The dollar edged lower as the US debt ceiling agreement affected the safe haven’s appeal

[1/3] Illustrative photo showing US $100 banknotes taken in Tokyo on August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/File Photo The dollar falls after the US debt ceiling agreement High risk currencies The Turkish lira touched a new record low LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Monday, retreating from six-month highs against the yen, as a US … Read more

Russian media: Ukraine targets Russian oil pipeline facilities with drones

Russian media said that drones were attacking the infrastructure of the Druzhba pipeline Drones strike remote areas within Russia A person was killed in a bombing near the Ukrainian border Russian forces intercept British Storm Shadow missiles MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine bombed oil pipeline facilities deep inside Russia on Saturday in a series of drone … Read more

AA arghg! Stocks in debt ceiling risk zone after US rating warning

[1/2] The US Capitol is reflected in a diminishing pool amidst ongoing negotiations seeking a deal to raise the US debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default, in Washington, US, on May 24, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Markets were stuck in uncertainty about the U.S. debt ceiling on Thursday, while Europe largely ignored … Read more

Western intelligence has said that Chinese hackers are spying on critical US infrastructure

May 24 (Reuters) – Western intelligence agencies and Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday that a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group has been spying on a wide range of critical infrastructure organizations in the United States, from telecommunications to transportation hubs. Microsoft said in a report that espionage also targeted the US island of Guam, which includes … Read more

Russia and China sign economic agreements despite Western criticism

[1/6] Le Premier ministre russe Mikhaïl Michoustine et le premier chinois help Li Qiang a une cérémonie de signature à Pékin, en Chine. / Prize Photography: May 24, 2023 / Reuters / Thomas Peter BEIJING (Reuters) – Russia’s prime minister signed a raft of agreements with China on Wednesday during a trip to Beijing, describing … Read more

Markets are jittery about the uncertainty about the debt ceiling and rising US yields

[1/2] A trader works at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Frankfurt, Germany, December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Ralf Orlovsky Debt ceiling hopes are hanging Fed talk pushes US yields higher European stocks are down, and US futures are flat European PMI data shows that business growth has remained resilient SINGAPORE (Reuters) … Read more

The Russian governor says that Ukrainian “saboteurs” have crossed the border, and Ukraine takes credit for the partisans

(Reuters) – The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said on Monday that a Ukrainian “subversive group” had entered Russia’s territory in the Grivoron region bordering Ukraine and was confronted by Russian security forces. Unverified reports of attacks well after midnight on the main town in the region bordering Ukraine were circulated on social media. Reports … Read more

Russia says it is fighting cross-border raids. Nothing to do with us, Ukraine says

[1/2] An aerial view shows destruction in the frontline town of Pakhmut, amid a Russian offensive into Ukraine, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, in this photo released May 21, 2023. The press service … Read more Russian Governor: Take action to repel intruders The raid may have been one of the largest of its kind … Read more

Moody and Blinken meet Pacific Island leaders in Papua New Guinea

[1/2] Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi is greeted by Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape at Jackson International Airport, in Papua New Guinea on May 21, 2023. Papua New Guinea … Read more (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged support to the Pacific islands at a summit in Papua New … Read more

Chinese President unveils the grand development plan for Central Asia

[1/6] Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the round table during the China-Central Asia Summit in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China, May 19, 2023. Mark Cristino/Pool via Reuters XIAN (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday unveiled a grand plan for the development of Central Asia, from building infrastructure to boosting trade, and assuming a … Read more