TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will partially ease its COVID-19 curbs next week but will officially maintain its existing alert level until later in the month, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Thursday, as its domestic outbreak continues to stabilise.FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks shop at a market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Taipei, Taiwan, July 6, […]

TOKYO (Reuters) -Olympic organisers are set to ban all spectators from the Games, the Asahi daily said on Thursday, as Japan prepared to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo that will run through its hosting of the event to curb a new wave of coronavirus infections.A social distancing sign is seen in front of a police officer before the […]

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state on Thursday reported its biggest daily rise in locally acquired cases of COVID-19 this year as officials struggle to stamp out a growing cluster of the highly infectious Delta variant.FILE PHOTO: Commuters wear protective face masks as they enter Central Station following the implementation of new public health regulations from the state […]

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Last year, when much of the world was in coronavirus lockdown, Australia was successfully hosting international cricket matches and tennis tournaments in front of packed crowds in a show of what post-pandemic life could look like.Travel consultant Phillip Koinis sits behind the desk at Oxford Travel agency as Australia’s conservative approach to reopening and slow rollout of […]

FILE PHOTO: President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Raphael W. Bostic speaks at a European Financial Forum event in Dublin, Ireland February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneWASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new rise in coronavirus infections driven by the more virulent Delta variant could cause consumers to “pull back” and slow the U.S. recovery, Atlanta Federal […]

FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo AllegriNEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday after minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting showed officials were divided on economic signals. According to minutes of the U.S. central bank’s June policy meeting, […]

(Reuters) – European stocks rose on Wednesday as commodity-linked stocks recovered from sharp falls in the previous session, while lower bond yields kept supporting highly valued technology shares.The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, July 7, 2021. REUTERS/StaffThe pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.8%, a day after the index snapped a three-day […]

ARK Invest has been a popular vehicle for investment in the market of recent with an emphasis on the tech sector. Much of the focus for this family of exchange-traded funds has been on innovative companies like Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) or even investment themes such as cryptocurrencies. Now ARK is doubling down on its cryptocurrency bet with its most […]