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IMF says U.S. monetary policy should focus more on inflation risks
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Friday warned of intensifying inflationary pressures, especially in the United States, and new uncertainties caused by the Om...
Dec 03, 2021
K-pop sensation BTS hopes to ‘see you in Seoul’ in March
SEOUL (Reuters) - K-pop sensation BTS hopes to hold an in-person concert in Seoul for the first since the pandemic, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday, after the group posted a tweet promising to "...
Dec 03, 2021
Fed’s Bullard wants faster policy tightening, citing ‘inflation shock’
(Reuters) -St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank James Bullard on Friday called for the Fed to begin tightening monetary policy, citing unexpectedly high inflation, strong economic growth and a labor market ...
Dec 03, 2021
Smoke-tainted California grapes find new life as vodka
By Nathan Frandino NAPA, Calif. (Reuters) - As wildfires covered California's wine country skies in smoke in 2020, Nicolas Quille feared the worst for his grapes. He remembered how the smoke gave his ...
Dec 03, 2021
PayPal says ‘buy now, pay later’ volumes surged 400% on Black Friday
By Rachel Armstrong LONDON (Reuters) - Volumes on PayPal Inc's 'buy now, pay later' platform were five times higher this Black Friday compared with a year earlier as the payments giant starts to gain ...
Dec 03, 2021
U.S. Treasury says Vietnam, Taiwan exceed currency thresholds, but no manipulator labels
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday said Vietnam and Taiwan continued to exceed its thresholds for possible currency manipulation and enhanced analysis...
Dec 03, 2021
Instant view: US November payrolls rise falls far short
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. employment increased far less than expected in November, likely as millions of unemployed Americans remained home despite companies boosting wages, generous jobless benefits ...
Dec 03, 2021
Instant View: Canada reports bumper job gains, unemployment rate dips to 6.0%
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian economy added a net 153,700 jobs in November, beating expectations, and the jobless rate slipped to 6.0% from 6.7% in October, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Econom...
Dec 03, 2021
Canada posts hefty job gain, unemployment rate dips to 6.0%
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's economy posted an unexpectedly large job gain in November, while the jobless rate dropped to a new pandemic low and hours worked returned to pre-pandemic levels, data showed...
Dec 03, 2021
U.S. bond funds see higher outflow in the week to Dec. 1 -Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. bond funds witnessed a surge in outflows in the week to Dec. 1 on rising prospects that the U.S. Federal Reserve will ramp up the pace of unwinding its bond purchases and will lift ra...
Dec 03, 2021
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