Bitcoin reversed higher on Wednesday as investors took a pause from the recent pullback and weighed the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 1% at $65,381.29, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier in the day, it fell as low as $60,793.60. Cryptocurrencies cut earlier losses at the … Read more
Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 06, 2024 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Federal Reserve has a lot to do at its meeting this week, but ultimately may not end up doing a … Read more
BANGKOK — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday praised the progress made by the 14 countries in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity after the group held a ministerial meeting Thursday to discuss proposed guidelines for regional commerce. Raimondo was in the Thai capital Bangkok to take part in the virtual meeting, the year’s … Read more
A soldier in front of the Great Hall of the People on March 11, 2024, the closing day of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, China. Yin Hon Chow | CNBC BEIJING — China’s weeklong annual parliamentary meetings ended on Monday and for the first time in decades, the Chinese premier did not host a … Read more
KINGSTON, Jamaica — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to meet Monday with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica as part of an urgent push to solve Haiti’s spiraling crisis, while pressure grows on Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign or agree to a transitional council. It was not clear if Henry, locked out of … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations. Guards from the National Palace accompanied by an armored truck tried to set up a security perimeter around one of the three downtown stations after police fought off … Read more
Donald Trump and a small group of close advisers met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for roughly an hour Friday night at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Afterward, Trump took the European autocrat to a tribute band concert that was part of a “members only” event at … Read more
Andy Murray produced one of his best performances of the year to beat former top 10 player David Goffin 6-3 6-2 and reach the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The 2009 champion in the desert was simply superb on serve as he made it through to a meeting with fifth … Read more
Andy Murray produced one of his best performances in 2024 to ease beat former top 10 player David Goffin 6-3 6-2 and reach the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The 2009 champion in the desert was simply superb on serve as he made it through to a meeting with fifth … Read more
A Chinese flag flutters on top of the Great Hall of the People ahead of the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF), to mark 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, in Beijing, China October 18, 2023. Edgar Su | Reuters BEIJING — China is set this week to kick off … Read more