Russia holds key rate at two-decade high despite slowdown fears
Moscow (AFP) - Russia's central bank kept borrowing costs at a two-decade high of 21 percent on Friday to combat ...
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Trump should be ‘free’ to criticize the Fed, senior official says
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump should be free to voice his opinion about the US Federal Reserve, a senior ...
US existing home sales see biggest drop since 2022
Washington (AFP) - Sales of existing US homes pulled back more than expected in March, logging their biggest drop since ...
P&G cuts outlook as consumers pull back amid tariffs
New York (AFP) - Procter & Gamble cut its sales and profit forecast Thursday, citing a pullback in consumer behavior ...
S. Korea’s economy shrinks in first quarter as trade war hits exports
Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's economy unexpectedly contracted 0. 1 percent in the first three months of this year, the ...
Trump says has ‘no intention’ of firing Fed chief
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had no plans to fire the Federal Reserve chief, in ...
IMF slashes global growth outlook on impact of Trump tariffs
Washington (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its forecast for global growth this year and warned of ...
World could boost growth by reducing trade doubt: IMF chief economist
Washington (AFP) - Policymakers should find a way to reduce the uncertainty over trade policy kicked up by Donald Trump's ...
Gold hits record, stocks diverge as Trump fuels Fed fears
London (AFP) - Gold reached $3,500 an ounce for the first time Tuesday as US President Donald Trump's tariffs and ...
Tariffs could lift Boeing and Airbus plane prices even higher
New York (AFP) - Commercial plane prices, already lifted in recent years due to pandemic supply chain shocks, are poised ...
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