© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A fence surrounds the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington October 5, 2013 REUTERS/Mike Theiler By Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday took a new stab at Russia’s cybersecurity industry, restricting trade with four information technology firms and two other entities over “aggressive and harmful” activities – including…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the burning warehouse after violence erupted following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma, in Durban, South Africa, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Rogan Ward LONDON (Reuters) – The unrest that has ripped through South Africa in the past week will force its economy to contract by…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People are seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo (Reuters) – Money inflows into U.S. bond funds fell in the week to July 14 after data showing higher inflation reinforced expectations the Fed may raise its interest rates soon.…
3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People shop at a fish market at Karakoy district in Istanbul, Turkey, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 2/3 By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Five years after President Tayyip Erdogan saw off a coup, his chances of extending his rule into a third decade may depend on whether he can…
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) – Pacific Island countries will seek debt relief from their creditors as the spread of COVID-19 leaves some governments struggling to provide basic and essential services, Tuvalu’s Minister of Finance Seve Paeniu said on Thursday. Paeniu said the COVID-19 crisis has decimated the dominant tourism industries of some Pacific countries,…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to news reporters following the announcement of a bipartisan deal on infrastructure, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s drive for big new infrastructure investment got a…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Jose Manuel Restrepo, then Colombia’s minister of commerce, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bogota, Colombia January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo By Nelson Bocanegra and Carlos Vargas BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia will seek to raise at least $3.97 billion through a new tax reform measure to be proposed to Congress,…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk near the main entrance to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand located in central Wellington, New Zealand, July 3, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s central bank on Wednesday announced a halt to its pandemic-induced NZ$100 billion ($70 billion) bond purchase progamme, sending the…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo speaks during a high speed internet event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 3, 2021.REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden does not yet have enough support from fellow Democrats…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve’s purchases of Treasury securities and mortgage-backed securities are both affecting interest rates and financial conditions overall and one group does not have a significantly larger impact on the housing…





