Fed’s first hurdle in 2020: Dispensing with ‘QE Lite’
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s bond portfolio is swelling again at a pace not seen since the “quantitative easing” heyday in the early 2010s. Prices for stocks … Read More
Tunisia’s biggest party Ennahda rejects new government proposal
TUNIS (Reuters) – The biggest party in Tunisia’s parliament on Monday rejected the idea of a government that excludes other parties, adding that it was ready to contest another election. … Read More
Explainer: Why Iowa? How one rural state picks presidential nominees
By Ginger Gibson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Utilizing a complicated in-person caucus system, the first contest in the Democratic presidential primary will take place in Iowa on Feb. 3. Iowans do … Read More
Meghan’s father to Meghan: Would be great to see you, even in court
By Guy Faulconbridge and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Meghan Markle’s estranged father Thomas said on Monday that he was prepared to face his daughter in court and that she … Read More
Slovenian PM Sarec resigns, early election likely
By Marja Novak LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Sarec resigned on Monday and called for an early election, saying his minority government could not push through important legislation. … Read More
Catholic clergy abuse victim leads drive to shakeup establishment politics in Chile
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A Chilean sexual abuse victim who took on the Catholic Church has announced plans to form a new political party, one of … Read More
German Auschwitz prosecutor recalls powerful tales from Holocaust survivors
By Ayhan Uyanik FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Of the hundreds of testimonies he heard from survivors of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, retired German prosecutor Gerhard Wiese says the one … Read More
Protests against Gambia president bring 137 arrests, multiple injuries
By Pap Saine BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambian police arrested 137 people and more than two dozen were injured as protests calling for President Adama Barrow to honor a pledge to … Read More
Democratic U.S. presidential hopefuls seek contrast with Trump on immigration
By Amanda Becker and Sharon Bernstein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Candidates running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination have been uniformly critical of the immigration policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, … Read More
France hopes U.S. will have ‘good sense’ to not withdraw support in Sahel
PARIS (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday he hoped the United States would have the “good sense” not to withdraw its support for French military … Read More