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LONDON (Reuters) – Recent sharp selloffs across global financial markets are probably the first of many, as investors adjust to a world of tighter monetary conditions and the threat of economic downturn, the Bank of International Settlements said on Sunday. … Continue reading Recent market ‘jolt’ will be first of many as easy money era ends, says BIS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Matthew Whitaker flew to Dallas last week to deliver his latest speech since U.S. President Donald Trump installed him as acting attorney general, an appointment embroiled in criticism and court challenges. FILE PHOTO: Acting Attorney General Matthew … Continue reading After outcry over appointment, Trump’s top law enforcer treading lightly
A general view shows the skyline of Potsdamer Platz square and the Leipziger Strasse street in Berlin, Germany, November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin plans to cut to 10 percent the threshold at which it can launch … Continue reading Germany plans to lower threshold for probes of foreign takeovers: Handelsblatt
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) – A young Guatemalan girl who died after she and her father were detained by U.S. border agents was in no medical distress when they arrived and had received adequate food and water on their journey, … Continue reading Guatemalan girl’s dad: she was healthy, well-hydrated before death at border
KATOWICE, Poland (Reuters) – Nearly 200 countries overcame political divisions late on Saturday to agree on rules for implementing a landmark global climate deal, but critics say it is not ambitious enough to prevent the dangerous effects of global warming. … Continue reading Nations agree on global climate pact rules, but they are seen as weak
PARIS (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters took to the streets of French cities on Saturday in the fifth weekend of nationwide demonstrations against Emmanuel Macron’s government, despite calls to hold off after a gun attack in Strasbourg earlier this week. … Continue reading Thousands of French ‘yellow vests’ protest for fifth Saturday
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar said on Saturday it remained committed to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) but the bloc needed to enforce its own rules better, signaling a reformed alliance could help end a row between Doha and some of … Continue reading Qatar says Gulf Arab bloc needs reform to give it teeth
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia formally recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, reversing decades of Middle East policy, but will not move its embassy there immediately, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday. Palestinians pass by a section of the controversial … Continue reading Australia recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but embassy not moving yet
(Reuters) – The North Carolina Republican embroiled in a vote fraud controversy said on Friday he hired the political operative at the center of a probe into possible absentee ballot irregularities in a disputed U.S. congressional election. FILE PHOTO: Mark … Continue reading North Carolina Republican says he hired consultant at heart of fraud probe
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s three major indexes tumbled on Friday and the Dow confirmed a correction as weak data from China and Europe stoked fears of a global economic slowdown, while Johnson & Johnson shares were the biggest drag after … Continue reading Wall St. tumbles on global growth worries, J&J decline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump directed the payment of hush money to two women shortly before the 2016 U.S. presidential election and knew that doing so was wrong, his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen said in a television interview … Continue reading Cohen says Trump knew of hush payments, ‘doesn’t tell the truth’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s economy minister does not expect a disorderly Brexit and believes the danger of a major trade conflict between the European Union and the United States is not yet over but has also not grown, he told … Continue reading Germany’s Altmaier sees no disorderly Brexit, hopeful on U.S. trade ties
