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Fed rate hike could be half-point if needed, says Raphael Bostic – FT
(Reuters) - 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...
Jan 29, 2022
Yellen to participate remotely in February G20 meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will participate in a February meeting of the G20 remotely because of a rise in the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the U.S. Treasury De...
Jan 29, 2022
Argentine truckers stranded at Chilean border by slow COVID testing
(Reuters) - Thousands of truck drivers from Argentina were stuck at the Chilean border on Saturday due to slow COVID-19 testing, as Chile faced its second transport delay crisis. Since Jan. 21, more t...
Jan 29, 2022
Goldman Sachs expecting five rate hikes this year
NEW YORK (Reuters) - 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 to a note...
Jan 29, 2022
Putin orders apparent new system for banning internet content
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his administration to consider an apparent new system to ban "toxic" internet content, although details were not released. The new syste...
Jan 29, 2022
Joni Mitchell removes music from Spotify over vaccine misinformation
(Reuters) - Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell has announced that she will remove her music from Spotify, following the lead of Neil Young in protesting the popular streaming service giving voic...
Jan 29, 2022
CVC co-founder Koltes to step down as firm gears up for bumper listing
By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) -CVC Capital Partners co-Chairman Steve Koltes will step down this year as Europe's biggest buyout firm prepares for a stock market listing that a source familiar ...
Jan 29, 2022
Student responsible for threat at Washington school identified
WASHINGTON, Ill. — Officials at Washington Community High School said on Friday that they had resolved a potential student safety risk reported earlier this week. According to the school’s...
Jan 29, 2022
Erdogan says interest rates will be lowered and inflation will fall too
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan repeated his unorthodox economic policy on Saturday, saying interest rates would be lowered further and inflation would fall as a result, days before inflat...
Jan 29, 2022
Peoria apartments damaged by fire Friday
PEORIA, Ill. — Some apartments near Richwoods High School in Peoria went up in flames Friday. Crews were called just after 4 p.m. to the Old Orchard Trace Apartments on N. Imperial Drive. Peoria...
Jan 29, 2022
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