Bank of England freezes rate after jumbo US cut
London (AFP) - The Bank of England on Thursday kept its key interest rate at 5. 0 percent, deciding against ...
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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Stock markets rally after jumbo US rate cut
New York (AFP) - Global stock markets rallied Thursday, with major US indices surging to all-time highs after the Federal ...
Some Cubans depend on sugar water as food shortages bite
Havana (AFP) - Subsidized food, without which most Cubans would not eat at all, is becoming ever more scarce and ...
US Fed makes aggressive rate cut, weeks before election
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday in its first ...
US Fed makes larger half-point cut in first reduction since 2020
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday in its first ...
US retail sales see slight rise, beating expectations
Washington (AFP) - US consumer spending rose only slightly in August, government data showed Tuesday, with consumers appearing to shift ...
US Fed begins two-day meeting set to end with rate cut
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve began a two-day interest rate discussion on Tuesday that is all-but-certain to end ...
Inflation slows again in Canada to 2%
Montreal (AFP) - Inflation in Canada eased to two percent year-on-year in August, hitting the target set by the country's ...
Top Biden aide says US economy at ‘turning point’
Washington (AFP) - The US economy is at an "important turning point," the top economic advisor to President Joe Biden ...
Argentina’s Milei presents budget, warns zero deficit is a must
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentine President Javier Milei presented his 2025 budget to congress Sunday, with the libertarian promising to ...
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