Updated on 02/14/2022 11:10 am Volatility soared across markets on Monday, with a gauge of possible swings in the euro-dollar exchange rate at a high since November 2020 and a measure of equity volatility at a two-week high. Markets spooked late on Friday after the US warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come […]
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Canada seeks to free bridge blocked by opponents of sanitary measures
Canadian police on Sunday resumed their operation to evict anti-sanitary restriction protesters blocking the Ambassador Bridge, a key border crossing between Canada Y U.Sbut protests continue in Ottawa. A large police contingent gathered near the bridge early in the morning, making arrests and towing vehicles. “There will be no tolerance for illegal activity,” Windsor Police […]
Ukrainian president will speak with Biden “in the next few hours”
Updated on 02/13/2022 10:32 am President ukrainianVolodimir Zelensky, will talk by phone with Joe Biden“in the next few hours” on the crisis between Russia and Western countries over the situation in Ukraine, his office announced on Sunday. “In the next few hours, President Volodimir Zelensky will talk about the security situation and about the current […]
US says diplomacy remains open to end Ukraine crisis
Updated on 02/13/2022 10:13 am U.S said that diplomatic channels remained open to end the confrontation with Moscow for Ukrainebut stated that the risk of Russian military action was high enough to justify withdrawing US embassy staff from Kiev. The Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, spoke after talks on Saturday with […]
JPMorgan: US corporate debt could attract more foreigners
Updated on 02/13/2022 04:14 am European and Asian investors, some of the largest buyers of investment-grade corporate bonds in U.S in recent years, they could soon increase their debt purchases now that yields have risen, according to strategists at JPMorgan Chase & Co. The average US investment-grade corporate bond posted a 2.93% yield as of […]
Sex education in schools, a new cultural battle in the US
Do not talk about gender identity or sexual orientation in class, ban books that deal with these issues in libraries… In U.S bills are multiplying to limit discussions of homosexuality or transidentity of children, relaunching a cultural war that is fracturing the country. The educational system, a mirror of a divided country, has been the […]
In the US, the price of beef is increasingly difficult to digest
Your shopping cart is full, but there is no trace of steak. “Too expensive,” Lisa, a mother, said as she walked out of a Giant supermarket in Washington. In U.Sland of barbecues and grills, the beef it is becoming a luxury. Inflation rose 7% in 2021, something not seen since 1982. And January data, released […]
Goldman banker finally to stand trial after 1MDB scandal
The scene is repeated day after day: Roger Ng, a former banker from Goldman Sachs Group Inc., He leaves his Manhattan apartment and, wearing an electronic ankle monitor, heads downtown to build the case that could save him from jail. Nearly three years have passed since Ng landed in the United States to face federal […]
BofA Strategists Warn of Fed Hikes in Expensive Market
Updated on 02/13/2022 03:06 am Optimists who expect the stock market to ride out the rate hike cycle as it has in the past are missing an important detail, according to strategists at Bank of America Corp. Although the actions of U.S posted positive returns during previous periods of rate hikes, the key risk this […]
USA: Democrats increasingly support relaxing measures against COVID
Looking ahead to the mid-term elections in U.Swhich will take place in November, there is a notable change in the narrative of the Democrats about the restrictions across the country by the COVID-19— They are now increasingly backing relaxing mandates, responding to growing voter exasperation with the lingering pandemic. “People are tired,” Democratic Sen. Raphael […]