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Futures subdued ahead of December jobs report
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were muted on Friday with all eyes on the jobs data due later in the day for further clues on how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be with its monetary policy t...
Jan 06, 2023
ECB’s Centeno says interest rate close to peaking if no new shocks
LISBON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's key interest rate is nearing its peak amid efforts to bring down inflation, unless new external shocks emerge, ECB Governing Council member Mario Centeno...
Jan 06, 2023
Brazil real to remain under pressure as fiscal changes weigh – Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Brazil's real will stay under pressure while the new government mulls fiscal reforms to allow for higher welfare spending, but losses should subside as money ...
Jan 06, 2023
Biden to mark anniversary of Jan 6 riots with awards to the day’s ‘heroes’
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday will mark the second anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol with an award ceremony for "heroes" from law enforcement and polit...
Jan 06, 2023
Old Nazi map sparks treasure hunt in the Netherlands
OMMEREN, the Netherlands (Reuters) - An old map believed to mark the spot where German soldiers hid treasure worth millions of euros during World War Two sparked the imagination of amateur treasure hu...
Jan 06, 2023
U.S. House brawl over McCarthy raises worries about Republican governance
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The bare-knuckle political fight among Republicans over Kevin McCarthy's run for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives could signal trouble ahead when law...
Jan 06, 2023
U.S. VC funding cools from 2021 record as investors keep their powder dry
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Funding for U.S. startups fell by one-third from their peak in 2021, according to PitchBook data released on Friday, despite record amounts of capital raised by new and exist...
Jan 06, 2023
Now able to sell abortion pill, U.S. pharmacies weigh if they should
By Ahmed Aboulenein, Gabriella Borter and Michael Erman (Reuters) - Pharmacies across the United States are weighing whether to sell mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions, following the Fo...
Jan 06, 2023
Look who’s back
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Alun John The dollar has come roaring back at the start of 2023 after a series of data releases that challenged market expectations the Federal ...
Jan 06, 2023
U.S. House speaker fight enters fourth day amid antebellum-era dysfunction
By David Morgan and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Kevin McCarthy's perilous quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives entered the fourth day on Friday, with a scal...
Jan 06, 2023
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