Gold prices edge higher as US Treasury yields retreatSpot gold was up 0.2 per cent at $1,726.84 per ounce by 0046 GMT. U.S. gold futures added 0.1 per cent to $1,723.80.
02 Mar, 2021, 09.03 AM IST
US House of Representatives passes bill to increase COVID-19 stimulus cheques to $2000The bill proposes to tweak the nearly USD 1 trillion stimulus package signed into law by Trump on Sunday so that its $600 stimulus cheques ...
29 Dec, 2020, 10.52 AM IST
How Trump spooked market euphoria over Covid stimulusPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected a $900 billion bipartisan Covid stimulus package, calling it "a disgrace" and demanding that law...
23 Dec, 2020, 08.07 AM IST
U.S. airlines closing in on new government assistance packageA roughly $900 billion coronavirus relief bill still under negotiation would allocate $17 billion to airlines and allow them to bring back ...
17 Dec, 2020, 12.07 PM IST
Wall St hits highs as slowing job growth spurs stimulus betsThe Labor Department's closely watched report showed nonfarm payrolls increased by 245,000 jobs in November, below economists' expectations...
07 Dec, 2020, 06.46 AM IST
MNS chief Raj Thackeray appeals people not to pay inflated power billsAlongwith the BJP, the MNS has been demanding concessions in electricity bills citing the economic distress caused by the coronavirus pande...
26 Nov, 2020, 04.45 PM IST
Donald Trump concedes no coronavirus economic relief deal before Election DayTrump and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi have traded blame for the impasse over another large stimulus package worth around ...
28 Oct, 2020, 01.51 PM IST
Stimulus hopes put on hold until after election as senate leaves“We’ll come back in November. The question might be, will there be something then?” Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby, an Alaba...
27 Oct, 2020, 05.44 PM IST
White House pushes for limited coronavirus relief bill as broader effort meets resistanceThe proposal was the latest twist in the on-again, off-again talks to try to secure more stimulus for the economy, which is struggling to r...
12 Oct, 2020, 09.32 AM IST
Parliament passes bill providing relief to taxpayers on compliance front amid CovidThe Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Bill, 2020, which seeks to replace an ordinance and make few o...
22 Sep, 2020, 02.47 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes taxation bill to provide reliefs for taxpayersThe Bill will replace the Taxation and other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020, promulgated in March. Among others, t...
19 Sep, 2020, 09.56 PM IST
Bill to cut MPs' salaries by 30% to meet COVID exigencies introduced in Lok SabhaThe ordinance had stated that the coronavirus pandemic has shown the importance of expeditious relief and assistance and therefore, it was ...
14 Sep, 2020, 04.50 PM IST
Democrats push new USD 3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through HouseThe 208-199 vote on Friday, over strong Republican opposition, advances what boils down to a campaign-season display of Democratic economic...
16 May, 2020, 10.36 AM IST
Trump set to sign bill with nearly $500B more in virus aidThe bipartisan measure passed as lawmakers gathered in Washington as a group for the first time since March 27, adopting stricter social di...
24 Apr, 2020, 07.53 PM IST
Gold climbs to over 7-year high on coronavirus-led economic worriesUS gold futures rose 0.5 per cent to $1,770.20 an ounce.
14 Apr, 2020, 08.35 AM IST
Donald Trump calls for $2 trillion infra spendingTrump has long argued for massive spending on roads, bridges and other basic but long neglected infrastructure across the United States. Hi...
31 Mar, 2020, 11.29 PM IST
Trump signs emergency coronavirus relief bill into lawUnited States President Donald Trump has signed a multi-billion dollar emergency coronavirus economic relief bill, hours after it was passe...
19 Mar, 2020, 09.29 AM IST