Tag: Political

By Jason Lange and David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans on Saturday were close to clinching control of the U.S. House of Representatives, a critical element for President-elect Donald Trump to advance his agenda when he returns to the White House in January.With votes still being counted from the Nov. 5 general election, Republicans had won 213…

Japan’s finance minister vows to closely watch FX moves

French finance minister says deficit reduction was top priority before Moody’s warning

Indonesia’s Prabowo swears in cabinet of over 100 ministers, deputies

Thai Finance Minister says still wants higher inflation target after rate cut

In a disaster of an interview on Tuesday, Donald Trump was happy to brag about his friendship with Vladmir Putin, admitting he continued the relationship with the Russian leader even after leaving the Oval Office. Trump dodged and weaved throughout his interview at the Economic Club of Chicago. But interviewer John Micklethwait, Bloomberg’s editor in…

German economy expected to contract again in 2024, economy minister says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Months into Russia’s war in Ukraine, the United States had intelligence pointing to “highly sensitive, credible conversations inside the Kremlin” that President Vladimir Putin was seriously considering using nuclear weapons to avoid major battlefield losses, journalist Bob Woodward reported in his new book, “War.”The U.S. intelligence pointed to a 50% chance that…

Japan trusts BOJ on monetary policy, economy minister says

Biden student debt relief plan blocked again by different judge