SINGAPORE, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Brentfutureswere steady above $110 a barrel on Thursday, with investors reluctant to lock in fresh positions ahead of a deluge of data expected in the wake of Washington's deal to end a partial government shutdown. With federal workers returning to work, oil investors are awaiting delayed economic indicators to gauge ...

US President Barack Obama has eventually signed a bill, brokered by Democratic leaders, into law that would end a 16-day federal government shutdown and extend the nations debt ceiling deadline for a short time. The bill, which was ratified in the Senate and the House of Representatives just hours before October 17 deadline of debt limit, comes after ...

LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Global oil prices fell towards $110 per barrel on Monday on expectations that Iranian nuclear talks will ease tensions, while a looming deadline to head off a U.S. default stoked worries about the outlook for demand. Brentfuturesfell by a dollar to $110.28 before paring some losses to trade down about 83 cents at $110.45 ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The International Monetary Fund reiterated its calls for the US Congress to resolve the ongoing budget crisis and address a looming debt ceiling crisis. "The United States needs to take urgent action to address short-term fiscal uncertainties," the crisis lender's managing committee said in a final statement after this week's IMF-...

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) Americans have staged a rally in Washington, D.C., protesting against the budget gridlock in Congress that they say has affected every aspect of their lives. Several hundreds of protestors gathered Wednesday in front of the Capitol Hill. The demonstrators were at a protest over funding of the District of Columbia's budget ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - US President Barack Obama said that he is willing to negotiate with Republicans on fiscal issues and his signature healthcare law, but warned that "we can't make extortion routine as part of our democracy". In a press conference at the White House on Tuesday, he urged John Boehner, the House speaker, to hold a vote to end the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Days after US government closed non-essential operations after Congress failed to agree a new budget, an Iranian lawmaker said the current impasse stems from Washingtons antagonistic attitudes towards other nations, including Iran. One of the main issues that has sparked discord among many (US politicians) is the US hostile ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The US government shutdown has hampered the White Houses efforts in issuing sanctions against Iran, senior US officials said. The White House press secretary Jay Carney said on Friday that the ongoing government shutdown has had detrimental effects on US foreign policy, including shuttering the Treasury Department office charged ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of State John Kerry warned Saturday that a prolonged political crisis in Washington could weaken the United States globally, as the US government shutdown dragged into a fifth day. "If it were prolonged, or repeated, people would begin to question the willingness of the United States to stay the course and its ability to,...

The administration of US President Barack Obama has asked lawmakers to delay a new round of sanctions against Iran as a political stalemate in Congress has led to a federal government shutdown in the US. On Thursday, Wendy Sherman, the US State Departments third-ranking official, told senators to delay new anti-Iran sanctions legislation until after ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) An Iranian parliamentarian described the countrys market as one of the best grounds to attract foreign investment, and stressed that the American companies are in need to have interaction with Iran to save the US economy. Like some companies from other countries, American companies can come to Iran and make an investment and save ...

A woman who was with her child has been shot dead in her car after she was trying to ram barricades outside of the White House near the US Capitol. A traffic accident related to the shooting also led a policeman to be injured in Washington, DC, ABC News reported on Thursday. The incident also put government buildings on Capitol Hill on lockdown ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) US President Barack Obama met with Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress on Wednesday to try to break a deadlock that has shut down wide swaths of the federal government, but there was no breakthrough. After more than an hour of talks, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said Obama refused to negotiate, while ...

The White House budget director has ordered federal agencies to begin closing down after the Senate and the House of Representatives failed to reach an agreement on a budget plan to avert a government shutdown. "Agencies should now execute plans for an orderly shutdown due to the absence of appropriations," Sylvia Mathews Burwell, director Of the ...