HANOI – Vietnam will stick to a monetary policy that is “supportive for economic growth” while closely monitoring the inflation situation, the State Bank of Vietnam, the country’s central bank,…
BEIJING – China’s monetary policy has ample room and sufficient tools, including further cutting banks’ reserve requirements, to cope with new challenges amid a shaky economic recovery, a commentary in…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve should target a policy rate in the range of 3.75% to 4% by the end of this year in light of this week’s hotter-than-expected…
AUGUSTA, GA: A Telfair County man has been sentenced in federal court after admitting he took out a life insurance policy on a woman without her knowledge, naming himself as…
(Reuters) – With inflation in the United States running at levels not seen in four decades, market participants worry the Federal Reserve will need to deliver hefty rate hikes to…
SHANGHAI – China’s central bank is widely expected to keep unchanged the borrowing costs on its medium-term policy loans for the sixth consecutive month on Friday, a Reuters survey showed.…
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada hiked its policy rate to 2.5% on Wednesday from 1.5%, a surprise 100-basis-point move and its largest increase since August 1998. Here is a…
JERUSALEM – The White House spokesperson John Kirby said National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan misspoke on Wednesday when he told reporters that the United States wished for a Palestinian consulate…
Wisconsin School Policy Hiding Students’ Gender Identity From Parents Can Continue, Court Finds Reagan Reese on July 12, 2022 The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that a school policy allowing…
SAO PAULO – Nubank Holdings Ltd’s announcement that Brazilian customers’ deposits will not yield interest in the first 30 days was seen by analysts as an important step toward reducing…
By Tom Westbrook and Rae Wee SINGAPORE – Global banks are rushing to sell bonds in Singapore, where unique monetary settings have opened a favourable borrowing window that puts the…
SHEFFIELD: Biden’s Dizzying Energy Policy Is Even Making Climate Warriors Scratch Their Heads Carrie Sheffield on July 10, 2022 You’d think after achieving $5 a gallon nationwide gas prices and…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday warned of “very high uncertainty” over the economic outlook and stressed anew the central bank’s readiness to…
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY – U.S., Canadian and Mexican authorities discussed concerns over Mexican energy policy and labor issues, representatives from the three countries said on Friday as they met in Vancouver…
VANCOUVER – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Friday she will continue to raise U.S. concerns with Mexican counterparts about Mexico’s state-centered energy policies and will consider all options…
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO – The Bank of Japan may adjust its ultra-loose monetary policy before dovish Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s term ends next April, if the economy…
WOLF: Biden Could Get The Border Crisis Under Control With One Policy. Why Won’t He Use It? Chad Wolf on July 1, 2022 In the midst of a surge in…
POLL: Majority Of Latinos Support Key Trump-Era Border Policy Jennie Taer on July 1, 2022 A majority of Latinos agree with Title 42, a Trump-era policy used to quickly expel…
SCOTUS Rules Biden Can Scrap Signature Trump-Era Immigration Policy Jennie Taer on June 30, 2022 The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Biden administration can stop the implementation of the…
By Maha El Dahan, Alex Lawler and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON -OPEC+ said on Thursday it would stick to its planned oil output hikes in August but avoided discussing policy from…
By Alex Lawler and Maha El Dahan LONDON/DUBAI – Saudi Arabia’s push for swifter oil production hikes by OPEC+, which were agreed in June, involved behind-the-scenes diplomacy to ensure Russia…
BEIJING – China’s central bank said on Wednesday it will step up the implementation of prudent monetary policy and keep liquidity reasonably ample, in a bid to support the slowing…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -The Bank of Japan will maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy as the economy has not been affected much by the global inflationary trend, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda…
BEIJING – China will roll out tools in its policy reserve in a timely way to cope with more economic challenges, as COVID-19 outbreaks and risks from the Ukraine crisis…
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank has shifted the timing of its policy announcements and press conferences, unveiling its decisions later than in the past and shortening the lag between…