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...But the reality (HT Mitu Gulati) was a bit of a let-down: The United States of America respectfully submits this Statement of Interest in accordance with federal statutes that authorize the United States...
...He didn't really want to be extradited to the United States, but I think after a short period in jail in the Bahamas that idea became a little bit more appealing to him. He was flown to the US....
...This basic approach seems appropriate so long as the default reflects a political impasse and not any underlying inability of the United States to meet its obligations, so that all payments on defaulted...
...of the United States should never be in question,” he said....
...She just engaged in some sort of banalities about how you can have a leaner state somehow just by wishing....
...Inflation rose from 8.2 per cent in May 2018 to 48.7 per cent now, according to official figures, and the national currency has lost its value by four times since then....
...“And so people are deciding they’d much rather hold more of their assets in cash.” Demand for paper In normal years, the Fed’s weekly measure of currency in circulation is metronomically cyclical....
...Read more The coronavirus risks the return of currency wars: but US monetary easing should be done with Japan and the eurozone and not to them, argues Robin Harding in the FT....
...Dr Leana Wen, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said her group would challenge the bill in court if it was signed. “We have no choice....
...The answer may be found in the history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN general assembly in 1948 with 48 votes in favour, none against, and eight abstentions....
...We should also note this guy, who’s doing his thing: A reminder that Donald Trump, who despite everything remains The Actual President of the United States, tweeted on April 2 that a deal to end the oil...
...Oil prices climbed amid trade optimism and signs of supply cuts. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.3 per cent to $48.57 a barrel....
...Forex and fixed income China’s currency enjoyed its best week against the dollar in more than a decade....
...the deadly wildfires that have killed at least 48 people in the state....
...Canada has agreed to join a US deal with Mexico to revamp the pact, ending months of uncertainty over trade in North America that had been hanging over the economies of all three countries...
...In the UN forecast, China’s share of the world population in 2100 will be 9 per cent, and just 2.3 times that of America....
...The new trilateral pact is to be called the United States Mexico Canada Agreement, they said....
...There's evidence of the Alphaville team in several places today -- not just here on the blog, but also in the Palace of Westminster where Izabella Kaminska will give evidence on digital currencies to the...
...While news of the United States potentially re-imposing sanctions on Iran could fuel the current upside, growing fears of rising US production are likely to create headwinds for bulls down the road....
...Looking ahead, Lululemon boosted its outlook for full-year adjusted earnings to a range of between $2.45 to $2.48 a share, up from the $2.35 to $2.42 that it had forecast in August....
...After the release of the data, the dollar index, a measure of the buck against half a dozen major developed market currencies, was up 0.22 per cent at just under 94, close to levels struck before the report...
...Mr Jones took 49.9 per cent of the vote, compared with 48.4 per cent for Mr Moore. The result gives Democrats their first Senate victory in the deeply conservative state since 1992....
...(0.00%) at 5,317 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 12,861 Currencies €/$ 1.18 (1.19) $/¥ 113.01 (112.10) £/$ 1.34 (1.35) €/£ 0.8818 (0.8818) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.30 at 63.43 Light Crude...
...The economic calendar for Friday has a bit of holiday spirit about it (all times London): 7.00: Turkey consumer price index9.30: UK Markit-CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index10.00: eurozone producer...
...In particular, it achieved growth in sales of holidays to Thailand, Cape Verde, Cyprus and North Africa. Analysts have been forecasting 12 per cent constant-currency growth in earnings for the year....
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