France extracted a huge indemnity from Haiti, in exchange for recognition of its independence. This week marked the 200th ...

Marlene L. Daut, Yale University (THE CONVERSATION) In 2002, Haiti’s former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide argued that France should pay his country US$21 billion. The reason? In 1825, France ...

MANILA, Philippines — A company backed by aircraft maintenance service provider MacroAsia Corp. has secured a P1.41-billion loan to put up seawater desalination plants in Cebu province.

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The yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note spiked as high as 4.5% on Wednesday. It was a whiplash reversal after falling below 4% and hitting its lowest level since October just days before.

Many of the more than 1,000 leathery tombs on display at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey in Champagne were made with seal and walruses skin from areas such as Greenland and Scandinavia, according ...

Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Photo / Chris Kleponis, Getty Images US Treasury ...

The growing alarm inside the Treasury Department over developments in the bond market was a central factor in Trump’s decision to hit pause on his “reciprocal” tariff regime, according to ...

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is awaiting guidance from the Treasury on how the tariff exemption on either goods imported from or manufactured in the United States will be rolled out ...

You can thank the bond market, with an assist from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, for making it happen. We have been hyper-focused on how the stock market dropped ever since Trump declared ...

Trump's tariff reprieve didn't spark a meaningful reversal in bond yields. The 10-year Treasury yield was still up 13 basis points after Trump announced a pause on reciprocal tariffs. The move ...

Bond-market participants got a major surprise Wednesday afternoon when the Treasury Department's $39 billion auction of 10-year notes produced very strong demand, helping to alleviate concerns ...