Ifo – Erhebliche Wohlstandsverluste für Deutschland bei EU-Auflösung

Berlin (Reuters) – Eine Auflösung der Europäischen Union würden einer Studie zufolge enorme Wohlstandsverluste für die Mitgliedstaaten bedeuten. Das Bruttoinlandsprodukt pro Kopf würde in Deutschland um 5,7 Prozent zurückgehen, geht aus der am Dienstag veröffentlichten Untersuchung des Münchner Ifo-Instituts mit und EconPol Europe hervor. Anderswo wäre die Folgen noch drastischer: In Österreich droht demnach ein …

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One killed, a dozen injured after blast at Ohio factory scatters molten debris, starts fire

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -An explosion tore through an Ohio metals plant on Monday, scattering molten metal and debris that rained down on neighboring buildings, killing one person and injuring at least a dozen others, officials, witnesses and a media report said. The blast sent smoke billowing into the sky that could be seen for …

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Japan says economy in modest recovery, caution over global slowdown

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan kept its assessment of the economy unchanged in February as consumer spending remained on a recovery trend despite soft exports and factory output due to the global economic slowdown. The government also retained its caution over the impact of global monetary tightening, price hikes and supply constraint in its monthly report. …

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India ties up with Singapore for its first real-time overseas payments link

By Siddhi Nayak and Xinghui Kok MUMBAI (Reuters) -India and Singapore launched on Tuesday a real-time link to facilitate easier cross-border money transfers between the two countries, the first such for the South Asian nation that is the world’s biggest recipient of remittances. Transfers of funds between the two countries will now be possible using …

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German business activity back to growth after eight months -flash PMI

BERLIN (Reuters) – German business activity returned to growth for the first time in eight months in February thanks to easing supply bottlenecks and improved underlying demand, a preliminary survey showed on Tuesday. S&P Global’s flash composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 51.1 in February from 49.9 in January, beating analysts’ expectations of a …

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El cielo es el límite para Djokovic tras igualar a Graf, según Rublev y Zverev

21 feb (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic ha demostrado que la edad no es una barrera y que, a sus 35 años, seguirá batiendo récords, según afirmaron rivales más jóvenes en el circuito ATP, mientras la estrella serbia intenta superar a Steffi Graf como tenista con más semanas en el primer puesto mundial. Djokovic conquistó el …

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Seis muertos tras un nuevo terremoto en la frontera entre Turquía y Siria

Por Ali Kucukgocmen y Henriette Chacar ANTIOQUÍA, Turquía, 21 feb (Reuters) – Seis personas murieron en un nuevo terremoto que sacudió la región fronteriza entre Turquía y Siria, según informaron el martes las autoridades, dos semanas después de que otro de mayor magnitud matara a más de 47.000 personas y dañara o destruyera cientos de …

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Australian Retirement Fund in talks to manage CBA’s Group Super pension fund

(Reuters) -Australian Retirement Fund (ART), one of the country’s largest super funds, entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Commonwealth Bank Australia to manage its corporate pension fund, the lender said on Tuesday. If the agreement goes through, Group Super’s A$12.3 billion ($8.48 billion) of funds under management (FUM) and 67,000 members will …

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