Month: July 2023
Bolivia Is Now Using China’s Yuan for Trade, Challenging Global Dominance of U.S. Dollar
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia is now using the yuan to pay for imports and exports, becoming the latest country in South America to regularly use the Chinese currency in a small but growing challenge to the hegemony of the
Read MoreFlorida woman sentenced for stealing nearly $3 million from Holocaust survivor
Judge sends Peaches Stergo, 36, to prison for over four years, describes her as ‘unspeakably cruel’ for posing as a love interest and draining victim’s life savings
Read MoreMitch McConnell’s Senate Future Is in Doubt After Health Episode
The minority leader’s health episode at the Capitol has intensified talk about a possible succession, a prospect that his colleagues have not seriously grappled with for years.
Read MoreWhite House condemns Fox host Gutfeld’s Holocaust comments – The Hill
White House condemns Fox host Gutfeld’s Holocaust comments The Hill
Read MoreWhite House Condemns Fox News Over Host’s Holocaust Comments – The New York Times
White House Condemns Fox News Over Host’s Holocaust Comments The New York Times
Read MoreEmails meant for US sent to ally of Russia after Ministry of Defence typo
The Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation after officials accidentally sent emails containing classified information to a Russian allied country.
Read More‘Personal Color Analysis’ Has Gone Viral—Fueling a Tourism Boom for South Korea
Angie Xue had always wanted to travel to Japan and Korea, so when she saw that $600 round-trip flights were available from California, she booked one immediately. “It was now or never,” she recalls via phone. Xue’s first order of
Read MoreBank of Japan, Bucking Speculation, Keeps Main Policy Unchanged
The central bank says it will treat 0.5% cap on the 10-year Japanese government bond yield as a reference, not a rigid limit.
Read MoreUSD/JPY Higher After BOJ Maintains Rate Targets
USD/JPY was higher after the Bank of Japan maintained its interest-rate targets but said it would control the government bond-yield curve more flexibly.
Read MoreAmerican Workers Are Finally Taking Guilt-Free Vacations
After forgoing paid time off for years, U.S. employees are vacationing more than they have in over a decade
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