -- While parts of Europe continue to debate whether or not to ease restrictions, other countries are extending theirs. Bloomberg’s Rishaad Salamat reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”
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Virus Crisis Is Transitory, Says Ecobank’s Nkontchou
Aug.18 -- Alain Nkontchou, chairman at Ecobank Transnational Inc., discusses the bank’s biggest operational challenge due to coronavirus, loan restructuring and his outlook for Africa’s banking sector. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets:...
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$2 Trillion March Stimulus Didn’t Reach All Americans
Jul.31 -- Both Republicans and Democrats have a new stimulus bill, but there is a $2.5 trillion gulf between the two parties on how much they want to set aside on relief. The $2 trillion relief package that Congress passed in March ranks...
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RBA Governor Lowe Doesn’t See Growth Lifting Until 4Q
Aug.13 -- Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe says economic growth is unlikely to lift until the final three months of this year, with Victoria’s renewed lockdown to contain an outbreak of Covid-19 “broadly offsetting” the...
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Rosengren: Overeagerness to Reopen Quickly Has Backfired
Aug.12 -- Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren says U.S. overeagerness to reopen commercial activity without sufficiently containing the spread of Covid-19 has backfired. He speaks with Bloomberg's Mike McKee on...
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WHO: China Mission Origin Study Would Start in Wuhan
Aug.10 -- Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead officer on Covid-19 at the World Health Organization, says the agency's mission to investigate the virus’s origins would start in Wuhan, where the first cases were identified. (Excerpt)
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Lockdowns Tighten Across Asia
Mar.16 -- Countries in Southeast Asia are stepping up restrictions on people’s movement and mass gatherings as well as closing schools and businesses in an attempt to contain the coronavirus. Bloomberg’s Claire Jiao and Selina Wang...
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Covid Antibodies Fade Rapidly: Report
Jul.21 -- Recovering from Covid-19 may not offer much lasting protection from future infections for those with only mild cases. That’s according to a report that suggests caution regarding so-called herd immunity as well as the...
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China's E-Scooter Maker Niu Sees 'Strong' Demand Rebound
Jul.02 -- Yan Li, chief executive officer of Niu Technologies, a China-based, U.S.-listed maker of electric scooters, discusses the prospects for his company and how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting his business. He speaks with...
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California to Send $52 Million to Hard-Hit Area: Newsom
Jul.27 -- California Governor Gavin Newsom says the state plans to spend $52 million to ramp up testing, treatment and infected-person isolation in eight counties of the Central Valley. He speaks at a press briefing. (Excerpt)
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WHO Says U.S. Still Can Fight Covid-19 Spread
Aug.03 -- Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s top epidemiologist on Covid-19, said “the United States can turn this around.” Van Kerkhove and Mike Ryan, the head of the WHO's Health Emergencies Program, spoke Monday at a...
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HSBC CFO Says U.K. Hardest Hit by Rising Credit Losses
Aug.03 -- HSBC Holdings Plc Chief Financial Officer Ewen Stevenson discusses the bank's financial results, cost cuts and business outlook. HSBC's second-quarter profit missed estimates as it was weighed down by a political upheaval in...
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Europe's Leaders Reached Deal on Recovery Package: Michel
Jul.21 -- European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talk about the agreement between the region's leaders on a landmark stimulus package that will see the bloc issue 750 billion...
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GOP’s Stimulus Bill Faces Uphill Battle
Jul.28 -- Republicans and Democrats have ended official stimulus negotiations, nailing down a few issues where both sides are in agreement, but there are still far more points where they don’t agree. Bloomberg’s Kathleen Hays reports on...
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Baladna MD: Will Continue to Grow Our Product Portfolio
Aug.11 -- Shares of Qatari food and beverage maker Baladna have been on a tear this year, surging 82% since their trading debut in December. The company reported a net profit of 84 million riyals in the first seven months of the year as...