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    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Person in the News
      Donald Trump: indictment arrives for the ex-president

      The frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination finds himself under an unprecedented legal cloud

    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Donald Trump
      Trump to surrender to New York prosecutors on Tuesday

      Defence lawyer says former US president ‘will not be put in handcuffs’ in hush money case

    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      US Inflation Reduction Act
      Biden offers olive branch to allies in electric vehicle subsidy dispute

      Long-awaited tax credit guidance expands origins for critical battery minerals but not components

    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      US financial regulation
      Biden calls for tougher rules for large regional banks

      Push to unwind Trump-era rule changes comes as policymakers consider long-term response to recent crisis

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      Israel
      Netanyahu reforms trigger backlash in US from ardent Israel supporters

      Criticism comes from politically diverse group of American Jews who have tended to be supportive

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      US politics & policy
      US to withhold nuclear data from Russia in escalation of tensions

      Move comes after Moscow suspended its participation in New Start treaty

    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Silicon Valley Bank
      Top Fed official blasts SVB collapse as ‘textbook case of mismanagement’

      Michael Barr said US central bank’s board had been briefed on troubles at California lender in mid-February

    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Israel
      Netanyahu delays judicial reforms after day of turmoil

      Backtrack by Israeli government comes after mass protests bring much of the country to a halt

    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      US banks
      Powell and Yellen struggle to calm nerves in banking crisis

      Policymakers have been criticised by some for not sending clear enough message after tumultuous two weeks

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      Syrian crisis
      US air strikes target Iran-backed militants in Syria

      Washington retaliates following drone attack that killed an American contractor

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      US banks
      Bank shares slide as Yellen plays down ‘blanket’ deposit guarantee

      US Treasury secretary says Biden administration is not considering a move to broaden insurance for lenders

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      US banks
      First Republic rallies as Yellen says US prepared to give more support

      Treasury secretary defends ‘decisive and forceful actions’ by regulators to avert broader crisis

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine clinches $15.6bn IMF loan

      Agreement marks financial lifeline for Kyiv as it looks to shore up economy following Russia’s invasion

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      US banks
      White House pressed to expand deposit guarantee to steady banks

      Regulators’ intervention in crisis has so far failed to calm nerves

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      First Republic
      First Republic shares fall as investors weigh dividend cut and $30bn aid

      Lenders flock to Fed facilities, borrowing record $153bn from discount window

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      First Republic
      The ‘three Js’ who put together a rescue deal for First Republic

      Janet Yellen, Jamie Dimon and Jay Powell devised plan for banks to deposit $30bn into California lender

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      US banks
      Yellen says US banking system remains ‘sound’ despite bank failures

      Treasury secretary defends Biden administration’s response to fallout amid fears of broader contagion

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
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      Russian jet collided with unmanned American drone over Black Sea, says US

      Incident described by officials in Washington as ‘reckless’ action by Moscow’s military

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
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      Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank prompted regulators to announce package to restore public confidence

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      Silicon Valley Bank
      SVB depositors to be fully repaid as regulators shore up US banking system

      Fed announces new lending facility to provide extra funding to eligible institutions

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      US taps big trading houses to help move price-capped Russian oil

      Treasury officials reassure world’s largest commodity traders over return to shipping Russian barrels

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      US politics & policy
      Joe Biden’s budget draws fiscal battle lines with Republicans ahead of 2024

      Annual proposal comes as clash of economic ideologies is increasingly central to next US presidential race

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      US interest rates
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      High-stakes testimony before Senate committee comes as central bank struggles to cool US economy

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine denies any involvement in Nord Stream pipeline explosions

      Adviser to Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses ‘conspiracy theories’ after US and German media reports

    • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
      US politics & policy
      Moderate Republican Hogan says he will not challenge Trump in 2024

      Former governor of Maryland wants to avoid a ‘pile-up’ that would aid the ex-president’s nomination

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