A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Investors in the Asia session were circumspect after an extraordinary weekend in Russia, briefly bidding up oil a little bit but otherwise standing back to wait for clarity. Mercenaries from the Wagner group were returning to their bases after a deal…
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Investors in the Asia session were circumspect after an extraordinary weekend in Russia, briefly bidding up oil a little bit but otherwise standing back to wait for clarity. Mercenaries from the Wagner group were returning to their bases after a deal…
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve is due to release the results of its annual bank health checks on Wednesday, June 28. Under the “stress test” exercise, the Fed tests banks’ balance sheets against a hypothetical severe economic downturn, the elements of which change annually. The results dictate how much capital…
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Big U.S. lenders are expected to show they have ample capital to weather any fresh turmoil in the banking sector during this week’s Federal Reserve health checks, although resulting investor payouts are likely to dip slightly, analysts said. The central bank on Wednesday will release the results of its…
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia staff who are found to have acted improperly in a scandal over the leaking of government tax plans will face “severe” consequences, acting chief executive Kristin Stubbins told a state parliament inquiry on Monday. In her first public appearance since her predecessor resigned over his involvement in the…
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia staff who are found to have acted improperly in a scandal over the leaking of government tax plans will face “severe” consequences, acting chief executive Kristin Stubbins told a state parliament inquiry on Monday. In her first public appearance since her predecessor resigned over his involvement in the…
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -A Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymaker called for an early revision to its controversial yield curve control, a summary of opinions at the June meeting showed on Monday, suggesting the central bank’s ultra-loose monetary settings may be at a crossroads. While analysts see the communication as reflecting…
By Hilary Russ and Caroline Valetkevitch (Reuters) – Workers at dozens of U.S. Starbucks locations held strikes on Sunday to express their outrage over accusations by the baristas’ union that managers at several U.S. cafes removed rainbow flags and decorations supporting LGBTQ+ Pride month. About a dozen Starbucks workers picketed outside New York’s Astor Place…
(Reuters) – Law-enforcement officials and retailers are investigating a recent wave of bomb threats across the United States, targeting grocery operators and other stores, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Retail companies including Kroger, Walmart and Amazon’s Whole Foods Market, among others, have received bomb threats at their stores in recent months, the report…
By Melanie Burton and Harish Sridharan MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Element 25 Ltd said on Monday it will supply manganese sulphate to General Motors as the automaker looks to secure supply of battery minerals for its North American electric vehicles, sending the miner’s shares up more than 20%. The deal is the second by General Motors…
