WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. government posted a $228 billion budget deficit for June, up 156% from a year earlier as revenues continued to weaken and…
Read more U.S. Treasury posts sharply higher $228 billion June deficitJuly 13 (Reuters) – A threatened U.S. strike at United Parcel Service (UPS.N) could be “one of the costliest in at least a century,” topping $7 billion for…
Read more UPS strike could be costliest in US in a century, study saysMEXICO CITY, July 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. wants Mexico’s government to build strong institutions to protect worker rights as companies aiming to avoid supply chain disruptions in…
Read more As companies bring more jobs to Mexico, US wants labor rights safeguardsWASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) – The central pillar of any debt-ceiling agreement between President Joe Biden and House Republican Kevin McCarthy is shaping up to be “discretionary spending”…
Read more Explainer: US debt ceiling focus on ‘discretionary spending’ means cuts aheadTORONTO, May 14 (Reuters) – Signs of recovery in Canada’s housing market after a year-long slump, just as higher borrowing costs are expected to slow much of the…
Read more Canada housing market upturn could delay shift to BoC rate cutsWASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said on Saturday that talks with Congress on raising the U.S. government’s debt limit were moving along and more will…
Read more Biden says US debt ceiling talks are moving alongChallenge ahead for opposition parties to form government Move Forward comes close to sweep of capital Bangkok No alliances with dictator-backed parties – Pita Military parties down, but…
Read more Thailand opposition crushes military parties in election routWASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – It won’t be a campaign from the basement this time. As U.S. President Joe Biden gears up for a bruising re-election battle, the…
Read more It’s not 2020 anymore. Biden’s re-election campaign faces new challengesRATINGEN, Germany, April 14 (Reuters) – In the German town of Ratingen, exploding cash machines are a hot-button topic. Two got blown up early on the same morning…
Read more Cash-loving Germans fret over exploding ATMs as cross-border crime wave hitsMarch 24 (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Friday signed a package of bills repealing the state’s so-called “right to work” law that allowed workers to opt…
Read more In victory for labor unions, Michigan governor repeals ‘right-to-work’ lawRIYADH, March 15 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said on Wednesday that Saudi investments into Iran could happen “very quickly” following an agreement to restore…
Read more Saudi Arabia could invest in Iran ‘very quickly’ after agreement – ministerGDP target around 5% at low end of expectations Work report focuses on consumption, jobs Defence spending to rise 7.2%, up from 7.1% rise Budget deficit target at…
Read more China sets modest growth target of about 5% as parliament opensBENGALURU, Feb 22 (Reuters) – India does not want the G20 to discuss additional sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine during New Delhi’s one-year presidency of…
Read more Host India doesn’t want G20 to discuss further Russia sanctions – sourcesBERLIN/LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – A Russian scheme to grant loan payment holidays to troops fighting in Ukraine, and for banks to write off the entire debt if…
Read more Analysis: Loans to Russian soldiers fuel calls for European banks to quitWARSAW, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Germany has rebuffed the latest push by Poland’s nationalist government for vast reparations over World War Two, saying in response to a diplomatic…
Read more Poland says Germany refused talks on World War Two reparationsTORONTO, Dec 4 (Reuters) – As the Bank of Canada considers ditching oversized interest rate hikes, it is dealing with an economy likely more overheated than previously thought…
Read more Canada’s deep yield curve inversion adds to BoC rate hike dilemmaWASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite the challenges China is facing with COVID-19, and while recent protests there…
Read more China’s Xi unwilling to accept western vaccines, U.S. official saysTokyo Nov core CPI up 3.6% vs f’cast +3.5% Tokyo CPI stays above BOJ’s 2% target for 6th straight month Data underscores broadening inflationary pressure TOKYO, Nov 25…
Read more Consumer inflation in Japan’s capital rises at fastest pace in 40 yearsE.Europe arms companies step up production for Ukraine Hope to find new markets as defence spends rise Can produce and service Soviet-era and NATO-standard weaponry Poland, Czechs among…
Read more Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms UkraineACCRA, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Ghana’s government is working on a new policy to buy oil products with gold rather than U.S. dollar reserves, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia said…
Read more Ghana plans to buy oil with gold instead of U.S. dollars
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