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 deficitWASHINGTON, 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 aheadWASHINGTON, 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 alongLONDON, April 13 (Reuters) – The latest bid by the world’s leading institutions and creditors to speed up debt restructurings and get bankrupt countries back on their feet…
Read more No China, no deal: Bid to break sovereign debt logjams gets weary thumbs upRIYADH, 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 – ministerChina’s 2023 defence spending to rise 7.2% Increase to outpace GDP growth target of around 5% Premier Li says armed forces should boost combat preparedness China investing in…
Read more China plans 7.2% defence spending rise this year, faster than GDP targetMEXICO CITY, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Mexican lawmakers on Wednesday approved a controversial overhaul of the body overseeing the country’s elections, a move critics warn will weaken democracy…
Read more Mexico passes electoral overhaul that critics warn weakens democracyBERLIN/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 quitJan 23 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Monday to take urgent steps to tackle the country’s declining birth rate, saying it was “now or…
Read more It’s ‘now or never’ to stop Japan’s shrinking population, PM saysTORONTO, 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 dilemmaACCRA, 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. dollarsWASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Congress aim to pass bills protecting same-sex marriage, clarifying lawmakers’ role in certifying presidential elections and raising the nation’s…
Read more Democrats seek vote reform, gay marriage, debt ceiling in ‘lame duck’ CongressNov 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Friday again declined to block President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel billions of dollars in student…
Read more U.S. Supreme Court’s Barrett again declines to block Biden student debt reliefOPEC+ oil output cut led to U.S., Saudi spat Saudi Arabia and U.S. “solid allies” – minister Big Wall St turnout at flagship Saudi investment summit RIYADH, Oct…
Read more Saudi Arabia ‘maturer guys’ in spat with U.S., energy minister saysTruss sacked finance minister on Friday New chancellor Hunt warns of tough decisions ‘I’ve listened, I get it’, Truss says BoE’s Bailey says agrees with Hunt on need…
Read more As UK’s Truss fights for job, new finance minister says she made mistakesWASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden does not have any new deadlines as the administration continues to negotiate with Democratic lawmakers on the framework of…
Read more White House says no new deadlines on reconciliation bill
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