World stocks gauge pauses after big run, heavy central bank week
MSCI All-World index hovers near highest since April 2022 Wall St indexes drop; Europe’s Stoxx gains Yen falls to 15-yr low vs euro, 6-month low...
Fed kicks off meeting-by-meeting policymaking amid high uncertainty
[1/2] The exterior of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger June 13...
Shares rise, Treasury yields fall as US jobless claims surge
US shares rise, European shares flat Treasury yields fall, jobless claims hit over 1-1/2-yr high Some bond investors reprice rate expectations after Canada surprise Turkey’s...
Analysis: Debt ceiling deal ignores US debt time bomb
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – Republicans and Democrats are touting a hastily-written debt ceiling deal that staves off a devastating U.S. default, but does little...
Risks lie ahead for US credit standing after tentative debt ceiling deal
NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) – News of a debt ceiling agreement still leaves uncertainties on the U.S. credit outlook, analysts said, in addition to...
Republicans speak out against US debt-ceiling deal, in sign of rocky road ahead
WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) – A handful of hard-right Republican lawmakers said on Monday they would oppose a deal to raise the United States’ $31.4...
Treasury confirms U.S. default as early as June 1 without debt ceiling hike
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department reiterated Monday it expects to be able to pay the U.S. government’s bills only through June...
Inflation has eroded US households’ financial security, Fed survey shows
[1/2] A man arranges produce at Best World Supermarket in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo May...
Democratic senators urge Biden to use 14th Amendment to avoid debt default
[1/6] U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, joined by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Edward Markey (D-MA), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Peter Welch (D-VT), speaks at a press...
Biden, McCarthy push forward towards deal on US debt ceiling
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and top U.S. congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday underscored their determination to reach a deal soon...