
The Fed's Inflation Fight Faces a New Challenge: A Dry Panama Canal
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell keeps careful track of employment levels, wages, consumer prices and numerous other metrics
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Global Food Costs at 2-Year Low But Grocery Bills Stay High
Global food costs fell to the lowest level in two years in May, reviving hopes that sticky inflation
1970-01-01 08:00

China Mulls New Property-Market Support Package to Boost Economy
China is working on a new basket of measures to support the property market after existing policies failed
1970-01-01 08:00

Bad-Mouthing The State Is Outlawed Before Election in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s parliament passed a law that prohibits citizens from criticizing the government, two months before it holds presidential
1970-01-01 08:00

Taiwan’s DPP Apologizes in #MeToo Case as Tsai Backs Probe
Officials from Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party publicly bowed and apologized Friday for the handling of a series
1970-01-01 08:00

Debt-Limit Deal Clears Congress, Ending Threat of US Default
The Senate passed legislation to suspend the US debt ceiling and impose restraints on government spending through the
1970-01-01 08:00

UK House Prices Are Falling Again — And There’s More Pain Ahead
The UK housing market is sputtering again, with economists predicting that the downturn has further to run as
1970-01-01 08:00

Pet Drug Maker Strikes £4.5 Billion Buyout Deal: The London Rush
It was only in November last year when Dechra Pharmaceuticals, the pet medicine maker, was a member of
1970-01-01 08:00

Erdogan Picks Market Darling Simsek to Return as Turkey's Finance Chief
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will appoint Mehmet Simsek as his new treasury and finance minister, bringing back
1970-01-01 08:00

Half of China Cities Face Debt Service Difficulty, Rhodium Says
Financial stress faced by China’s local governments is limiting fiscal support for the economy’s recovery, with half of
1970-01-01 08:00

Kinnock Tells Starmer He Can Lead UK Alone, Without Coalition
Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock dismissed the chances of the party being forced into a coalition after the
1970-01-01 08:00

This Week in China: Biggest Reopening Fans Are Now Underweight
No valuation case seems compelling enough to keep global investors from giving up on Chinese assets. The evidence
1970-01-01 08:00