WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old federal appeals court judge to restore the court's conservative majority and help shape rulings on divisive issues such as abortion, gun control, the death penalty and religious rights.
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES U.S. President Donald Trump in a meeting on Tuesday with pharmaceutical executives called on them to manufacture more of their drugs in the United States and cut prices, while vowing to speed approval of new medicines and ease regulation.
SYDNEY The dollar struggled to regain its poise on Wednesday after the Trump administration accused Germany, Japan and China of devaluing their currencies to gain a trade advantage, adding to a risk-off mood that also kept stocks subdued.
WASHINGTON The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will grant the final approval needed to finish the Dakota Access Pipeline project, U.S. Senator John Hoeven and Congressman Kevin Cramer of North Dakota said on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK Federal Reserve policymakers are putting markets on notice that the central bank's $4.5 trillion balance sheet is back on the agenda in an apparent effort to give investors time to prepare for changes rather than to signal any action is imminent.
QUEBEC CITY The French-Canadian student accused of killing six people during evening prayers in a Quebec City mosque had rented an apartment nearby, neighbors said on Tuesday, a sign he may have been targeting the house of worship.
SEOUL Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, once considered the front-runner to be next president of South Korea, ruled out running for the top job on Wednesday, disappointed at the "selfish ways" of some politicians in his home country.
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| Name | Yield | Change |
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| US10YT=XX |
+2.481
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+0.030 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.456
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+0.019 |
| JP10YT=XX |
+0.095
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+0.001 |
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| USD | 1 | 1.0793 | 0.0088 |
| EUR | 0.9264 | 1 | 0.0082 |
| JPY | 113.4200 | 122.4100 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
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| Gold |
1,210.10
USD
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+1.50
Exp: Feb2017
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| Copper |
2.72
USD
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+0.00
Exp: Feb2017
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| Crude Oil |
52.84
USD
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+0.03
Exp: Feb2017
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