Policy

(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve may hike interest rates to nearly 6%, BofA Global Research said, as strong U.S. consumer demand and a tight labor market would force the …

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey has implemented the new United States Attorney’s Offices’ Voluntary Self-Disclosure …

DAVID VASQUEZ: Ohio Train Derailment Shows We Need An America First Infrastructure Policy Now More Than Ever David Vasquez on February 24, 2023 After the massive train derailment in East …

(Reuters) – Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Saturday stressed anew the central bank’s resolve to maintain ultra-loose monetary policy, even as inflation continued to exceed its 2% …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – A debate has broken out among senior aides to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva over fuel taxes, underlining the competing views within his circle over …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday he hoped to meet the government’s nominee for next central bank governor, Kazuo Ueda, as soon as …

By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – A record number of women and minorities hold seats this year on the boards of the Federal Reserve’s 12 regional banks, providing perhaps the most …

GABORONE (Reuters) -Botswana’s central bank kept its monetary policy rate unchanged at 2.65% on Thursday, saying it expected inflation to fall this year and next. Botswana’s consumer inflation dropped to …

‘Asylum Ban’: Immigration Advocate Tells MSNBC Biden’s New Border Policy Will Cause ‘Human Suffering’ Harold Hutchison on February 22, 2023 A MSNBC guest blasted President Joe Biden Thursday over a …

Earlier today, Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Chair of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC) and Breon Peace, United States Attorney for …

Biden To Implement New Border Policy That ‘Sounds Oddly Familiar’ To A Trump Admin Rule Jennie Taer on February 22, 2023 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will implement a …

By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – The House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing next Tuesday with top officials on China policy to identify gaps in pursuing what it called …

(Reuters) – U.S. budget carrier Frontier Airlines said on Tuesday it has introduced measures under which at least one parent will automatically be seated with any children within their family …

‘Not A Good Policy’: Biden Yet To Appoint Leader To Key Transportation Agency, Despite Train Derailment Disaster Alexa Schwerha on February 20, 2023 President Joe Biden has yet to appoint …

SCOTUS Drops Case Involving Trump-Era Border Policy From Case Calendar Jennie Taer on February 16, 2023 The Supreme Court dropped a case involving the Trump-era border policy used to quickly …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan’s incoming governor Kazuo Ueda will lead a powerful trio that includes a technocrat who designed yield curve control, and a …

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Almost half of the companies most reliant on the commodities responsible for deforestation, and the financial firms that back them, have no policy to …

Idaho School Board Cancels Gender Identity Policy Following Community Uproar Reagan Reese on February 14, 2023 An Idaho school board canceled any further action on a proposed policy that would …

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Russia highly appreciates Serbia’s “balanced foreign policy” and backs its efforts to protect its territorial integrity in its stand-off with Kosovo, President Vladimir Putin said in a …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government is expected to name academic Kazuo Ueda as its pick to become next central bank governor, a surprise choice that could heighten …

(Reuters) – A tightening of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve results in a reduction in rent inflation albeit at a slow pace, according to a San Francisco Fed analysis …

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Fed President John Williams said financial conditions are roughly in line with what central bankers want to see. “We still …

BEIJING (Reuters) – Yuan loans extended by Chinese banks likely surged to a record high in January as the central bank moved to shore up growth in the world’s second-biggest …

By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Mexico’s peso is set to pare its advance of recent months but will keep trading at firm levels, helped by the central bank’s …

Black Democrats Twice As Likely As White Dems To View ‘Reducing Crime’ A Top Policy Priority: POLL Laurel Duggan on February 6, 2023 Black Democrats were twice as likely as …