By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he did not direct Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to intervene in the bond market this week and that the Treasury chief acted on his own authority based on his understanding of the issues.
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• Bessent said on Thursday the government could further increase its Treasury repurchases after a surprise announcement on... (continue reading...)
Aug 21 (Reuters) - A six-year-old Palestinian-British girl, whose parents and sister died earlier this week after getting into difficulty in the sea off the southern coast of England, has also died in hospital, Sussex police said on Friday.
Saja El-Khawas was taken to hospital in critical condition on Tuesday after her father Hassan El-Khawas, 55, her mother, Zeina Alayn, 37, and her 14-year-old sister, Sara El-Khawas, died at the scene.
... (continue reading...)SAO PAULO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva continues to lead Senator Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of the October election, although the right-wing challenger has narrowed the gap by one percentage point, within the error margin, a Datafolha poll showed on Friday.
In a simulated second-round runoff, Lula would receive 47% of the vote against Bolsonaro's 43%, according to Datafolha, which has an error margin of two... (continue reading...)
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The editor-in-chief of the Stars and Stripes U.S. military newspaper said on Friday that he was being fired for insubordination and a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Reuters that the Pentagon had sent notices to the paper's leadership informing them that they would be let go.
"According to the notice, I am being fired for stating in a CBS interview that hypothetical censorship of news for service members... (continue reading...)
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will hold a press conference on Monday, according to a statement, after the U.S. warned of more sanctions against Iran and took steps to try to lower long-dated Treasury bond yields.
• The press conference, which will be held at the Treasury Department at 2 p.m. ET (1800 GMT), comes after Bessent this week said he would give details on Monday of planned sanctions against Iran
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