Japan’s finance minister says ‘speculative’ moves in currency market impacting yen
The yen has been on a downtrend despite the BOJ’s decision on March 19 to end eight years of negative interest rates. Natanael Ginting |...
Biden has forgiven $136 billion in student debt
US President Joe Biden arrives to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on August 15, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP |...
Biden promises response after 3 US troops killed in Jordan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured...
US national debt hits record $34 trillion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government’s gross national debt has surpassed $34 trillion, a record high that foreshadows the coming political and economic challenges to...
US homelessness hits its highest reported level
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness to its highest reported level as soaring rents and a decline in...
Biden on CPI: Too many things unaffordable
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on...
Gold retreats as safe-haven rally fizzles, palladium hits 5-year low
Gold bars of different sizes lie in a safe on a table at the precious metals dealer Pro Aurum. Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance |...
Debt ceiling news: Demands Republicans are making
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks with reporters about the debt ceiling negotiations in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Tom...
New Senate bill would allow U.S. Mint to alter coins’ metal content
Recently struck pennies in a bin at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Stephen Hilger | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill to...
How Russia’s support is growing in the developing world
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Jan. 20, 2023: A banner of Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen during a protest to support the Burkina Faso President...