Treasury Chief ‘Confident’ Congress Will Raise US Debt Limit
U. S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday he was confident that Congress would raise the federal debt limit ...
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U.S. Wants Free But Fair and Balanced Trade
The United States remains committed to free trade but wants to re-examine some trade deals and correct their excesses, U. ...
Sterling Slips As Brexit Talks Get Green Light, Stocks Advance Before Fed
Sterling dropped on Tuesday after Britain's parliament paved the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to launch divorce talks with ...
China’s Economy Gets Off To Strong Start In 2017 As Investment Rebounds
China issued a raft of upbeat data on Tuesday showing the economy got off to a strong start to 2017, ...
Stocks Rise As U.S. Jobs Data Points To Rate Hike; Crude Slips
Crude oil resumed a sharp decline and global equity markets rose on Friday after a robust U. S. jobs report ...
Trump To Meet With U.S. Community Bankers On Regulatory Costs
President Donald Trump will meet with Main Street community bankers on Thursday to learn more about their difficulties in complying ...
Dollar Rises, Global Stocks Hold Highs On March Fed Rate Hike Bets
European stocks held near 15-month highs and the dollar strengthened against other top global currencies on Thursday on growing expectations ...
Fed Trumps Trump As Dollar, U.S. Treasury Yields Soar
The dollar and U. S. Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday, while stocks were mixed, as investors focused less on U.S. ...
Trump’s Trade Czar Expected To Get Easy U.S. Senate Confirmation
Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross is expected to be easily confirmed as U. S. Commerce Secretary on Monday, clearing President Donald ...
French Yields Fall As Political Jitters Ease, World Stocks Mixed
French 10-year bond yields hit a one-month low on Monday, pushing other euro zone sovereign yields lower, while a more ...
Trump Calls Chinese ‘grand Champions’ of Currency Manipulation
President Donald Trump declared China the "grand champions" of currency manipulation on Thursday, just hours after his new Treasury secretary ...
Stocks Ease, Dollar Poised For Weekly Loss As Trump Rally Pauses
Commodity-related sectors led European shares lower for a third straight session on Friday while the dollar was poised for a ...
Trump Tax Cut Talk, Chinese Data Spur Risk Rally
European shares rose to within striking distance of their highest levels in more than a year on Friday while the ...
European Financial Market Unnerved By French Politics
The increasingly unpredictable French presidential election race unnerved European financial markets on Tuesday, tipping the euro towards its biggest fall ...
Trump Ignites Political Fight Over U.S. Banking Law Reforms
U. S. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered reviews of major banking rules that were put in place after the ...
Ethics Lawyers To Sue Trump Over Foreign Payments
A group including former White House ethics attorneys will file a lawsuit on Monday accusing President Donald Trump of allowing ...
Iran To Expand Military Spending, Develop Missiles
Iranian lawmakers approved plans on Monday to expand military spending to five percent of the budget, including developing the country's ...
Asian Stocks Cut Gains As Caution Grows; Dollar Eyed
Asian stocks cut early gains as investor caution grew before a news conference by President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, where ...
Dollar Slips To Two-Week Low Vs Yen As Treasury Yields Fall
The dollar slipped to a two-week low against the yen on Thursday, mirroring a fall in U. S. bond yields ...
Dollar Inches Higher In Holiday-Thinned Trade
The dollar inched higher against the yen and a handful of other major currencies on Tuesday in trade curtailed by ...