[ad_1] * Euro zone periphery govt bond yields tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr (Recasts lede, updates prices) MILAN, April 9 (Reuters) – Euro zone government bond yields rose on Friday, tracking moves in U.S.…
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Fed expected to raise economic forecasts, extend vow to keep rates low
[ad_1] By Ann Saphir, Howard Schneider Sept 16 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve is expected to wrap up its latest policy meeting on Wednesday with somewhat rosier economic forecasts but…
U.S. coronavirus wildfire hitting jobs as broad recovery trudges on
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The most intense U.S. coronavirus outbreak yet appears to have slowed hiring and may have begun to drag on retail spending on the cusp of the…
U.S. income inequality narrowed slightly over last three years: Fed
[ad_1] By Howard Schneider, Jonnelle Marte WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Income inequality in the United States narrowed in the first three years of the Trump administration as rising wages and a…
Trump says he wouldn’t stop Fed Chair Powell if he offered to resign
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures with Jerome Powell, his nominee to become chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 2,…
Pompeo speaks with Danish foreign minister after Trump cancels visit
[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks following a meeting of the UN Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters)…
Kaplan: Too soon to judge if trade tensions require a rate cut
[ad_1] BOSTON (Reuters) – Dallas Federal Reserve bank president Robert Kaplan said he felt it was still too soon to judge whether the impact of global trade tensions would warrant…
Critical to get new bill passed by year-end, PM Johnson to tell parliament
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a virtual news conference on the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Downing Street, London, Britain September 9,…
China’s GDP growth grinds to near 30-year low as tariffs hit production
[ad_1] By Kevin Yao, Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s third-quarter economic growth slowed more than expected and to its weakest pace in almost three decades as the bruising U.S.…