Pressure House Speaker Johnson on Ukraine – POLITICO

Pressure House Speaker Johnson on Ukraine – POLITICO

U.S. President Joe Biden has been publicly pressuring House Republicans for months to pass a Ukraine aid package. Johnson, however, leads a fractious GOP caucus that has so far rebuffed efforts to get fresh funding to Ukraine. Cameron, who has previously traveled to the U.S. to give Ukraine aid the hard sell, painted a gloomy … Read more

World markets today: US stocks rise slightly ahead of Easter break

World markets today: US stocks rise slightly ahead of Easter break

US stock indices rose slightly on Thursday in thin trading ahead of Easter break. At 10:03 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 25.28 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 39,785.36, the S&P 500 was up 6.02 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 5,254.51, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 10.75 points, or … Read more

World markets today: US stocks surge ahead of inflation data

World markets today: US stocks surge ahead of inflation data

US stocks surged on Wednesday ahead of an inflation data due this week. Investors are awaiting the US core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index data for February. The inflation data could offer clues about when the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates. As of 9:40 a.m. Eastern time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average … Read more

World markets today: US stocks rise as megacaps, chipmakers jump

World markets today: US stocks rise as megacaps, chipmakers jump

US stock indices edged higher on Tuesday as most megacap stocks and chipmakers jumped on optimism over three interest rate cuts this year. At 09:33 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 70.78 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 39,384.42, the S&P 500 was up 15.22 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 5,233.41, … Read more

US Backs $50 Billion Ukraine Bond Using Frozen Russia Assets

US Backs $50 Billion Ukraine Bond Using Frozen Russia Assets

The US proposed to its Group of Seven allies that they create a special purpose vehicle to issue at least $50 billion of bonds backed by the profits generated by frozen Russian sovereign assets and use the proceeds to support Ukraine, according to people familiar with the plan. The proposal would pool the $280 billion … Read more

World markets today: US stocks advance as chip shares rally

World markets today: US stocks advance as chip shares rally

US stock markets advanced on Thursday, led by Nasdaq as chip stocks rallied. The market was buoyed by the expectations of three rate cuts in the year ahead. At 09:46 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 225.19 points, or 0.57 per cent, at 39,737.32, the S&P 500 was up 30.41 points, or … Read more

World markets today: US stocks fall as investors brace for Fed decision

World markets today: US stocks fall as investors brace for Fed decision

US stocks fell slightly on Wednesday as investors braced for the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. Fed policymakers will conclude their two-day meeting later in the day. At 9:49 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 20.12 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 39,090.64, the S&P 500 was down 4.55 points, … Read more

World markets today: US stocks mixed ahead of Fed rate decision

World markets today: US stocks mixed ahead of Fed rate decision

US stocks were mixed on Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision due on Wednesday. At 9:52 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 42.20 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 38,832.63, the S&P 500 was down 11.67 points, or 0.23 per cent, at 5,137.75, and the Nasdaq Composite was down … Read more