Federal Reserve Expected to Stand Pat on Rates Even as Trump Demands Cuts
The Federal Reserve is nearly certain to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its policy meeting this week, just a few ...
Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue. So what will happen to prices?
Trump is banking on voters giving him a pass and continuing to blame former President Joe Biden for high prices. The ...
Tax relief, more jobs: What the common Indian expects from Union Budget 2025
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her eighth straight budget on Saturday. From tax relief and job ...
As sales slump, Kohl’s turns to a new CEO to bring back customers
A new CEO took the reins at Kohl’s this month, hoping to reverse a long losing streak at America’s largest department store chain. But after years of declining sales, a sharp drop in stock value and ...
Pakistan central bank cuts key rate by 100 bps
Pakistan's central bank cut its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 12% on Monday, for a sixth straight reduction since ...
Trump’s move to freeze Biden-approved funding draws howls from Democrats
Democrats are sounding the alarm over President Trump’s move to freeze funding approved in two of President Biden’s signature ...
I’m 66 years old, have $400K in savings and my Social Security is $1,563/month — is it too risky to spend the next 10 years traveling the world?
Suppose a 66-year-old American woman — we’ll call her Sheila — has always dreamed of traveling the world. Over the years, she ...
A farcical Colombian chapter in Trump’s trade war
Believe what narrative you want: following an exchange of heated rhetoric and mutual threats of trade sanctions on social media yesterday, either Colombian President Gustavo Petro backed down from his ...
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Economists expect sixth straight – but modest – rate cut from Bank of Canada
TORONTO — Economic forecasts suggest the Bank of Canada will likely lower its key policy rate by a quarter of a percentage ...