Storm system set to soak New Jersey through Saturday with rain, thunderstorms likely
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey residents should prepare for a stretch of wet and cloudy weather beginning Thursday afternoon, with a strong chance of rain and potential thunderstorms by Friday night, according…
EU likely to approve Poland’s recovery plan, but money to come later
By Jan Strupczewski and Marek Strzelecki WARSAW/BRUSSELS – The European Commission could soon approve Poland’s coronavirus recovery plan, but Warsaw might only get billions in EU money months later once it satisfies…
Indian inflation likely slipped in Feb but set to rebound soon – Reuters Poll
By Tushar Goenka BENGALURU – Indian retail inflation likely slipped marginally in February, thanks to lower food prices, according to economists in a Reuters poll who still warned that surging oil prices…
Japan likely to avert stagflation, says senior central banker
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan is unlikely to slide into stagflation, a condition where rising inflation and shrinking economic growth co-exist, a senior central bank official said on Wednesday. With the Ukraine…
Economists Say Biden’s Plan To Fight Inflation Will Likely Just Make It Worse
Chris Brunet on March 2, 2022 President Joe Biden emphasized in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he would fight inflation by enacting a policy that economists generally agree…
U.S. officials: Sanctions likely to spike Russian inflation, hit purchasing power
WASHINGTON – Fierce economic sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies on Russia’s central bank and other key sources of wealth are likely to drive Russian inflation higher, cripple its…
China’s February factory activity likely shrank amid holidays, Olympics
BEIJING – China’s factory activity likely contracted in February on slower production after the Lunar New Year holiday and Winter Olympics, with Beijing expected to unveil more stimulus measures at a parliamentary…
Canada wholesale trade likely up 3.9% in January – Statscan flash estimate
OTTAWA – Canadian wholesale trade was most up 3.9% in January from December, on higher sales in building material and supplies, along with machinery equipment and supplies, Statistics Canada said on Friday.…
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 earlier than thought a month ago, according…
Fed’s Barkin: Ukraine events not likely to change case for U.S. rate hikes
WASHINGTON – The Russian invasion of Ukraine probably won’t change the “underyling logic” behind the Federal Reserve’s plans to raise interest rates, but the impact on global markets and commodity prices in…
Canada January factory sales likely up 1.3% – Statscan flash estimate
OTTAWA – Canadian factory sales most likely rose 1.3% in January from December, largely driven by higher sales in the petroleum and coal product industry, along with wood products, Statistics Canada said…
Thailand’s tourism-reliant economy likely returned to growth in Q4- Reuters poll
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU – Thailand’s economy likely returned to growth in the fourth quarter thanks to robust exports and easing of COVID-19 curbs, but the suspension of a quarantine waiver for…
Trump’s targeting of Chinese academics likely will not last after DOJ review
(Refiles to reflect the official name of the advocacy group) By Sarah N. Lynch, Nate Raymond and Jane Lanhee Lee WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department is completing a review of an…
France’s Capgemini 2022 margin growth likely capped by costs
-Gains in French IT consultancy Capgemini’s operating margin this year will likely be held back by inflationary pressures on salary and the cost of returning to offices, the company said after reporting…
Peru economy likely to have exceeded pre-pandemic levels -cenbank
LIMA – Peru’s economy is expected to have stayed above pre-pandemic levels in December and January, due to the recovery of internal demand and a record in exports, despite lower mining output…
Top Apple executives likely to be deposed in U.S. fight with Google
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department wants to depose some of Apple’s top executives as it prepares for a trial to determine if Alphabet’s Google broke antitrust law in how it runs its…
Big European nations likely to gain the most from EU chip push
By Supantha Mukherjee and Foo Yun Chee STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS – The European Commission’s plan to make the continent more lucrative for investing in semiconductor factories will likely skew the benefits towards larger countries…
Fed to start rate hikes with a bang? Not likely
By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider – Bigger-than-expected U.S. job gains last month are fueling market bets that the Federal Reserve will kick off its interest rate hikes in March with a…
Study Finds Girls Less Likely To Want STEM Jobs In All 80 Countries Surveyed
Young women were five times less likely than young men to aspire toward STEM careers in 80 different countries, according to research and a report from the Institute for Family Studies published…
Drug distributor McKesson seen getting likely boost from COVID vaccine demand
By Manojna Maddipatla – McKesson Corp is expected to report strong earnings on Wednesday as an Omicron-driven surge in demand for COVID-19 vaccines and tests is likely to insulate the drug distributor…
Mexico’s economy likely entered recession in fourth quarter: Reuters poll
By Miguel Gutierrez and Gabriel Burin MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s economy likely contracted in the last three months of 2021, in what would mark a second straight quarter of negative growth and…
U.S. Treasury likely to cut auction sizes, possibly for last time
By Karen Brettell – The U.S. Treasury Department is likely to keep cutting auction sizes when it gives its refunding estimates for the coming quarter next week, after ramping up issuance to…
Analysis-Biden’s next Supreme Court nominee not likely to change its rightward push
By Lawrence Hurley, Andrew Chung and Jason Lange WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden can make history by appointing the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court to succeed the retiring Justice…
Russia likely to stay on diplomatic track for next two weeks – Ukraine
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN -Russia is likely to remain on a diplomatic track with Kyiv and the West for at least two weeks but will continue efforts to destabilise Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign…
German economy likely shrunk in Q4: Bundesbank
FRANKFURT – Germany’s economy likely shrank in the fourth quarter as manufacturing remained constrained by supply bottlenecks and consumption dropped on renewed coronavirus fears, the Bundesbank said in a monthly report on…
White House says the definition of fully vaccinated will likely change to include booster shots
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration would be on board, when, not if, the Centers for Disease Control amends the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ to include booster shots.…
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