EU watchdog tells top credit raters to review CLO controls
European Union flags fly outside the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON,...
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China and EU leaders agree on need of ‘balanced’ trade ties
EU leaders visit China for summit with BeijingEU calls for more balanced trade ties with ChinaChina urges EU not to...
Robinhood expands crypto trading to more-regulated European Union
The logo of Robinhood Markets, Inc. is seen at a pop-up event on Wall Street after the company's IPO in...
US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence
A Palestinian checks a car burned in Israeli settlers raid near Salfit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank December 3, 2023....
Yellen says U.S. would be ‘responsible for Ukraine’s defeat’ if aid fails in Congress
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomes U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 27,...
Zelenskiy cancels plan to address US lawmakers, fate of aid in balance
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy canceled plans to appeal directly to U.S. lawmakers for new aid on Tuesday, as a partisan battle over immigration policy threatened to derail President Joe Biden's request for billions of dollars for Kyiv's fight against Russia.Republicans and Biden's fellow Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives have been debating for weeks over Biden's October request...
Global banks forecast improved investment banking outlook
A street sign for Wall Street hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange May 8, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Global bank executives said that dealmaking conditions have begun to improve, with some predicting a better outlook for strategic mergers and acquisitions at an industry event on Tuesday.Both M&A activity and initial public offerings (IPOs) faltered last year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes to tame inflation."The M&A deals are coming a little faster,"...
Dollar finds footing; Aussie slides after RBA holds rates
Australian dollar and U.S. dollar denominations are shown in a photo illustration at a currency exchange in Sydney, Australia, June...
Swiss Banque Pictet pays $123 mln for helping clients evade US taxes
The word "taxes" is seen engraved at the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Swiss private bank Banque Pictet has admitted to helping U.S. taxpayers hide more than $5.6 billion from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department, federal prosecutors said on Monday.According to prosecutors, U.S. taxpayers with Pictet accounts in Switzerland and elsewhere evaded about $50.6 million in taxes between...
Dollar regains ground after sell off; bitcoin breaches $42,000
A bank employee counts U.S. dollar notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The dollar ticked higher on Monday, regaining some ground after falling for three straight weeks on bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will soon be cutting interest rates, while bitcoin breached $42,000 for the first time since early 2022.The dollar index, which tracks the currency against six major peers, rose by 0.54% to 103.67, while the euro was last down 0.49% to $1.0828"We're kind of...