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Ladbrokes owner Entain names former Scientific Games chief Gavin Isaacs as CEO
(Reuters) -Ladbrokes owner Entain on Monday named Gavin Isaacs, former CEO of betting group Scientific Games, as its new boss, aiming to bring stability to the British gambling company at a time when regulatory challenges are hurting its profit.
Japan ruling party executive urges BOJ to clarify rate-hike resolve, Nikkei says
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan should more clearly indicate its resolve to normalise monetary policy, including through steady interest rate hikes, senior ruling party official Toshimitsu Motegi was quoted as saying by the Nikkei newspaper on Monday.
India sends 100 antitrust queries for Reliance, Disney $8.5 billion merger, sources say
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's antitrust body has asked Reliance Industries and Walt Disney around 100 questions linked to their $8.5 billion India media assets merger, including details on sports rights as it heightens its scrutiny of the deal, two sources told Reuters.
Philippines "cannot yield" its South China Sea position, president says
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday his country "cannot yield" and "cannot waver" on its position in the South China Sea, but it will find ways to de-escalate tensions in the contested waters.
Biden administration announces $4.3 billion in climate grants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Monday announced 25 projects pitched by 30 different state, local and tribal governments that applied for $4.3 billion in grants created by the president's signature climate law.
ECB's Kazimir opens door to two more rate cuts
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Peter Kazimir opened the door on Monday to two more interest rate cuts by the end of the year if data justified them. "The doors remain open to additional easing should the environment warrant and justify such action," the Slovak governor said in a blog post.
Sri Lanka central bank seen holding rates to foster stability: Reuters poll
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank is expected to hold interest rates for a second straight meeting on Wednesday as it attempts to maintain monetary stability in the shadow of a dragging financial crisis and counter simmering political tensions.
EU ministers to discuss response to "unacceptable" Hungary stance
PARIS (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers will evaluate how to respond to trips by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Russia and China and his country's positioning over the EU's role in Ukraine, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday.
Taiwan June export orders miss forecast, China demand weakens
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders rose less than expected in June on weak demand from the island's top trading partner China and for laptops and mobile phones, even as chips saw continued strength from a boom in artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
China to extend tariff exemptions for some US imports until 2025
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's finance ministry said on Monday it would extend tariff exemptions for the import of some US products until Feb. 28, 2025. (Reporting by Farah Master and the Beijing newsroom; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
China's revenue from government land sales down 18.3% year on year
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's government posted an extended decline in land sales revenue in the first half of 2024, finance ministry data showed on Monday. Revenue from government land sales fell 18.3% year-on-year, compared with a 14% drop in the first five months of the year.
Vulnerabilities in non-banks leave door open to 'shocks', says G20 watchdog
LONDON (Reuters) -Patchy progress on implementing reforms to make money market funds and other types of "non banks" safer has left the global financial system vulnerable to more shocks, the G20's risk watchdog said on Monday.
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