US money market fund assets hit record highs despite debt-ceiling fears
NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. money market fund assets hit a new record of $5.8 trillion this week...
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No signs of progress as White House, Republicans end more debt ceiling talks
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters outside the West Wing with Rep. Patrick McHenry behind him following debt limit...
US new home sales, business activity rise to 13-month highs
Single-family homes sales increase 4.1% in AprilMedian new house price falls 8.2% year-on-yearBusiness activity rises to 13-month high in MayWASHINGTON,...
Morning Bid: Fed hawks re-emerge, dollar pumped
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike DolanAmid all the hand-wringing over the debt...
Asian stocks inch up on US debt ceiling hopes, Nikkei hits 33-year high
SINGAPORE, May 19 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Friday and the dollar hung near a two-month peak as increased...
US tells UN it will shield Venezuela humanitarian fund from creditors
WASHINGTON/CARACAS, May 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. has assured the United Nations that it will shield a proposed UN-administered Venezuela...
US weekly jobless claims fall; labor market defying recession fears
Weekly jobless claims drop 22,000 to 242,000Continuing claims decrease 8,000 to 1.799 millionMid-Atlantic manufacturing shrinks further in MayExisting home sales...
Dollar gains after US retail sales; debt ceiling in focus
A picture illustration shows U.S. 100-dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoU.S. retail sales rise less...
Fed monetary policy mechanics would be tested by US debt default
An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building's facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstNEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters)...
UK’s Hunt says ‘absolutely devastating’ if US failed to raise debt ceiling
NIIGATA, Japan, May 13 (Reuters) - British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday it would be "absolutely devastating" if...
