By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index rose modestly on Wednesday, with the blue-chip Dow registering its eighth straight day of gains a[...]
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July 19, 2023
Biden widens war on junk fees, says US consumers tired of being treated as ‘suckers’
By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Wednesday expanded its war on junk fees to the rental housing market, announced a crackdown on price-fixing in food and agri[...]
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German tax revenues drop sharply in June – Finance Minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – Tax revenues of Germany’s federal and regional state governments fell by 7.3% in June compared with the previous year, reflecting tax relief measures to compensate for i[...]
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Marketmind: China to keep rates on hold … for now
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. China’s central bank is expected to leave key interest rates on hol[...]
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US House members want Biden to negotiation Taiwan tax deal
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on Wednesday that would authorize President Joe Biden[...]
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Global stocks, dollar gain as UK cooling inflation lifts sentiment
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stocks rose and the dollar strengthened on Wednesday after a surprise cooling of British inflation bolstered the risk-off mood across markets that anticipate[...]
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Move over, bitcoin: El Salvador sovereign bonds not done rallying
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors in El Salvador international bonds are relishing 60% returns this year alone as debt issued by the Central American country recovers from calls of doom[...]
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Dollar gains as pound tumbles on cooling UK inflation
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar bounced on Wednesday after inflation in the United Kingdom cooled more than economists expected in June, sending the pound sharply lower ag[...]
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Bank of England’s Ramsden calls for faster QE gilt unwind
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England should speed up the pace at which it is unwinding its 800 billion-pound ($1 trillion) stockpile of government bonds bought as part of its[...]
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