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US Treasury yields were little changed to modestly higher on Wednesday, as traders took a breather after a months-long sell-off fueled by expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep rates high for some time to bring inflation down to its 2% target. Yields, however, are expected to stay high, with the latest pullback seen as a minor blip. «In the near term, there is pro-active reluctance to buy (Treasuries) particularly given the speed of the latest sell-off,» said Ben Jeffrey, rates strategist, at BMO Capital in New York. «There are definitely enough risks out there in terms of labor market growth and the economy, as well as the risk of a government shutdown that will eventually help to bring some demand and push rates lower,» he added. In the credit default swaps market, the threat of another government shutdown sent one-year credit default swaps to their widest since June 1, when the US government was on the cusp of a technical sovereign default as politicians in Washington haggled over the borrowing limit. U.S. one-year credit default swaps widened to 22 bps on Wednesday, from 21 bps at Tuesday's close.

NEW DELHI : India is working with Russia to sort out lingering problems with the rupee trade mechanism, including challenges with the exchange rate mechanism and fund repatriation, two government officials said. “Though issues with the special Rupee Vostro account system haven’t yet been resolved, both sides are working on the teething issues," one of the officials said. A Vostro account is a bank account, generally in a foreign currency, which is held by one bank on behalf of another.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday promised that 20% of all tickets in Madhya Pradesh will be reserved for women, while lashing out at the BJP for failing to give women 33% of tickets in the list of candidates it has released for the state. «I want to tell our female workers. If any of our mothers, sisters and daughters is a functionary and has worked in her area, it does not matter whether the BJP fields 33% women or not, Samajwadi Party will give 20% of its tickets to women and give them an opportunity,» Yadav said, adding that the BJP should reserve 33% of its tickets for women for MP polls as well as the Lok Sabha polls to prove that their intention while bringing in the law was noble.

The chairman of Crown Resorts says US investment giant Blackstone underestimated the amount of work that would be required to transform the casino giant’s culture and systems following years of scandal, but is confident it is on track to regain its licences early next year.

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday sought details of expenditure on the use of a helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft by the Bhagwant Mann government, accusing it of spending public money on "luxury sorties" for AAP campaigns in other states.Sidhu wrote to the secretary of the Punjab Civil Aviation Department, seeking the information under the Right to Information Act. The Congress leader said the Aam Aadmi Party government, in the last one and a half years, used the aircraft for election campaigning in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and other states. «It has come to notice that the Punjab government on various occasions has used the official state chopper and also hired fixed-wing aircraft for campaigns and tours regarding party affairs, I need information on various accounts under RTI,» he wrote.

Investing.com — U.S. futures rose Wednesday, rebounding after the previous session’s selloff with investors awaiting developments on a U.S. funding bill as well as future Federal Reserve's monetary policy.

Investing.com -- Stock futures point higher, suggesting a rebound for Wall Street's main indices following a day of declines on Tuesday. Elsewhere, the U.S. Senate makes headway on a bipartisan measure to avert a government shutdown that is now only days away, while Hollywood's writers guild votes to end a long-standing strike.

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The U.S. is in a weaker position now than when S&P downgraded its sovereign credit rating in 2011, according to the former chairman of the agency's Sovereign Rating Committee.

Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a common compilation of submissions be filed by both the parties in a petition by Delhi government challenging the central government's law establishing pre-eminence of the lieutenant governor over the elected AAP dispensation in controlling services in the national capital. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was urged by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for the Delhi government, that the matter be listed before a five-judge Constitution bench for urgent hearing. «I can't express the agony of the (Delhi) administration,» the senior lawyer said.

dirigiste industrial policy. So far Congress has authorised at least $80bn in place-based spending (according to the Brookings Institution, a think-tank), disbursed through a range of competitive grants. The biggest-ticket items include funding authorised in the CHIPS Act, passed last year to spur American semiconductor manufacturing.

A fracture has emerged at the top of Endeavour Group after one director, Bruce Mathieson Jnr, backed Bill Wavish’s election to the board – a move opposed by the rest of the hotels and liquor retailing group’s board.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday secured the votes needed to limit debate on advancing a temporary government funding bill that aims to avoid a partial government shutdown on Sunday.

The share of Latinos who give to established charities has dropped sharply since 2008, a new study has found

Investing.com — The Dow tumbled to its close at its lowest level since March, as weaker consumer confidence data fueled worry about the economy just as consumers face higher for longer interest rates and inflation that could rein in spending.

Lithium Power International, the locally listed South American explorer, has called in a defence advisor as the Chilean government’s mining group circles.

At the launch of the world’s first gene therapy for haemophilia B in late 2022, there were tears.

Household energy users who set out to electrify their homes and reduce their emissions footprints often don’t know where to start, says AGL.

PARIS (Reuters) — Food retailers and producers in France will have to wrap up annual price negotiations by Jan. 15 instead of by the traditional March 1 deadline under a bill the French government will send to the parliament on Wednesday.

Narendra Modi said on Tuesday during his first visit to his home state after both the houses passed the Women Reservation Bill. «Like every year, this year too you had sent me Rakhi in large numbers.