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Australia monthly inflation picks up in August but core measure cools
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian consumer prices rose in August at the fastest annual pace in a year, but a key measure of core inflation eased, keeping the door open to a further cut in interest rates. T...
Sep 23, 2025
New Zealand appoints Anna Breman as central bank governor
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis on Wednesday announced that Anna Breman has been appointed as the country's new central bank governor, making her the f...
Sep 23, 2025
First steps in creation of two TIF districts approved by Peoria City Council
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria began the process on Tuesday night to establish two new TIF districts. The first steps were taken to establish TIFs in the area of Northwoods Mall, as well as the dow...
Sep 23, 2025
Asian stocks ease after Wall Street's overnight dip
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Stocks began the day on the back foot on Wednesday in Asia after declines on Wall Street overnight following comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Pow...
Sep 23, 2025
Monetary policy easing should help South Korea's economic growth, IMF says
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's economic growth will be supported by some further easing in monetary policies as it has "sufficient policy space", the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. "Wi...
Sep 23, 2025
Canadian PM Carney expects to meet Chinese President Xi at 'appropriate time'
By Christian Martinez (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday said he had discussions with Chinese Premier Li Qiang regarding steel tariffs and added that he expected to meet Chinese...
Sep 23, 2025
Peoria approves additional funds for Expo Gardens purchase as the land goes to auction
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria will have a little more money available to purchase Expo Gardens. City council on Tuesday night approved an additional $875,000 to buy the land, bringing the total av...
Sep 23, 2025
Australia's Optus appoints Kerry Schott to lead independent review into Triple Zero outage
(Reuters) -Optus, Australia's no. 2 telecom carrier, said on Wednesday it appointed Kerry Schott to lead an independent review into last week's technical failure that disrupted Triple Zero emergency c...
Sep 23, 2025
Oil rises as US crude stockpile drop adds to sense of tighter supply
By Laila Kearney (Reuters) -Oil prices rose for a second day on Wednesday as an industry report showed U.S. crude inventories declined last week, adding to a sense in the market of tightening supplies...
Sep 23, 2025
Police records and witness accounts complicate DHS narrative of fatal Chicago-area ICE shooting
By Renee Hickman and Brad Brooks CHICAGO (Reuters) -Police records and witness accounts from a Chicago suburb where a man was fatally shot by a federal immigration enforcement agent earlier this month...
Sep 23, 2025
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