Dollar on pace for biggest weekly rise since February
By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose against the euro and sterling on Friday, and was…
Economy
US extends certain COVID-related exclusions from China tariffs
(Reuters) – The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office said on Friday it was extending exclusions from tariffs for 77 of 81…
Trading platform Tradeweb in talks about US default contingency plans
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bond trading platform Tradeweb is in talks with clients, industry groups and other market participants about…
Biden to meet congressional leaders on debt early next week – White House
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is expected to meet with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and…
Ghana’s official creditors pave way for IMF sign-off on $3 billion loan
By Christian Akorlie, Jorgelina do Rosario and Rachel Savage ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana’s official sector creditors have formed a committee co-chaired…
US consumer sentiment plummets to six-month low on debt ceiling debacle
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment slumped to a six-month low in May on worries that political…
HSBC to pay $75 million in penalties to settle U.S. CFTC charges
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) -Units of HSBC Holdings Plc have agreed to pay $75 million to settle U.S….
EU antitrust regulators extend decision on Broadcom, VMware deal to June 26
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators extended on Friday their deadline for a decision on U.S. chipmaker Broadcom’s proposed $61…
CBO sees US default in first half of June without debt ceiling increase
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States faces a “significant risk” of defaulting on payment obligations within the first…
U.S. Congressman George Santos agrees to settle lawsuit in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Republican U.S. congressman George Santos, who has Brazilian heritage, agreed to settle a lawsuit in which…