Prices rise 2.2%, less than expected
Inflation moved closer to the Federal Reserve’s target in August, easing the way for future interest rate cuts, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
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Oil alliance OPEC+ zeroes in on group compliance
Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images The OPEC+ alliance is once more cracking down on group compliance with oil output cuts,
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Swiss central bank cuts rates by a quarter point in third trim this year
A view of the headquarters of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), before a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland, March 21, 2024. Denis Balibouse
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What to know about celebrating Oktoberfest in Munich
Oktoberfest is a worldwide phenomenon, a Bavarian beer festival celebrated in countries around the globe. But many say nowhere is it more fun
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Trump calls for taking other nations’ companies but lays out few specifics | US Election 2024 News
Donald Trump has pledged not only to stop US businesses from offshoring jobs, but also to take other countries’ jobs and factories in
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Chinese central bank injects stimulus in bid to boost flagging economy – National
China’s central bank on Tuesday unveiled its biggest stimulus since the pandemic to pull the economy out of its deflationary funk and back
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For Harris and Trump, runaway US debt is the elephant in the room | US Election 2024
Once upon a time, the United States’s ballooning national debt was a major talking point of presidential elections. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s
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Britain’s finance minister calls for spending discipline but no return to austerity
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on
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Young people are doom spending. Here’s what it is and how to stop it
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Some young people are splashing out on luxuries like travel and designer clothes instead of saving, in
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India rules out joining RCEP, accuses China of non-transparent trade practices
Indian flag and Chinese flag displayed on screen. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images India’s commerce minister rejected the idea of joining the
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