US dollar scales seven-week peak after solid data, debt-ceiling optimism
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose to a seven-week high on Wednesday, boosted by optimism about…
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Oil settles up $2 on optimism about US debt ceiling, demand
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices settled up about $2 on Wednesday as optimism over oil demand and U.S. debt…
UN expert says Russia, China sending deadly aid to Myanmar’s military
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and other material since it…
Brazil’s antitrust watchdog approves L’Oreal deal to buy Aesop
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s antitrust regulator Cade on Wednesday recommended the approval of the sale of Natura & Co’s…
House Speaker McCarthy says U.S. debt ceiling deal by Sunday is “doable”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Wednesday that a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling limit…
At Hiroshima G7, bomb survivors grapple with a disarmament dream deferred
By Sakura Murakami HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – The last time a U.S. president visited Hiroshima, atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori…
Russian economy shrank 1.9% in first quarter – stats service
(Reuters) – Russia’s economy shrank 1.9% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, data from the Rosstat federal statistics service…
Russia confirms Black Sea grain deal renewed for two months, says ‘distortions’ remain
(Reuters) – Russia confirmed on Wednesday that a deal to allow Ukraine to export its grain safely across the Black…
Global debt on the rise, EM crosses $100 trillion mark – IIF
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – A measure of debt across the globe rose in the first quarter to…
Ex-Pakistan PM Khan says police surround his house, fears re-arrest
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that police had surrounded his house…