Fed’s Brainard: We Can’t Take Global Status Of U.S. Dollar For Granted
By Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) – The world is moving rapidly toward increasing use of digital payments and an official digital…
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Fed May Pause Policy Tightening In September, BofA Says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve could pause its monetary policy tightening in September if there is an economic…
Sri Lanka PM stresses urgency for economic reform plan
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister said Thursday that he will quickly prepare an economic reform program…
EY Plans Global Audit Spinoff – Financial Times
(Reuters) – Accounting firm Ernst & Young is planning to split its audit and advisory operations worldwide, the Financial Times…
Macy’s Raises Profit Outlook As Demand For High Fashion Picks Up
By Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) -Macy’s Inc raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday, helped by strong demand for high-margin…
Nippon Steel Sees Seamless Pipe Business Back In Profit Thanks To Increased Gas Drilling
By Yuka Obayashi and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) – Nippon Steel Corp, the world’s No.5 steelmaker, expects its seamless pipe…
West mulls having Russian oligarchs buy way out of sanctions
BERLIN (AP) — Western allies are considering whether to allow Russian oligarchs to buy their way out of sanctions and…
EasyJet Says 200 Flights Cancelled Due To IT Issues
LONDON (Reuters) -Low-cost carrier easyJet said an IT problem that caused it to cancel around 200 flights on Thursday had…
Worry about stagflation, a flashback to ’70s, begins to grow
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stagflation. It was the dreaded “S word” of the 1970s. For Americans of a certain age, it…
Average long-term mortgage rates fall; 30-year loan at 5.1%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week for the second week in a row, though interest…