By Orathai Sriring and Satawasin Staporncharnchai BANGKOK – Thailand’s central bank is highly likely to raise its key policy rate at its August meeting, a senior director said on Thursday, …
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SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – After Governor Phil Murphy’s pandemic eviction moratorium ended on December 31st, eviction caseloads across the state have been piling up. While many New Jersey families continue …
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BEIJING – China’s exports rose 17.9% in June from a year ago, beating analysts’ expectations as the economy tries to wrestle back lost momentum from extensive COVID lockdowns and supply …
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By Susan Mathew and Devik Jain (Reuters) -European shares rose on Tuesday led by beaten-down aerospace, luxury and travel stocks, although worries about an energy supply crunch and a potential …
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NEW YORK – U.S. job growth increased more than expected in June and the unemployment rate remained near pre-pandemic lows, giving the Federal Reserve ammunition to deliver another 75-basis-point interest …
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By David Milliken LONDON – Bank of England regulators are concerned about an increase in the number of failed transactions in the British government bond repo market, which they said …
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By David Milliken LONDON -Britain faces an unsustainable debt burden more than three times its current level unless future governments raise taxes to fund increasing costs from an ageing population …
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JAKARTA – Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves increased to $136.4 billion in June, equivalent to 6.6 months worth of imports and up from $135.6 billion a month earlier, the central bank …
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TOMS RIVER, NJ – Car theft crimes are on the rise in Toms River, Mayor Maurice Hill acknowledged today. Thieves from New Jersey’s cities are making their way into the …
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LAKEWOOD, NJ – With a rise in crime, including car thefts and car burglaries in the five towns, New Jersey area of Lakewood, Howell, Toms River, Jackson, and Brick, Lakewood …
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By Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) – There is risk in the United States that businesses and households could see price pressures persisting for a long time and central bankers must act …
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LONDON – British public-sector health workers should receive an annual pay rise of 4-5% this year, a government advisory body plans to recommend, according to a report in the Guardian …
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By Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler LONDON – OPEC and allied producing countries including Russia will likely stick to a plan for accelerated oil output increases in August, sources said, …
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BERLIN -German trade union ver.di is demanding a 9.5% pay rise, or at least 350 euros ($368) per month more over 12 months, for Lufthansa ground staff to cushion the …
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TORONTO – Shares in Shaw Communications and Rogers Communications rallied on Monday on expectations that the sale of Shaw’s mobile unit will eventually pave the way for regulatory approval of …
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(Reuters) – General Motors Co on Friday raised the price of its Hummer EV pickup truck by $6,250 as it seeks to mitigate higher commodity and shipping costs amid high …
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(Reuters) – Global investors withdrew big money out of equity and bond funds in the week ended June 15, on elevated concerns over rising inflation levels and chances of an …
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OTTAWA – Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland expressed confidence on Thursday in the Bank of Canada’s ability to rein in surging inflation and keep price gains from becoming entrenched, but …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. business inventories increased strongly in April amid a moderation in sales, government data showed on Wednesday. Business inventories rose 1.2% after advancing 2.4% in March, the Commerce …
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BRASILIA/SAO PAULO – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has vetoed a Congress-passed measure that would block airlines from charging for checked baggage on their flights, his office said on Wednesday, sending …
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By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Abortions performed in the United States increased by 8% during the three years ending in 2020, reversing a 30-year trend of declining numbers, according to …
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WELLINGTON, June 14 – New Zealand food prices rose 0.7 percent in May, data from Statistics New Zealand showed on Tuesday, while the index rose 6.8 percent from the same …
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LAKEWOOD, NJ – Hitchhiking is against the law in New Jersey. Not only that, it’s dangerous. A hitchhiking stop in downtown Lakewood today drew criticism after a Lakewood police officer …
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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO – U.S. health officials are working to expand capabilities to test for monkeypox beyond a narrow group of public health labs, heeding calls from infectious disease …
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By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON – Reduced consumer spending, rising interest rates and trickier credit conditions spell trouble for Buy Now Pay Later lenders, raising the prospect of consolidation in the …