By Amanda Cooper and Chibuike Oguh LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -An index of global shares steadied on Monday as investors weighed President Joe Biden’s decision to end his re-election bid at the weekend, while a surprise rate cut by China’s central bank failed to boost Asian markets. Biden announced on Sunday he would drop out of […]
Exclusive-Former attorney general Holder to vet Harris’ potential running mates, sources say
By Jeff Mason and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -Former Attorney General Eric Holder and his law firm, Covington & Burling LLP, will conduct vetting of potential running mates for Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the presidency, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Harris is running for the Democratic presidential nomination after President Joe […]
Foreign leaders react to Biden ending reelection campaign
(Reuters) -Following are reactions from foreign leaders and officials to U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to end his campaign to seek reelection in November: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY: “Ukraine is grateful to President Biden for his unwavering support for Ukraine’s fight for freedom, which, along with strong bipartisan support in the United States, has […]
Investment funds buy $28.837 billion 10-year note in July – U.S. Treasury
July 22 (Reuters) – Large investment managers bought $28.837 billion at a 10-year note auction held in July, compared with the $26.477 billion they purchased the previous month, data from the U.S. Treasury Department released on Monday showed. Overseas investors, another major group of holders of U.S. government debt, bought $4.424 billion of the latest […]