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Temporary government funding bill headed for passage in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to fund U.S. government activities through Dec. 16 gained enough votes in the Senate to pass with voting continuing on Thursday, as Congress faced a midnight Friday deadl...
Sep 29, 2022
Bank of Mexico hikes rate to record high of 9.25% as expected
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Bank of Mexico hiked its key interest rate on Thursday by 75 basis points to a record 9.25%, in line with forecasts and following in the footsteps of the U.S. Federal Reser...
Sep 29, 2022
EU heads for deal on energy windfall levies, edges towards gas price caps
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries are poised to approve a package of emergency measures including windfall profit levies on energy companies on Friday, at a meeting where sta...
Sep 29, 2022
Hurricane Ian probably won’t cause spike in Florida gasoline prices
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard is assessing damage at Port Tampa Bay after Hurricane Ian dropped more than 12 inches of rainfall in southern Florida, but the port said on Thursday ...
Sep 29, 2022
Column-Dollar shock threatens global economy: Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - Rising interest rates and a rapidly appreciating currency are exporting the U.S. inflation problem and threaten to send the rest of the global economy into recession as...
Sep 29, 2022
No. 2 U.S. House Democrat noncommittal on stock-trading bill, no vote soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives declined to say if he would hold a vote on a bill restricting members of Congress and other government officials from tra...
Sep 29, 2022
Analysis-French paying dearly to keep inflation ‘poison’ at bay – for now
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - Belgian motorists are crossing the border into France to fill up on subsidised fuel that costs the Treasury billions of euros and is designed to shield French househo...
Sep 29, 2022
U.S. fintech Synapse expands in Brazil, looks to Latam, India- CEO
By Tatiana Bautzer SAO PAULO (Reuters) - U.S. fintech Synapse is close to reaching 1 million accounts held by Brazilians and is planning expansion to other countries in Latin America and India, CEO Sa...
Sep 29, 2022
Colombia 12-month inflation to hit 11.25% in September, bring more rate rises
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - Inflation in Colombia will have risen once again in September, sending full-year expectations for 2022 and 2023 upward and pressuring the central bank to extend ...
Sep 29, 2022
U.S. House expected to vote Thursday on merger bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on Thursday on a bill that would sharply raise fees for antitrust reviews of the biggest mergers and strengthen state attor...
Sep 29, 2022
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