US Fed set for first rate cut of 2025 as Trump pressure looms
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is poised to make its first interest rate cut of 2025 on Wednesday, ...
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UK inflation stable ahead of central bank rate call
London (AFP) - British inflation was unchanged in August, official data showed Wednesday, fuelling expectations that the Bank of England ...
US Fed set for first rate cut of 2025 as Trump pressure looms
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is poised to make its first interest rate cut of 2025 on Wednesday, ...
Russia cuts interest rate as economy slows
Moscow (AFP) - Russia's central bank on Friday cut its key interest rate, but warned inflation was still too high, ...
Russia cuts interest rate as economy slows
Moscow (AFP) - Russia's central bank on Friday cut its key interest rate, but warned inflation was still too high, ...
US consumer inflation heats up but unlikely to deter rate cut
Washington (AFP) - US consumer inflation rose last month to its highest level since January, government data showed Thursday, although ...
Stocks rally into weekend with US rate cut ‘seemingly locked in’
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most markets extended gains Friday, tracking record highs across Wall Street, after US inflation and jobs ...
Ukraine’s energy strikes hit Russians at the pump
Moscow (AFP) - Watching the price tick higher as he filled up his car, Russian pensioner Oleg railed against the ...
Stocks rally into weekend with US rate cut ‘seemingly locked in’
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most markets extended gains Friday, tracking record highs across Wall Street, after US inflation and jobs ...
ECB seeks to ease jitters over France crisis
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday she was "confident" officials would seek to reduce ...
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