Singapore hikes property stamp duties to cool property market
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore raised taxes on private property purchases in a surprise move late on Wednesday night…
Economy
Goldman shareholder criticizes CEO Solomon’s leadership at annual meeting
By Tatiana Bautzer DALLAS (Reuters) -A Goldman Sachs Group Inc shareholder criticized its Chairman and CEO David Solomon on Wednesday…
Bank stress likely to lead to tighter lending, corporate defaults – BofA credit survey
LONDON (Reuters) – Bank stress will likely be limited to a small number of banks but lead to tighter lending…
Uber drivers are not interstate workers exempt from arbitration, US court rules
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc drivers are not exempt from a U.S. law requiring them to bring…
Some Ghana bondholders received coupon payment of World Bank-backed bond -source
By Karin Strohecker and Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) -Some investors of Ghana’s 2030 Eurobond have received coupon payments which…
Argentina peso ticks up, 500 per dollar black market rate still in play
(Reuters) – Argentina’s peso strengthened in parallel markets on Wednesday, with the black market rate still not far from 500…
Stellantis offering voluntary buyouts to 33,500 US employees
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chrysler parent Stellantis NV said Wednesday it is offering voluntary exit packages to 33,500 U.S….
US debt ceiling technical default seen at 2%-3%, says Summers
By Davide Barbuscia CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said the odds that the U.S. government could…
ECB says Hungary govt decree has impaired cenbank independence
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s government has infringed the National Bank of Hungary’s (NBH) independence with a decree restricting access to…
Russia’s weekly consumer prices rise as central bank rate decision looms
(Reuters) -Russia’s weekly consumer prices rose at a faster pace in the week to April 24, data from state statistics…