COVID-19 shutdowns

Australian central bank’s policy optimism tested by lockdowns

Australia's central bank was counting on the economy to keep surprising with its strength when trimming stimulus earlier this month,…

4 years ago

Wall Street ends sharply lower as Delta variant sparks new lockdown fears

A surge in Delta variant infections sparked a broad sell-off on Wall Street on Monday as investors feared renewed COVID-19…

4 years ago

Smithfield Foods stops slaughtering pigs at U.S. hometown plant

Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork processor, has stopped slaughtering pigs in the United States' so-called ham capital, where the…

4 years ago

Yellen says inflation should be lower than current levels by year end

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that inflation should retreat by year end from its current elevated level…

4 years ago