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EU's Kallas, U.S.'s Rubio discuss Ukraine in first phone call
Adds background and quotes from EU official BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Ukraine war, Iran and China on Tuesday in their first phone call since the Trump administration took office on Jan. 20. ...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
WRAPUP 2-US businesses boosted equipment spending heading into 2025
Adds confidence, housing data, analyst comments throughoutCore capital goods orders increase 0.5% in DecemberNon-defense capital goods drop 7.8%; shipments rebound 3.5%Consumer confidence index falls 5.4 points to 104.1 in JanuaryLabor market differential eases to 16.2 from 22.2 in DecemberBy Lucia ...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
US labor union membership slips in 2024 to record low
Union representation slides a hair to record low in 2024Government workers remain bright spot in organized laborUnion labor likely to face challenges from Trump agendaUnion workers continue to out-earn non-union workersNew throughout, adds details and background on union representationBy Michael S. ...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
TREASURIES-US yields advance, in line with stocks, as focus shifts to Fed meeting
US data mixed overall; marginal impact on TreasuriesUS rate futures price in two rate cuts in 2025Focus on Fed meeting, US seven-year note auctionBy Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields rallied on Tuesday, recovering from multi-week declines in the previous s...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
U.S. House Democrats sound the alarm on firings and reassignments of career DOJ lawyers
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Two key Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday demanded more information after the Trump administration abruptly fired career prosecutors who investigated President Donald Trump, and reassigned others from their positions to a ne...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
U.S. labor union membership little changed in 2024, government says
By Michael S. DerbyNEW YORK, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Union membership levels dipped ever so slightly in 2024 as government workers maintained outsized representation in the ranks of organized labor, a government report Tuesday said. Some 9.9% of American workers were represented by unions, compared to 10...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
US consumer confidence deteriorates further in January
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence weakened for a second straight month in January amid renewed concerns about the labor market and inflation.The Conference Board said on Tuesday its consumer confidence index fell to 104.1 this month from an upwardly revised 109.5 in December. E...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
US house price growth moderates in November
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. single-family house prices increased moderately in November as higher mortgage rates curb demand, boosting the supply of homes on the market.House prices rose 0.3% on a month-on-month basis after an upwardly revised 0.5% increase in October, the Federal Housing Fi...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
US core capital goods orders rise more than expected in December
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods increased more than expected in December, but business spending on equipment was likely muted in the fourth quarter after a strike at Boeing BA.N disrupted aircraft deliveries.Non-defense capital goods orders excluding...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
