INCHEON, South Korea – Japan and South Korea held their first bilateral finance leaders’ meeting in seven years on Tuesday, a sign relations between the two are thawing as they confront shared challenges from geopolitical tensions and slowing economic growth. The two countries agreed to resume regular finance dialogue “at an appropriate timing,” Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki told reporters ...
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden told his counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday that the US commitment to the defense of its ally was “ironclad,” including in the South China Sea where Manila is under pressure from China. Mr. Marcos, on the first White House visit by a Philippines leader in 10 ...
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden on Monday summoned the four top congressional leaders to the White House next week after the Treasury warned the government could run short of cash to pay its bills by June. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a letter ...
The United States will end its COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international travelers and federal workers on May 11, when the coronavirus public health emergency ends, the White House said on Monday. In February, the US House of Representatives voted to lift the requirement that most foreign air travelers be vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the few remaining pandemic travel restrictions ...
The common refrain, “Sell in May…” gives this month a bad rap, but it doesn’t deserve it. May is historically one of the least volatile months of the year, as measured by its closing average return in the S&P 500. ...
HONG KONG – China is increasingly barring people from leaving the country, including foreign executives, a jarring message as the authorities say the country is open for business after three years of tight COVID-19 restrictions. Scores of Chinese and foreigners have been ...
In this week’s edition of StockCharts TV‘s Halftime, Pete takes a look at the Bullish Percent Indexes, New York Composite, the Nasdaq and the S&P. He then examines large-cap stocks that have turned bullish this week, including one name that has been ...
As the upcoming Fed rate announcement nears, investors are holding their breath; on this week’s edition of The DecisionPoint Trading Room, Carl talks about what that likely means for the market short-term. He covers the top ten mega-cap stocks, and ...
PARIS — Food price inflation in France — which has been a major concern for consumers — should ease off by September, said government minister Olivia Gregoire on Sunday. “By the time people come back from their holidays in September, ...
BRASILIA — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged on Sunday to introduce a new policy of real increases in the minimum wage and announced plans to raise the income tax exemption for lower-income earners. The remarks, made during ...