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By Anna Koper WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s central bank cut its main interest rate by 75 basis points to 6.00% on Wednesday, in a shock decision ahead of October elections …

SOMERVILLE, NJ – The Central Jersey Jazz Festival spanned two locations and two days, serving as a conduit for culture, arts, and education while promoting local tourism and community collaboration. …

SOMERVILLE, NJ – The Central Jersey Jazz Festival enlivened Flemington and Somerville, fostering community collaboration while offering a rich cultural and educational experience. Spread across two days, the festival took …

(Reuters) – Russian central bank deputy governor Alexei Zabotkin told reporters on Tuesday that Russia’s economic growth this year would be towards the upper end of the 1.5%-2.5% forecast range. …

By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will hold its key policy rate at 3.00% on Thursday, adopting the same no-change stance as most of its Asian …

HOLMDEL – A routine check on a disabled vehicle by an officer led to the arrest of 42-year-old Jesse Campbell on multiple drug-related charges. On Saturday, an officer noticed a …

NEW YORK CITY, NY – An unknown individual brandished a box cutter to forcibly take a cell phone from a 28-year-old female near Central Park West near the American Museum …

(Reuters) – Kazakhstan appointed former economy minister Timur Suleimenov as its central bank governor on Monday, as the upper house of parliament in the oil-rich Central Asian nation approved his …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s top central bank officials on Friday praised the government’s commitment to eliminate the primary deficit in its 2024 budget, saying fiscal improvement is vital for aligning …

South Brunswick, NJ – A helicopter crash in South Brunswick claimed the life of a pilot Thursday afternoon. The Robinson R22 helicopter went down in a canal close to Carnegie …

WARSAW (Reuters) – If the downward trend in inflation continues and other macroeconomic factors do not change radically, there are reasons to discuss lowering interest rates, Polish central banker Gabriela …

By Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s central bank raised its economic growth forecasts for 2023 and 2024, citing the Latin American economy’s resiliency, but remained firm that a …

BEIJING (Reuters) -An official at China’s central bank urged banks to step up lending to private companies during a meeting on Wednesday with financial regulators, corporations and lenders, the state-owned …

By Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) – New certificates being introduced by Bank Indonesia for sale next month are expected to offer “very attractive” yields for foreign investors, an official said …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank governor Roberto Campos Neto said on Saturday that the latest inflation data had worsened but underscored the bank’s non-reliance on singular index readings to …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – If you ask most people from Ocean or Monmouth County which part of New Jersey they live in, while some might say the Jersey Shore, when …

By Howard Schneider JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) – Central bank efforts to slow inflation, by raising borrowing costs and cooling demand for goods and services, may also undermine investments in …

TRENTON, NJ – Does Central New Jersey exist? According to one Massachusetts-born Wall Street banker, it does. In a decisive move today, Governor Phil Murphy signed S3206 into law, solidifying …

By Balazs Koranyi JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) – Inflation has tumbled spectacularly across much of the world this year but the job is only half done, even if top central …

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s rupee closed at 299.6 against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday in the interbank market, touching a record low for the second day in a row, …

By Dan Peleschuk and Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine lined up the burnt-out husks of Russian tanks and fighting vehicles along the capital Kyiv’s central drag on Monday as …

SAYREVILLE, NJ – Police in a New Jersey town have concluded a recent power outage was caused by a flying fish. Residents of Sayreville found themselves without power on August …

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese commercial banks need to maintain a proper level of profit and net interest margins to ensure sustainability in supporting the real economy, China’s central bank said …

ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian court in the capital Abuja adjourned a hearing on Thursday for suspended central bank governor Godwin Emefiele, who is facing a 20-count fraud charge, due …