Peru’s central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 5.5%
LIMA – Peru’s central bank raised the country’s benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 5.5% on Thursday, the eleventh consecutive hike, as authorities …
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Argentina interest rate seen up 200 bps as inflation boils over
By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s benchmark interest rate is likely to be hiked another 200 basis points next week, analysts polled by Reuters …
Fed’s Daly: let’s get U.S. interest rates to 2.5% as quickly as we can
(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve should get interest rates up to a level that no longer stimulates the economy as quickly as possible including 50-basis-point …
Peak interest rates may be lower than expected as growth slowdown looms
By Sujata Rao and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON – Worsening economic data may force central banks to blink and take a less aggressive rate-rise stance, money …
Saudi Aramco shows interest in buying Valvoline’s commercial unit – sources
(Reuters) -Oil giant Saudi Aramco has approached motor oil and lubricant maker Valvoline Inc to buy its segment that caters to commercial customers, sources familiar …
Fed’s George sees policy interest rate near 2% by August
(Reuters) – Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George on Monday said she expects the U.S. central bank to lift its target interest rate …
Government Contractor Agrees to Pay $425,000 for Alleged False Claims Related to Conflicts of Interest
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Cape Henry Associates (Cape Henry), located in Virginia Beach, has agreed to pay $425,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False …
Zambia’s central bank holds key interest rate at 9.0%
LUSAKA – Zambia’s central bank on Wednesday left its main lending rate unchanged at 9% as inflation slowed, Governor Denny Kalyalya told a news conference. …
Belarus PM sees interest rates falling after rate cuts in Russia
(Reuters) – Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said on Wednesday he expected interest rates in his country to fall following rate cuts by the Russian …
Hungary cenbank raised interest rates by 100 bps in unanimous April vote -minutes
BUDAPEST – Hungarian rate-setters voted unanimously to raise the base rate by 100 basis points to 5.4% on April 26, the minutes of the meeting …
Fed’s Williams: 50 bps interest rate hikes at next two meetings “makes sense”
ELTVILLE AM RHEIN, Germany – The Federal Reserve’s signal that it will likely raise interest rates by 50 bps at each of its next two …
Chile interest rate seen rising to 9% in June- analyst poll
SANTIAGO – Chile is expected to hike its benchmark interest rate to 9% in June, a central bank poll of analysts suggested on Tuesday, as …
Bank of Canada turns to interest rate guidance as it battles inflation
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA – Faced with runaway inflation, Canada’s central bank has taken the rare step of providing guidance on the path of interest …
Austria’s RBI gets indications of interest for Russia business
By Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich and Tom Sims VIENNA – Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International, one of the European banks most exposed to Russia, has received unsolicited indications …
Ethics Complaint Filed Against Monmouth County Sheriff Questions Conflicts of Interest
FREEHOLD, NJ – A formal ethics complaint has been filed against Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, who also serves as the Monmouth County Republican Party …
Police Investigating Murder in Chaplin, Person of Interest Sought
CHAPLIN, CT – The Connecticut State Police today are searching for the driver of a pickup truck in the area of a murder that took …
China says U.S. cutting tariffs on Chinese goods would be in interest of U.S. firms, consumers
BEIJING – China’s Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that if Washington cut tariffs on Chinese goods, it would be in the interests of U.S. firms …
Report: “Conflicts of Interest” – Environmental Organizations Take Offshore Wind Industry Money
As Right Whales Face Extinction, Wind Power Gives Millions to Environmental Groups from Maryland to Massachusetts NANTUCKET, Mass., April 27, 2022 — From Maryland to …
Do You Recognize Him? Police Say He’s a Person of Interest in Barbershop Murder
COLUMBUS, OH – The Columbus Police Department is asking the public for assistance in identifying a man who is reported to be a person of …
Exclusive-Food distributor SpartanNash attracts acquisition interest -sources
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON – United Natural Foods Inc and Oak Street Real Estate Capital are separately working on bids for U.S. food distributor SpartanNash …
MYERS: Liberals Are Kneecapping Environmental Efforts With Special Interest Politics
MYERS: Liberals Are Kneecapping Environmental Efforts With Special Interest Politics Todd Myers on April 22, 2022 Across the country, environmental concerns have spawned massive government …
Texas Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Months’ Long Cyberstalking Campaign Sparked by an Unrequited Love Interest
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Desmond Babloo Singh, age 20, of Temple, Texas, late yesterday to 18 months in federal …
Fed’s Evans repeats view he sees interest rates at neutral rate by year end
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve should proceed sensibly in raising interest rates as it waits to see if special factors pushing up inflation begin …
U.S. mortgage interest rates reach a 12 year high, demand falters
(Reuters) – The average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan climbed to a 12 year high last week and fewer homebuyers sought …
Buyout firm Thoma Bravo approaches Twitter with acquisition interest
NEW YORK – Buyout firm Thoma Bravo LP has contacted Twitter Inc to express interest in putting together an acquisition offer that would rival Tesla …
Big U.S. banks see higher net interest income as rates rise
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK – Wells Fargo & Co and JPMorgan Chase & Co reported a rise in net interest income in the …
New Zealand house prices fall as interest rates and inflation weigh
WELLINGTON – Tighter lending criteria and rising interest rates, coupled with inflation, continue to weigh on house prices and sales activity in New Zealand, the …
Fed’s Barkin says interest rates should be moved rapidly to neutral
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve should quickly get interest rates up to a level where borrowing costs will no longer be stimulating the economy, …
China developer Zhenro defaults on interest payments for two offshore bonds
HONG KONG – China’s Zhenro Properties said it has missed interest payments on two offshore bonds and expects four more defaults in the coming months …
Peru hikes interest rate to 13-year high as inflation sparks protests
LIMA – Peru’s central bank raised the country’s benchmark interest rate 50 basis points to 4.5% on Thursday, the highest since 2009, as authorities battle …
U.S. mortgage interest rates rise to 4.9% – MBA
(Reuters) – The average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan kept climbing last week to stay at more than a three year …
ECB could raise interest rates back to zero this year – Wunsch
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank could raise interest rates back to zero already this year to fight high inflation, Belgian central bank chief Pierre …
Brazil’s Petrobras CEO appointee may face conflict of interest probe
RIO DE JANEIRO – The prosecutor’s office at Brazil’s federal audit court (TCU) has asked the court to open an investigation into President Jair Bolsonaro’s …
Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Fair Housing Act Case Alleging Unlawful Exclusion of Tenants Who Do Not Speak English
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – The Justice Department filed a Statement of Interest today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York …
Jackson Township Police Need Help In Identifying Persons of Interest
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, OH – If you can identify either of the persons below, please contact Officer Hagge at (330) 834-3960 regarding Case Number 22-12021, or …
Fed open to speedier interest rates hikes if high inflation persists – Powell
– Federal Reserve policymakers will consider speeding up the pace of interest rate hikes this year should high inflation not begin to abate, Federal Reserve …
British fashion chain Ted Baker draws U.S. takeover interest
By Chris Peters -Sycamore Partners is in the early stage of making a possible cash offer for fashion retailer Ted Baker, the private equity firm …
Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rates For First Time In Three Years
Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rates For First Time In Three Years Harry Wilmerding on March 16, 2022 The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it would increase …
Inflation surge, war cloud Fed’s interest rate trajectory
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON – New economic projections from the Federal Reserve this week will show how far and how fast policymakers see interest rates …
Central Bank Expected To Raise Interest Rates Wednesday
Central Bank Expected To Raise Interest Rates Wednesday Harry Wilmerding on March 14, 2022 The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates after its …
Apollo CEO says Ukraine conflict could weigh on interest rate rises
By Chibuike Oguh – Apollo Global Management Inc Chief Executive Marc Rowan said on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could temper interest rate rises …
NYSE short interest rose 4.8 percent in mid-February
NEW YORK, Feb 25 – Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange rose 4.8 percent in mid-February, the exchange said on Friday. As of …
RBA interest rate hike now likely in Q3, to end year at 0.50%: Reuters poll
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU – Australia’s central bank will raise interest rates for the first time in over a decade in the third quarter, slightly …
Bank of Canada March interest rate hike a done deal, say economists: Reuters poll
By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU – The Bank of Canada will raise interest rates by 25 basis points on March 2, earlier than previously thought and …
Nestle says “low interest” in broad consumer health care portfolio
ZURICH – Nestle wants to focus on nutrition and metabolism for its health science business rather than building a broad health care portfolio, its chief …
U.S. mortgage interest rates top 4% for first time since 2019
– The interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan surged by the most in nearly two years last week, shooting above the 4% …
Republicans Clash With Biden FCC Pick Gigi Sohn Over ‘Truly Stunning’ Inconsistencies, Alleged Conflicts Of Interest
Republicans Clash With Biden FCC Pick Gigi Sohn Over ‘Truly Stunning’ Inconsistencies, Alleged Conflicts Of Interest
D.C. Police Searching for Person of Interest in Shooting Death of 27 Year-Old Man
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a person of interest in reference to a homicide …
Governor Hogan Announces State to Double Reward to $100,000 For Information on Person of Interest in Fatal Baltimore Fire
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland will double the reward first announced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) …
Police seeking person of interest in Friday murder
NEW ORLEANS, LA – The New Orleans Police Department is seeking assistance in locating a subject identified as a person of interest in the ongoing …