US Debt Ceiling

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets with representatives of the U.S. business community in China in Beijing, July 7, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
USA

US Treasury to launch measures to avoid debt limit breach on Tuesday

Yellen, in a letter on Friday to congressional leaders just three days before the Biden administration turns over US government control to President-elect Donald Trump and his team, said the...

US debt ceiling battle rekindles debate over Ukraine funds
World+Biz

US debt ceiling battle rekindles debate over Ukraine funds

An employee holds a sample of crude oil at the Yarakta oilfield, owned by Irkutsk Oil Co, in the Irkutsk region, Russia on 11 March, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/File Photo
Stocks

Oil falls further as weak China data offsets US debt ceiling progress

File photo. Gold bars of one kilogram are placed on a table at a plant of gold refiner and bar manufacturer Argor-Heraeus SA in the southern Swiss town of Mendrisio, March 1, 2012/ Reuters
Stocks

Gold set for monthly drop as Fed hike hopes bolster dollar

Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval
World+Biz

Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval

A man wearing a protective face mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) walks past a screen displaying the world's markets indices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2020. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

Asian stocks mostly higher as US debt deal revives confidence