4.8 Earthquake Shakes New Jersey Tri-State Area TRENTON, NJ—Homeowners across New Jersey and beyond are reporting a ground-shaking event that began at around 10:23 a.m. on Friday. The rolling and…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned on Thursday that central banks face growing political pressure to cut interest rates during a major…
NEW YORK, NY – A distressing assault in Central Park has prompted an investigation by the NYPD’s Manhattan Special Victims Squad. The incident occurred on Wednesday, March 6, around 6:30…
GEORGETOWN, DE — Delaware State Police have apprehended 19-year-old Gerod Sturgis of Georgetown in relation to a shooting at Sussex Central High School last week. The incident, which occurred on…
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Central Jersey’s premier St. Patrick’s Day celebration is set to take place in Woodbridge on March 10 at 1:30 pm. The parade, known for being the largest…
PRINCETON, NJ — The Princeton NJ Police Department has issued a flood watch effective from Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night due to the potential for flooding caused by excessive…
Baltimore, Maryland – A shooting incident last night in Baltimore’s Central District has left four men wounded, with one victim in critical condition and three others stable. At around 9:51…
PRINCETON, NJ – A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 3 PM EST Tuesday. Heavy snow is expected, with total accumulations of 4 to 7 inches. Winds could gust…
By Gergely Szakacs, Jason Hovet and Maria Martinez BUDAPEST/PRAGUE (Reuters) – The sickly state of the German economy is the next big challenge for the export-reliant countries of central Europe,…
(Reuters) – Czech policymakers could consider accelerating the pace of interest rate cuts as inflation ebbs to “relatively standard” levels, Czech National Bank (CNB) board member Tomas Holub said in…
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank is forecast to make a second cut to its benchmark interest rate at its meeting next week – taking advantage of…
By Luana Maria Benedito and Gabriel Burin SAO PAULO/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank will cut its key rate by 50 basis points next week for the fifth time…
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines central bank was still hawkish with monetary policy and saw further room for an interest rate hike, with a cut unlikely anytime soon, its governor…
LONDON (Reuters) – Major central banks have likely come to the end of what has been the most aggressive tightening cycle in decades, but some are pushing back against market…
By Gergely Szakacs and Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s central bank on Thursday criticised a government proposal to replace interbank rates with Treasury bill yields as the main, much…
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Some board members of Taiwan’s central bank noted “persistent” concerns about higher inflation and said more monetary policy tightening could not be ruled out if inflation continued…
BALTIMORE, MD – The Baltimore Police Department has reported the arrest of a suspect following a commercial burglary in the Central District. The incident occurred in the early hours yesterday…
(Reuters) – The labels “dove” and “hawk” have long been used by central bank watchers to describe the monetary policy leanings of policymakers, with a dove more focused on risks to…
By Julia Payne and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is unlikely to confiscate Russian central bank assets frozen in Europe, despite G7 plans to discuss the legality…
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The world’s biggest central banks may be on the verge of securing the holy grail of monetary policy: an economic soft landing, despite the sharpest interest rate…
By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The trade union representing European Central Bank staff says a majority of employees think Christine Lagarde is not the right person to lead the…
ZURICH (Reuters) – Further interest rate hikes from the Swiss National Bank are not needed given the bank’s latest inflation forecasts, SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan told Swiss newspaper Aargauer Zeitung…
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Central Regional School District, located in Berkeley Township, NJ, has announced a 90-minute delayed opening for Friday, January 19, 2024. This decision is a response…
By Susobhan Sarkar and Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) – Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will leave its overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 3.00% on Jan. 24 and hold it there…
The New York State Police Community Stabilization Unit (CSU) and the Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team have successfully concluded a three-month investigation into illegal firearms trafficking in Central New…