The Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions can influence the trajectory of the U.S. economy. “The U.S. economy’s stature is one of the key drivers of the importance of the Fed,” said Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon. “The [U.S.] economy remains one of the largest economies in the world, and certainly of late, one of … Read more
Workers with picket signs outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility during a strike in Everett, Washington, US, on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. M. Scott Brauer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing will furlough a “large number” of U.S. executives, managers and other staff, citing the ongoing machinist strike as the company races to preserve cash, … Read more
Kelcie Lesko and Tim Khalil remember the moment when they gave up on buying their first home. It was June 2023, when U.S. homebuyers were scrambling to beat out rising mortgage rates and snatch up what they could from a limited number of units on the market. Amid soaring house prices, many buyers made all-cash … Read more
A market stall in the Kingston district of London in 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European markets fell on Wednesday as investors considered key data from the region and looked to the U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate decision. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.45% at 12:39 p.m. London time, … Read more
The U.S. Federal Reserve is on Wednesday heading for its first interest rate cut since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic — and despite the move being widely forecast, global investors are braced for impact. The Fed is behind a swathe of its central bank peers, including those in the euro zone, the U.K., Canada, … Read more
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates LP, speaks during an interview on the sidelines of the Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore, on Wednesday, Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — U.S. billionaire Ray Dalio named the top five forces at the front and center of the world’s economy. Speaking at the Milken Institute’s … Read more
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with former U.S. President Donald Trump before a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Republican nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week. Speaking at his first public … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris, left, at the White House, Washington, July 22, 2024, and former President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, Aug. 15, 2024. Nathan Howard | Jeenah Moon | Reuters For the first time in the 2024 election cycle, Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed as more likely than former President Donald Trump to … Read more
The RN-Tuapsinsky refinery operated by Rosneft Oil Co. in Tuapse, Russia. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — As the world’s oil traders and analysts gathered at the annual Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference in Singapore last week, the slump in oil and where it was headed was foremost in everybody’s mind. China, the … Read more
The meeting between Trump and head of the Secret Service held after apparent assassination attempt. Washington: The head of the Secret Service told Donald Trump in a private meeting that significant new security arrangements will be needed if he wants to keep playing golf, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. Trump asked Ronald Rowe, … Read more
