By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – A rapid fall in bank reserves held at the Federal Reserve, coinciding with […]
U.S. deficit grows to $262 billion in February as tax refunds surge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government posted a $262 billion budget deficit in February, up 21% from a year earlier, […]
French-UK leaders’ changing tone: From ‘Donnez-moi un break’ to texting about football
By Michel Rose and Alistair Smout PARIS (Reuters) – As British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron […]
SVB debacle sparks rush to defensive options on fears of contagion
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Traders piled in to defensive options on bank stocks on Friday, a […]
Exclusive-Colombia’s Amazon reserves suffer staffing delays, risking environmental damage
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) – Protected areas in Colombia’s Amazon region are at risk of increased damage because of […]
Fed under less pressure to speed rate hikes as wage gains cool
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers may feel less pressed to ramp up the pace of their policy […]
Strong US job growth persists; wage inflation shows signs of slowdown
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy added jobs at a brisk clip in February, but monthly wage […]
Brazil’s government to compensate states $5.2 billion for cut in state tax ICMS
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Finance Minister, Fernando Haddad, announced on Friday that the federal government will provide compensation of 26.9 […]