Browsing: Economy

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and the United States backed a new “Atlantic Declaration” on Thursday for greater cooperation on pressing economic challenges in areas like clean…

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady for the first time in over a year, but senior officials indicated another 50 basis…

Investing.com — Bank borrowing from the Federal Reserve’s emergency programs inched higher in the week ended Wednesday, with lending from the Fed’s emergency bank bailout facility…

The Fed left its policy rate unchanged on Wednesday but surprised economists by forecasting 50 basis points in additional interest-rate hikes this year. That would bring…

By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada lifted rates after a four-month pause because of surprisingly strong household spending and…

BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s first nominees for top positions in Brazil’s central bank will not be involved in the upcoming interest…

Former President Donald Trump is facing even more legal jeopardy as the race for the Republican presidential nomination heats up, following an indictment Thursday by a…

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s bitter memories of its decades-long battle with deflation hang heavily over the central bank’s deliberations to take its first modest…

Democrats in the House and Senate pushed a new bill Friday that would overhaul the debt-ceiling process, the Wall Street Journal reported. The move was timed…

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady for the first time in 15 months, pausing its aggressive tightening campaign to assess how the economy…