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© Reuters. Investing.com – Crude prices fell hard for a second day in a row and looked poised to end October with double-digit losses as oil bulls who rushed to hedge against the Israel-Hamas war discovered to their disappointment that the rest of the market wasn’t prepared to assign a war risk premium to a trade simply unaffected by the conflict. Weaker-than-anticipated factory activity in top crude importer China added to the gloom of the market. New York-traded , or WTI, crude for December delivery, settled at $81.02 per barrel, down $1.29, or 1.6% on the day, adding to Monday’s…
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© Reuters. In a recent turn of events, the euro has strengthened while the Japanese yen has dipped, with the exchange rate reaching over 150.00. This movement is attributed to the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) decision to maintain a 1% cap on the 10-year Japanese Government Bond (JGB) yield, alongside its -0.1% short-term rate. The BOJ also plans more JGB buying and intends to implement a flexible Yield Curve Control (YCC) strategy amidst prevailing uncertainties. Despite experiencing an overshoot in inflation due to increased import costs, Japan continues its monetary easing under YCC. The BOJ’s policies seem to have affected…
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Jacob J. Lew as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel, filling a post that the Biden administration has argued is critical to efforts to help the country as it seeks to topple Hamas in the Gaza Strip and ward off additional challenges from other Iran-linked groups in the region.The 53-to-43 vote reflected a deep partisan divide over whether Mr. Lew, who served as Treasury secretary during the Obama administration, was the right man for the job. Only two Republicans, Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky, joined all Democrats in backing…
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – MAY 16: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Spelman … [+] College graduates walking during the 2020 & 2021 Spelman College Commencement at Bobby Dodd Stadium on May 16, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Spelman commencement activities took place over 2 ceremonies for each graduating classes. The 2020 commencement exercises were postponed last year because of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)Getty Images When I talk to other parents and friends about 529 college savings plans, I generally describe them as Roth IRAs for education. The tax treatment for 529…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Odey Asset Management is to close five months after allegations of sexual assault and harassment against its founder, Crispin Odey, plunged one of London’s oldest hedge fund groups into crisis. The firm, which the 64-year-old founded in 1991, announced on its website on Tuesday: “Odey Asset Management, including Brook Asset Management and Odey Wealth, will be closing. Fund managers and funds have moved to new asset managers.”The firm has been engulfed in crisis since a Financial Times investigation in June reported claims…
© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden listens to a question from a reporter after speaking at an event about the economy, at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo By Patricia Zengerle, Phil Stewart and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two of President Joe Biden’s top advisers asked U.S. lawmakers to provide billions more dollars to Israel on Tuesday at a congressional hearing interrupted repeatedly by protesters denouncing American officials for backing what they called “genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testified to the Senate Appropriations…
© Reuters. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel on Capitol Hill, Washington, U.S., October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday backed President Joe Biden’s nominee, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel, despite Republican objections over his past dealings with Iran. The Senate voted 53 to 43, largely along party lines, with Biden’s fellow Democrats backing Lew and most Republicans opposing him. Lew needed only…
© Reuters The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas could lead to a disruption in the Middle East oil supply, potentially causing an energy price surge that might exacerbate global food insecurity, according to a recent World Bank report. This comes on the heels of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an event that Chief Economist Indermit Gill described as a shock to commodity markets not seen since the 1970s. However, the impact of these events has been relatively modest so far due to global economic resilience. In contrast to the energy crisis of the 1970s, when Arab oil producers imposed an…