Credit Suisse accessed billions in liquidity last weekend, Swiss finance minister says
ZURICH, March 25 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) tapped the Swiss National Bank for “a large multi-billion amount” last weekend to secure its liquidity, the...
Fed emergency lending to banks boosted overall Fed holdings in latest week
NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve emergency lending to banks, which hit record levels last week, remained high in the latest week, amid...
Fed’s Powell sees long-term damage if US debt ceiling not raised
NEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) – The United States risks long-term damage if Congress does not raise the national debt ceiling, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome...
Argentine savers ‘drown’ under spiraling prices as inflation hits 99%
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Argentina’s inflation rate has hit just shy of 100%, the government said on Tuesday, with savers feeling more pain...
U.S. posts $39 billion January deficit after pension fund bailout
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. government posted a $39 billion budget deficit for January after a $119 billion monthly surplus a year earlier,...
Splits emerge as U.S. House Republicans demand Biden negotiate on debt limit
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives are divided over how hard a line to take on the debt...
U.S. December deficit quadruples as outlays grow, debt ceiling nears
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s December budget deficit quadrupled from a year earlier to $85 billion as receipts shrank slightly and outlays...
Biden signs $1.66 trillion FY 2023 government funding bill
CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, Dec 29 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.66 trillion bill funding the U.S. government for fiscal year 2023,...
ECB should avoid things that worsen the economy, Italy PM says
ROME, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday said the European Central Bank should avoid making “pejorative choices” and communicate well...
Japan to unveil record $864 bln budget driven by military costs
TOKYO, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Japan is set to unveil on Friday a record $864 billion budget for the next fiscal year from April, pushed...