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MEXICO CITY -Mexico’s central bank on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate as expected by 50 basis points to 6.00%, a sixth straight rate increase, as policymakers sought to keep …

By Jonnelle Marte -The Federal Reserve will have to move faster than it has in the past to remove accommodation and tame inflation that is well above target, but it …

NEW YORK – It is time for the Federal Reserve to start removing accommodation and raising interest rates, but it is not necessary for the central bank to launch its …

By John McCrank NEW YORK – CME Group Inc on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter profit that topped Wall Street expectations, helped by increased usage of the futures exchange operator’s interest …

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is on a mission to push a plant-based diet on New Yorkers, he said at a Monday press conference. “Food is like a drug. …

By Sinéad Carew – While U.S. bank stocks had a rocky start to the year, investors and analysts see accelerating loan growth and Federal Reserve interest rate hikes boosting the …

By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK – Banks in Latin America and emerging Europe are most exposed to dollarization among developing economies, making them vulnerable to weaker local currencies and increasing …

By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank could end its stimulus programme earlier than planned but it is unlikely to raise its main interest rate in July as …

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 …

By Alexandra Alper and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced plans to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50 percent over the next 25 …

NEW YORK -St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said he sees the unemployment rate falling below 3% this year, a jobless rate the U.S. economy last seen in …

– St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard on Tuesday said he favors lifting rates at the U.S. central bank’s meeting in March and likely again in May, but he …

TOKYO – Japan’s jobless rate fell to 2.7% in December as employment posted the biggest monthly gain in nearly 36 years, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment …

By Ann Saphir – How fast and far the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates once it begins doing so in March will depend on what happens with the …

By Jonnelle Marte -The Federal Reserve can move sooner to start reducing its bond holdings than in the past and aggressive action to shrink the U.S. central bank’s portfolio could …

– The Federal Reserve could supersize an interest rate increase to half a percentage point if inflation remains stubbornly high, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic told the Financial Times in …

NEW YORK – Goldman Sachs is forecasting that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates five times in 2022, versus four previously, with a hike expected in March, according …

By Ann Saphir – The Fed will likely raise rates in March to tamp down on too-high inflation, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said on Friday, but its actions after …

– Bank of America economists said on Friday that they expect the Federal Reserve to hike rates by 25 basis points seven times this year, beginning in March, adopting one …

By Saikat Chatterjee SINGAPORE -Strategists at the world’s top investment banks scrambled to change their Federal Reserve rate calls on Thursday after policymakers emphasised at a policy meeting that it …

The Federal Reserve will keep interest rates near zero, and it will begin its rate hike in mid-March, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday after the central bank’s two-day …

– Hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday have led short-term interest rate traders to begin pricing for the possibility that the U.S. central bank could raise …

BRASILIA -Brazil’s outstanding public debt is expected to increase this year to a range between 6 trillion reais and 6.4 trillion reais, a rise of up to 14% on last …

MILAN – Italy’s biggest debt recovery firm doValue will aim to keep the amount of loans it manages stable at 160 billion euros ($180.5 billion) to the end of 2024, …

OTTAWA, Jan 26 – The Bank of Canada on Wednesday said economic slack had been absorbed, setting the stage for its first rate hike since 2018, and forecast inflation would …