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New York City · New YorkBy Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – A hedge fund study that said the U.S. Treasury last year effectively provided economic stimulus by moderating long-dated bond sales has sparked a debate in the bond market and a denial from the U.S. Treasury that said it was not aiming for such an effect. The U.S. Treasury Department announced in November it would slow the pace of auction size increases of long-dated debt securities, a move that gave …See the Story
Hedge fund study on U.S. Treasury issuance fuels debate
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Donald Trump · United StatesBy Stephanie Kelly NASHVILLE (Reuters) – Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr on Friday questioned Republican nominee Donald Trump’s recent pro-cryptocurrency stance, as the two vie for votes in November’s election from crypto-holders at the Bitcoin 2024 conference. Trump is set to speak on Saturday at the conference in Nashville, Tennessee, which is estimated to have about 20,000 attendees. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Kennedy…See the Story
RFK Jr questions Trump’s recent pro-crypto tone as the two vie for votes
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Joe Biden · United States(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will announce plans to reform the Supreme Court on Monday, Politico reported citing two people familiar with the matter, and that he was likely to back term limits for justices and an enforceable code of ethics. Biden said earlier this week during an Oval Office address that he would call for reform of the court. (Reporting by Costas Pitas)See the Story
Biden will announce Supreme Court reform plans on Monday, Politico reports
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Southern District · Southern DistrictBy Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Six banks including Bank of America and Citigroup agreed to pay $80 million to settle antitrust litigation in New York accusing them of conspiring to rig prices of European government bonds. A preliminary settlement with Bank of America, Citigroup, Jefferies, NatWest, Nomura and UBS was filed late Friday in Manhattan federal court, and requires a judge’s approval. Investors led by three public pension…See the Story
Six banks settle European bond price fixing litigation in New York
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United States · United StatesBy Brendan Pierson and Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -A jury on Friday found that Abbott Laboratories’ specialized formula for premature infants caused an Illinois girl to develop a dangerous bowel disease, ordering the healthcare company to pay $95 million in compensatory damages. The verdict in St. Louis, Missouri state court comes in the first trial against the company out of hundreds of similar claims over the formula pending in courts around th…See the Story
Abbott must pay $95 million in premature infant formula trial, jury finds
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G20 Summit · SingaporeRIO DE JANEIRO : Japan sees the reaffirmation in the latest G20 joint statement of existing commitments against excessive foreign exchange volatility as one of the major achievements, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday."The inclusion of the reaffirmed commitments in the joint statement is amoSee the Story
Japan touts G20 reaffirmation of forex commitments as key achievement
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Drones · Bryansk(Reuters) – Russian air defence units intercepted 12 Ukrainian drones in the space of an hour late on Friday over southern Russia’s border region of Bryansk, the regional governor said. “Thanks to our valiant defenders, all airborne targets were intercepted and destroyed,” Governor Alexander Bogomaz wrote on the Telegram messaging app. There were no casualties or serious damage reported. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod region, a…See the Story
Air defences down 12 Ukrainian drones in the space of an hour in southern region, governor says
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