Saudi Arabia’s economy minister rejected recent reports that the kingdom’s $1.5 trillion NEOM megaproject, a futuristic…
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‘We haven’t seen this kind of debt since the Napoleonic Wars’
Borge Brende, president of the World Economic Forum, gave a stark outlook for the global economy…
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All data shows inflation isn’t going away, making things tough on Fed
A customer shops for food at a grocery store on March 12, 2024 in San Rafael,…
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Slowing growth plus stubborn inflation add up to a headache for Fed officials
The slowing growth and stubborn inflation picture emerging in the U.S. economy may not be quite…
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GDP report Thursday likely to show economy still growing at solid pace
The U.S. economy likely expanded at a solid pace in the first three months of the…
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Why the Fed keeping rates higher for longer may not be such a bad thing
US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell arrives to testify at a House Financial Services Committee…
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Something strange has been happening with jobless claims numbers lately
Calling the state of the U.S. jobs market these days stable seems like an understatement considering…
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Risk of a global recession is minimal, IMF economist says
One of the International Monetary Fund’s top economists signals little risk of a global recession, despite…
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High company valuations a ‘worry,’ IMF’s capital markets chief says
Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department Tobias Adrian hold the press…
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UK inflation, March 2024
Inflation in the U.K. eased to 3.2% in March, the Office for National Statistics said on…
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