Yellen reaffirms strength of US banking system in meeting with bank CEOs -Treasury

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed the strength and soundness of the country’s banking system in a meeting with bank CEOs on Thursday, a Treasury Department statement said. During the meeting with more than two dozen CEOs and executives convened by the Bank Policy Institute, Yellen also discussed the “urgent need” for…

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FTX seeks to claw back over $240 million from Embed acquisition

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is seeking to claw back more than $240 million it paid for stock trading platform Embed, saying former FTX insiders did no investigation before buying the essentially worthless bug-ridden software platform. FTX filed three lawsuits late Wednesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware targeting…

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US House member ‘pauses’ subpoena attempt over Afghanistan cable

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Thursday he accepted the State Department’s invitation to view a classified cable related to the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan and would “pause” attempts to enforce a subpoena to obtain it. “In light of this invitation,…

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Turkish lira hits record low as bonds steady after post-election rout

By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira weakened to a record low against the dollar on Thursday, after incumbent Tayyip Erdogan’s lead in presidential elections surprised markets, while the nation’s sovereign dollar bonds steadied after a three-day post-election rout. The cost of insuring the country’s debt against default fell slightly, but equity markets and…

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Currency fluctuations’ effect on N.American cos fell in Q4, report shows

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The negative impact of currency fluctuations on North American companies’ results fell in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared with the previous quarter, data from treasury and financial management firm Kyriba showed on Thursday. The collective exchange-rate hit, including on companies in the United States, Canada and Mexico, was $28.94 billion…

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