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☆ DA Fani Willis testified she paid cash during trips with top prosecutor. One winery host remembers her paying in paper bills
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Zachary Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Willis testified last week that her use of cash explains why there is no paper trail documenting reciprocal payments she made during her trips with Wade. “And she says I’ll pay cash. Wade also testified that Willis paid cash for excursions on at least one vacation and paid him back for plane flights and other travel. “When I travel I always pay cash,” Willis said of the trips with Wade, saying that she paid Wade back for certain transportation and excursions during the travel. “I like Grey Goose.”Explaining why there were no receipts for Willis’ reimbursements and other payments, Wade said he wasn’t keeping a ledger of what he paid for versus what Willis paid for.

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☆ Fani Willis' dad testifies his daughter was dating a DJ nicknamed 'Deuce' in 2019
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Willis' dad, retired lawyer John Floyd III, said in his testimony that Willis was dating a DJ nicknamed "Deuce" in 2019 — which is the same year that an ex-pal of Willis' testified a day earlier that she started dating Nathan Wade, the attorney Willis appointed in 2021 as special prosecutor in the high-profile criminal case. Willis and Wade both testified that they stopped dating in the summer of 2023. Fulton County DA Fani Willis testifies at a hearing Feb. 15 in Atlanta on her relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade. PoolFloyd testified Willis was forced to move out of her house over threatsWhile on the stand Friday, Floyd said that he moved into Willis' home in 2019 and "often" saw her DJ boyfriend nicknamed "Deuce" coming and going. Fulton County Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade testifies during a hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse on February 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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☆ Fani Willis Affair Claims Are Nothing More Than Bad Optics: Experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Associated Press | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Allegations have surfaced of an affair between Fulton County DA Fani Willis and an attorney she hired. AdvertisementFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis hired attorney Nathan Wade to lead the Georgia prosecution of Donald Trump and 18 others over efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The lawyer is seeking to get the indictment tossed and to remove Willis and Wade from the case. Outside of any effect on this case, Willis, an elected Democrat, is up for reelection this year, and this could become a campaign issue depending on how she ultimately responds. Records show Wade billed for what he described as "travel to Athens; conf with White House Counsel" in May 2022.

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The 51-year-old Fulton County district attorney will need that kind of tenacity if she decides to bring criminal charges against Trump, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Willis, a Democrat, has taken an aggressive approach in the Trump investigation, subpoenaing some of his allies including Republican U.S. "It doesn't matter if you're rich, poor, Black, white, Democrat or Republican," Willis, who is Black, told CNN last year. Trump, who in November announced another run for the presidency in 2024, has denied wrongdoing and has called Willis a "Radical Left Prosecutor." To assist with the Trump investigation, Willis retained private Atlanta lawyer John Floyd, who wrote a guide on prosecuting state racketeering charges and worked with Willis on the teacher case.

That would be the kind of tenacity Willis, 51, would need if she decides to bring criminal charges against the Republican former president. Willis, a Democrat, has taken an aggressive approach in the Trump investigation, subpoenaing some of his allies including Republican U.S. To assist with the Trump investigation, Willis retained private Atlanta lawyer John Floyd, who wrote a guide on prosecuting state racketeering charges and worked with Willis on the teacher case. Willis told a judge on Jan. 24 that a decision on whether to bring criminal charges was "imminent" after a special grand jury completed its work. Portions of the grand jury's report are expected to be publicly released on Thursday, though any recommendations on criminal charges will remain sealed for now.

Billionaire money manager Bill Ackman went public last week with his wager that the days of the Hong Kong dollar's 39-year-old peg to the U.S. dollar are numbered. "For me, the Hong Kong dollar peg is like a delayed, or lagging bet against China," said Diego Parrilla, who runs Quadriga Igneo, a $240 million fund designed to profit from market turmoil. The Hong Kong dollar has been pegged in a tight band between 7.75 and 7.85 per greenback for nearly four decades. In the short-term, the market is moving against this style of trade as local interest rates and the Hong Kong dollar go up. "The far forwards market still prices in higher U.S. rates than Hong Kong rates," said Mukesh Dave, founder and CIO at Aravali Asset Management in Singapore, which in theory ought to contain gains in the Hong Kong dollar.

☆ Wild UK market swings 'opportunity of a lifetime' for hedge funds
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Nell Mackenzie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

British pound coins are seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration taken, November 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationSept 28 (Reuters) - The wild swings seen in British markets provided an "opportunity of a lifetime" to trade currencies and bonds, hedge funds and traders said on Wednesday. The BoE said it would buy 65 billion pounds ($71 billion) of UK bonds as needed between now and Oct. 14 to stabilise markets. Taylor said he was short sterling and had been for most of the year. Year to date, hedge funds that trade on macroeconomic signals were up on average, 6.47% according to HFRX, a daily reporting index of hedge fund performance from HFR.

☆ Analiză Reuters: Ce se va întâmpla cu dolarul american după alegerile din SUA
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) www.ziarulnational.md time to read: +3 min

Nori negri se adună peste dolarul SUA, care a avut cea mai slabă săptămână din martie, pe fondul temerilor că tiparnița Rezervei Federale, mai degrabă decât cheltuielile guvernamentale, ar putea fi folosită pentru a consolida economia, după alegerile de marți, relatează agenția Reuters, citată de Mediafax. Democratul Joe Biden a câștigat alegerile prezidențiale din SUA, oferind o anumită certitudine după zile de rapoarte contradictorii despre cine ar putea conduce Casa Albă în următorii patru ani. În același timp, democrații ar putea câștiga mai multă influență în Senat, întărind speranțele pentru un pachet sporit de stimulare fiscală. Moneda SUA a pierdut aproximativ 10% față de maximele anului și se se află aproape de minimul a doi ani. Momtchil Pojarliev, șeful monedelor de la BNP Asset Management, consideră că dolarul va scădea la minime record în următoarele trei luni.

Persons: Reuters, Democratul Joe Biden, Președintele, Jerome Powell, Momtchil, John Floyd Organizations: Mediafax, SUA, Euro, BNP, Management, Banca Centrală Europeană Locations: SUA, Senat, străinătate, Japonia

☆ Analiza Reuters: Ce se va...
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-08 | by ( ) www.realitatea.md time to read: +3 min

Democratul Joe Biden a câștigat alegerile prezidențiale din SUA, oferind o anumită certitudine după zile de rapoarte contradictorii despre cine ar putea conduce Casa Albă în următorii patru ani. În același timp, democrații ar putea câștiga mai multă influență în Senat, întărind speranțele pentru un pachet sporit de stimulare fiscală. Moneda SUA a pierdut aproximativ 10% față de maximele anului și se se află aproape de minimul a doi ani. Euro a câștigat în jur de 6% față de dolar în acest an, în timp ce yenul japonez a crescut cu aproximativ 5%. Momtchil Pojarliev, șeful monedelor de la BNP Asset Management, consideră că dolarul va scădea la minime record în următoarele trei luni.

☆ Nori negri se adună peste dolar, după alegerile din SUA
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-08 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +3 min

Nori negri se adună peste dolarul SUA, care a avut cea mai slabă săptămână din martie, pe fondul temerilor că tiparniţa Rezervei Federale, mai degrabă decât cheltuielile guvernamentale, ar putea fi folosită pentru a consolida economia, după alegerile de marţi, relatează Reuters. Democratul Joe Biden a câştigat alegerile prezidenţiale din SUA, oferind o anumită certitudine după zile de rapoarte contradictorii despre cine ar putea conduce Casa Albă în următorii patru ani. În acelaşi timp, democraţii ar putea câştiga mai multă influenţă în Senat, întărind speranţele pentru un pachet sporit de stimulare fiscală. Moneda SUA a pierdut aproximativ 10% faţă de maximele anului şi se se află aproape de minimul a doi ani. Momtchil Pojarliev, şeful monedelor de la BNP Asset Management, consideră că dolarul va scădea la minime record în următoarele trei luni.

Persons: Reuters, Democratul Joe Biden, Jerome Powell, Momtchil, John Floyd, Fed Organizations: SUA, Euro, BNP, Banca Centrală Europeană Locations: SUA, străinătate, Japonia

☆ Analiza Reuters: Vezi care va fi evoluția dolarului SUA după alegerea președintelui
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-08 | by ( ) agora.md time to read: +5 min

Moneda SUA a pierdut aproximativ 10% față de maximele anului și se se află aproape de minimul a doi ani. Momtchil Pojarliev, șeful monedelor de la BNP Asset Management, consideră că dolarul va scădea la minime record în următoarele trei luni. Sute de mii de oamenii intră pe AGORA, lună de lună, pentru informație de calitate. Vezi și aceste știri PDM își va retrage miniștrii din Guvern. Va fi coleg cu fostul președinte al Curții Constituționale Trump a plecat să joace golf în timp ce se numărau voturile pentru viitorul președinte al SUA

Persons: Reuters, Democratul Joe Biden, Președintele, Jerome Powell, Momtchil, John Floyd, Filip, Joe Biden, Statele Unite ., Chiril Gaburici, Constituționale Trump Organizations: Mediafax, SUA, Euro, BNP, Management, Banca Centrală Europeană, PDM, Constituționale Locations: SUA, Senat, străinătate, Japonia, AGORA, Georgia, Statele Unite

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