Rogue texts, aliens and a marriage proposal – welcome to Vladimir Putin’s phone-in
Item 1 of 3 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year press conference and phone-in in Moscow,…
Explainer: Venezuela’s billions in distressed debt: who is in line to collect
Investors speculate on recovery values amid political and economic instabilityU.S. sanctions, lack of IMF involvement, among restructuring obstaclesVenezuela’s…
Brazil threatens to abandon Mercosur-EU deal as Italy, France seek delay
SAO PAULO, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that if…
Sterling laps up UK-Japan rate squeeze
LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – A rare event of two G7 central banks moving in opposite directions on…
S&P 500 posts record closing high, US dollar and yields decline in wake of FedÂ
Item 1 of 2 Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New…
Morning Bid: Dazed yen hogs limelight before Fed – Reuters
Morning Bid: Dazed yen hogs limelight before Fed ReutersYen fragile, dollar firm in countdown to Fed ReutersThe Yen Rout Continues:…
European Commission to move ahead with proposal to use Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine, sources say
BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The European Commission plans to make a legal proposal this week to use…
UK budget watchdog head quits over early release of Reeves’ budget
Item 1 of 2 Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, holds up the traditional red ministerial box…
Bitcoin drops as bearish sentiment grows
Bitcoin’s correlation with stock market affects risk sentimentCrypto-negative factors add pressure on bitcoin, says JefferiesRecord outflows from US…
UK’s Starmer says he is proud of budget and public was not misled
Starmer expresses pride in last week’s budgetPM defends his finance minister, Rachel ReevesPM says his government did not…
Asian stocks slip; yen firms as Ueda comments boost rate hike hopes
Yen perks up, JGB yields soar after BOJ Governor Ueda commentsUS economic data releases to influence market sentimentInvestors…
Investors pile into UK bonds and sterling after budget
OBR forecasts larger fiscal buffer than expectedReeves to announce tax rises, cut borrowingMarket skepticism over budget credibility and…