Sam Bankman-Fried judge cracks jokes, loses patience with defense at FTX trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial has featured dense testimony about computer code, cryptocurrency and
2023-10-09 18:15
Colombian billionaire takes control of UK's struggling Metro Bank
Jaime Gilinski Bacal, a Colombian banking and real estate entrepreneur, has taken control of Metro Bank as part of a bigger rescue deal to fill a hole in the UK lender's finances.
2023-10-09 16:51
Metro Bank shares open 19% higher after funding deal
LONDON Shares in Metro Bank opened 19% higher on Monday, after the embattled British lender struck a fundraising
2023-10-09 15:23
Bank of Israel to sell $30 billion of forex to moderate shekel's volatility
JERUSALEM The Bank of Israel said on Monday it will sell up to $30 billion of foreign currency
2023-10-09 13:29
Global economy's glide to 'soft landing' gets bumpy as bond yields jump
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Rocketing U.S. government bond yields that have led to a global jump in borrowing costs
2023-10-09 09:28
Emerging economies face $220 billion in budget cuts amid debt crisis -Oxfam
LONDON Some of the world's poorest countries face budget cuts topping $220 billion over the coming five years
2023-10-09 08:26
Embattled Metro Bank secures capital, Colombian billionaire Gilinski to take control
By Iain Withers and Anousha Sakoui LONDON (Reuters) -Embattled British bank Metro announced a 325 million pound ($396.5 million) capital
2023-10-09 06:20
IMF closely monitoring situation in Israel, Gaza
MARRAKECH, Morocco The International Monetary Fund on Sunday said it was closely monitoring developments in Israel and Gaza,
2023-10-09 01:26
US Treasury pushing development banks for progress on next phase of reforms by April
By Andrea Shalal MARRAKECH, Morocco The U.S. Treasury Department is pushing the World Bank and regional multilateral development
2023-10-09 01:18
Surging bond yields add to Canadian homeowners' mortgage pain as renewals loom
By Nivedita Balu TORONTO The roughly 75,000 Canadian homeowners awaiting mortgage renewal notices next month are bracing for
2023-10-07 18:26
US faces pushback on plan to bolster IMF funding without shareholding changes
By David Lawder WASHINGTON The U.S. faces an uphill battle to persuade other International Monetary Fund member countries
2023-10-07 03:28
Sam Bankman-Fried's trial: five key moments from the first week
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial kicked off this week, nearly a year after the
2023-10-06 22:57