New Jersey Advances Pilot Program to Enhance Pretrial Services TRENTON, NJ—New legislation aimed at reforming New Jersey’s pretrial release system has moved forward. The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Brian Stack,…
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights expert for Myanmar on Wednesday called on the United States to further tighten sanctions on the country’s military rulers to include their…
(Reuters) – J.P.Morgan Asset Management said on Wednesday it expects no further interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve in this cycle, after crucial inflation data appeared to remain on its…
By Matt Tracy (Reuters) – Hurricane Idalia is expected to increase insurance costs for Florida commercial real estate (CRE), particularly owners of apartments and other multifamily properties already grappling with soaring premiums…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Growth in lending to euro zone companies slowed again in July, adding to already mounting evidence that sharply higher interest rates are putting a brake on credit creation and…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian retail sales rebounded in July after a sharp fall the previous month, but the annual rate slowed further, a result that should not upset the outlook for interest…
BERLIN (Reuters) -German business morale deteriorated more than expected in August, falling for the fourth month in a row, a survey showed on Friday. The Ifo institute said its business climate index…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A gauge of future U.S. economic activity dropped for the 16th straight month in July, though the pace of decline slowed from earlier in the year, a survey showed…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s household borrowing grew in July for a fourth straight month and by the biggest amount in almost two years, central bank data showed on Wednesday, amid mounting…
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports likely contracted further in July, as manufacturers in the world’s second-largest economy struggled for buyers in markets grappling with high inflation and rising interest…
(Reuters) – Walgreens Boots Alliance has sold some AmerisourceBergen Corp’s shares for proceeds of about $1.85 billion, the U.S. drugstore chain said on Thursday, further cutting its ownership in the drug distributor…
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African manufacturing activity contracted for the sixth consecutive month in July, driven by an increase in scheduled power cuts and transport disruptions, a survey showed on Tuesday. The…
ATHENS (Reuters) – A further rise in euro zone interest rates in September looked “difficult”, Greek central bank chief Yannis Stournaras said in an interview with a Greek news website released on…
By Matt Tracy (Reuters) – Nearly $12 billon of loans in U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) became newly delinquent, pushing the late payment rate up by 34 basis points from June to…
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lending to euro zone companies slowed again last month, adding to already mounting evidence that sharply higher interest rates are putting a brake on credit creation and economic growth.…
CCP-Linked TikTok Reaches Further Into Americans’ Lives With New Venture Will Kessler on July 25, 2023 The popular social media site TikTok, which has links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is…
(Reuters) – Australia’s Zip Co Ltd said on Thursday it faced a jump in bad debts at home grounds, its biggest market by revenue, during the March-June quarter due to poor domestic…
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market showed signs of a slowdown in June and property surveyors expect activity to remain subdued as higher borrowing costs hit new buyer enquiries,…
By Steven Scheer and Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Bank of Israel left short-term borrowing rates unchanged on Monday for the first time since early 2022, as expected, but warned that rates…
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s central bank is widely expected to loosen monetary policy further on Thursday, following a massive 250-basis-point interest rate cut in June, as it looks…
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Contraction in Canada’s manufacturing sector deepened slightly in June as an uncertain economic outlook weighed on both domestic and foreign demand, data showed on Tuesday. The…
Republican AGs Fighting ‘Reckless’ Plan From Biden’s EPA That Could Further Hobble American Coal Nick Pope on July 2, 2023 Multiple state attorneys general have launched initially successful legal challenges against the…
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Commerzbank said on Friday that it would book another provision of 342 million euros ($372.27 million) following a court ruling on how banks treat Swiss franc loans in…
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank is ready to tighten its monetary policy to combat inflationary pressure, which it sees spreading to other across the Swiss economy, Vice Chairman Martin Schlegel…
By Winni Zhou, Brenda Goh and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s yuan has skidded to six-month lows against the dollar and analysts say it could weaken further as investors fret over…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday announced $15 billion in one-day cash management bills on June 2 and said it tentatively plans to sell 13-week and 26-week bills on June…