Fed losses breach $100 billion as interest costs rise
NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve losses breached the $100 billion mark, central bank data released on Thursday showed, and they’re likely to...
Argentina inflation hits 124% as cost-of-living crisis sharpens
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Argentina’s annual inflation rate shot up to 124.4% in August and hit its highest level since 1991, stoking a...
DoubleLine’s Gundlach expects Fed rate cuts in first half of 2024
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Analysis: Potential US government shutdown could dent investor confidence
NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) – A potential U.S. government shutdown at the end of September could add to worries about the economy going into...
Global finance system fragmenting; Myanmar crisis worsens: UN chief
[1/4]UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during his bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
As inflation soars, Argentines say they’ve seen this film before
[1/4]A man pleads with riot police during protests against the Supreme Court and its backing of banking curbs, in Buenos Aires, Argentina January 10, 2002....
Japan at ‘inflection point’ in 25-year battle with deflation, government says
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Fed’s long-term GDP outlook is dismal; the economy hasn’t got the message yet
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – After puzzling for years over the sluggish U.S. rebound from the 2007-2009 recession, the Federal Reserve had a reckoning at...
Fed meeting minutes could hint at end of rate hikes
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – The minutes of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting last month may indicate on Wednesday how many policymakers feel the U.S....
China can no longer ‘extend and pretend’ on municipal debt
Chinese leaders promise “basket of measures” to fix local debt Latest Politburo stance suggests Beijing may be ready to step in Extent of Beijing’s involvement...