By Sinéad Carew (Reuters) – Wall Street indexes closed slightly lower and the dollar gained with Treasury yields as investors digested Monday’s data and waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve[...]
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May 1, 2023
Brazil government to tax income from financial investments obtained abroad
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government published an executive order aimed at increasing revenue by taxing the capital income from financial investments ob[...]
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Dollar gains before Fed meeting, jobs data
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose to an almost two-week high against a basket of currencies on Monday before the Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates by an add[...]
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US manufacturing contracts again in April, but pace slows
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON(Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing pulled off a three-year low in April as new orders improved slightly and employment rebounded, but activity remained depressed amid hig[...]
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Factbox-U.S. debt ceiling standoff: Platinum coins, the 14th Amendment could be paths out
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy locked in a standoff over raising the United States’ $31.4 trillio[...]
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Biden says First Republic depositors protected, calls for stronger bank regulation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday hailed moves by U.S. regulators to facilitate the sale of First Republic Bank, protect all its depositors and ensure that U.S. taxpayers[...]
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IMF’s Georgieva says more vulnerabilities in banking sector may be exposed
BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday she expects more weaknesses to be exposed in the banking sector, only hour[...]
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One-third of US nurses plan to quit profession – report
By Khushi Mandowara and Leroy Leo (Reuters) – Almost a third of the nurses in the United States are considering leaving their profession after the COVID-19 pandemic left them overwhelmed and fat[...]
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US construction spending rebounds in March on nonresidential structures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in March, boosted by investment in nonresidential structures, but single-family homebuilding remained depressed ami[...]
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