Argentina seeking $20 billion IMF loan
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina has sought a $20 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, the country's economy minister ...
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Trump tariffs could push up inflation: senior Fed official
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's tariff plans could increase inflation by as much as 1. 2 percentage points ...
Global stocks drop as US tariff uncertainty lingers
London (AFP) - Global stock markets mostly slipped Wednesday as investors digested conflicting signals from President Donald Trump about his ...
UK set to cut public spending by billions of pounds
London (AFP) - Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is set to detail billions of pounds of spending cuts in her ...
Most Asian markets track Wall St on tariff hope
Hong Kong (AFP) - Equities mostly rose in Asia on Tuesday, extending Wall Street's rally on easing fears over Donald ...
Crackdown on opposition tips Turkey into financial turbulence
Istanbul (AFP) - The arrest of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's leading political opponent has sparked a financial firestorm and ...
Russian central bank holds key rate at two-decade high
Moscow (AFP) - Russia's central bank kept its key rate at a two-decade high of 21 percent on Friday and ...
Japan core inflation slows to 3% in Feburary
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese inflation eased in February, government data showed Friday, with prices excluding fresh food rising 3. 0 ...
Stocks diverge in choppy trade after Fed decision
London (AFP) - Wall Street stocks wobbled Thursday after the US Federal Reserve sought to calm fears over President Donald ...
Stock markets retreat on revised US economic outlook
London (AFP) - Major global stock markets retreated Thursday following a weaker-than-forecast US economic outlook and despite the Federal Reserve ...
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