US Fed lowers rates but tempers rate-cut outlook
1. US Fed cuts rates by .25% On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by 25…
Trump’s exit is Xi’s cue to take centre stage at APEC
As Air Force One took off from South Korea’s Busan airport after U.S.-China talks on Thursday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s…
Eurozone inflation drops back to 2.1% as services inflation ticks up
Thanks to easing energy base effects – what a snooze, I know – headline inflation in the eurozone has ticked…
Global central banks converge towards rate cut caution
The U.S. Federal Reserve has moved back into line with other major rate setters after it cut rates by a…
What the latest Fed rate cut means for your money — even if the next one is not certain
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut its key interest-rate target by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday. But Fed…
Hopes for more constructive US-China ties after Trump hails meeting with Xi
The long-awaited meeting between the presidents of the world’s two largest economies marked a major milestone in what has been…
How travel and tourism can fuel growth in an uncertain economic era
Earlier this year at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, as leaders and innovators from around the…
Trump’s Asia tour sees deals, knee-bending and a revealing final meeting
US presidential trips abroad have traditionally been an opportunity to display the power of the American nation on the world…
US grocers brace for sales dip as food aid set to lapse
U.S. grocers and food companies ranging from Walmart WMT to Smithfield Foods SFD are bracing for a dip in November…
US job market is now ‘no hire, more fire’: McGeever
The U.S. labor market has been characterized as a ‘no hire, no fire’ landscape for much of the past year.…