Mexico's Finance Ministry said on Monday it had blocked the bank accounts of the former chief executive of state oil firm Pemex, one of ex-President Enrique Pena Nieto's closest advisers, for allegedly carrying out "illegal" financial operations.
SINGAPORE: The US dollar rose to a two-week high against major peers on Tuesday (May 12), propelled by rising US bond yields and increasing safe-haven demand amid growing fears about a second wave of coronavirus infections, which sent riskier currencies lower. The biggest loser was the Australian ...
REUTERS: The National Republican Congressional Committee will begin to accept donations in cryptocurrency, it said on Thursday. The organization said it was the first national party committee to take contributions via cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, which it said would help it support ...
NEW YORK: The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States has caused millions of people to lose their jobs and brought the economy to its knees but it has not dethroned the American dollar. To the contrary, the currency has risen in value this year, gaining six per cent from its...