By David Shepardson (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Tuesday harshly criticized U.S. airlines saying they were charging families unfair…
AFL-CIO wants bigger say in U.S. digital trade deals for workers
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration has made digital trade the centerpiece of its trade negotiations, and the…
Brazil’s Campos Neto defends central bank independence amid Lula attacks
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto on Tuesday stepped up his defense of the institution’s independence amid…
U.S. appeals court allows higher tariffs on imported steel products
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A U.S. federal appeals court upheld the imposition of higher tariffs on some imported steel products,…
Powell: A “couple of years” before Fed nears end of balance sheet decline
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday the U.S. central bank has some distance left…
ECB cuts interest rate on government deposits
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank said on Tuesday it would cut the maximum rate it pays on deposits…
Bigger utilities to benefit most from Biden’s clean-energy funds
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Large U.S. electric utilities with renewable power projects in the works will benefit…
Canada, Taiwan to begin formal talks to spur foreign investments
By Ismail Shakil and Ben Blanchard OTTAWA/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Canada and Taiwan on Tuesday agreed to start formal negotiations for a…
HSBC says the ‘headwinds are ahead’ for UK mortgage holders
LONDON (Reuters) – Many mortgage borrowers could struggle to manage more expensive home loans this year, one of Britain’s top…
Canada posts Dec trade deficit as energy prices fall, economy slows
By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada posted a C$160 million ($119.1 million) trade deficit in December as…