Central Banks Set to Lift Rates to 15 Year Highs As Investor Jitters Grow
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Nigeria's central bank hikes interest rate to 24.75% as it battles sky-high inflation, currency crisis
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday hiked its key interest rate by 200 basis points, as Africa's largest economy looks to recover from a historic currency crisis and soaring inflation.CNBC - Business -
Investors Pour Money Into Wall St. as Stocks Set New Highs
The influx of cash reflects optimism about the economy and company earnings despite high interest rates and stubborn inflation.The New York Times - Business -
Reddit investors shrug off hold rating, bid up stock another 9% as post-IPO rally continues
Reddit's post-IPO rally continues, despite the company receiving a hold rating from a prominent analyst.CNBC - Business -
A turning point in central banking
Last week’s monetary policy moves mark a shift away from strict inflation targetingFinancial Times - World -
Three Fed interest-rate cuts this year? Yes, top banking economists say.
Top economists at big U.S. banks predict the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates three times this year — with the first reduction in June — even though inflation is unlikely to slow much further in 2024.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Inflation Requires Caution for Brazil's Central Bank
Brazil’s central bank may have room to keep easing monetary policy gradually, but “core-services inflation underlying dynamics merit attention,” Goldman Sachs’ Alberto Ramos says.The Wall Street Journal - World - Inflation -
Fed Rate Outlook Looks Just Right for Banks
Banks look forward to relief on deposit costs but have no desire to go back to zero rates.The Wall Street Journal - World - Federal Reserve -
Federal Reserve Expected to Cut Rates, Lift Biden's Prospects
A midyear cut could lower borrowing costs and drop mortgage rates ahead of the election.Inc. - Business - Federal Reserve -
Extremism endangers Germany's prosperity, warns central bank chief
Yahoo News - World -
Polish central bank chief seeks truce with Tusk over ‘idiotic’ accusations
Adam Glapiński insists he did not abuse his powers in bid to keep Law and Justice party in powerFinancial Times - World -
Flaco, Central Park Owl, Died With High Levels of Rat Poison in System
A necropsy conducted by the Bronx Zoo found that life-threatening levels of rat poison and a severe pigeon virus contributed to Flaco’s death last month.The New York Times - Top stories -
The Volunteer Moderators Who Helped Reddit Grow Into a Giant Are Now a Concern for Investors
The platform's sprawling network of forums are self-policed, turning a once-frugal corporate policy into a potential liability.Inc. - Business -
Bank of England Holds Interest Rates After U.K. Inflation Slows
Britain’s central bank held its key interest rate at the highest level in 16 years for the fifth straight meeting.The New York Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Janet Yellen warns China against clean energy dumping
US Treasury secretary tells Beijing its trade practices will distort markets and harm workersFinancial Times - Business - China -
Top Fed official says ‘no rush’ on rates after ‘disappointing’ data
Progress on taming price rises ‘has slowed and may have stalled’, according to Christopher WallerFinancial Times - Business - Federal Reserve -
$75,000 for a baby? South Korean businesses float incentives as demographic crisis looms
Companies and politicians try new strategies to encourage workers to start familiesFinancial Times - Business -
Trump hush-money trial date set for 15 April
The ex-president will face a criminal trial next month over a hush-money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.BBC News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Judge sets April 15 trial date in Trump "hush money" case
The New York judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump rejected his bid to delay the trial again.CBS News - Politics - Donald Trump -
Trump seethes after New York trial set for April 15
Former President Trump fumed Monday over his legal troubles after a New York judge scheduled an April 15 start date for his hush money trial despite Trump’s efforts to postpone the case. Trump, speaking down the street from the Manhattan ...The Hill - Politics - New York -
Judge in Trump "hush money" case sets April 15 trial date
On Monday, a New York appeals court slashed the bond in former President Donald Trump's civil fraud case to $175 million. In his "hush money" case, a judge scheduled an April 15 trial date, rejecting Trump's attempt for a further delay. CBS News' ...CBS News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Judge sets April 15 trial date for Trump hush money case
The judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money case on Monday scheduled the trial to begin on April 15.NBC News - Politics - Donald Trump -
Canada's Poor Productivity Has Reached Emergency Status, Senior Central Bank Official Says
Bank of Canada’s senior deputy governor, Carolyn Rogers, warns that a turnaround is urgently needed to protect the economy from future bouts of inflation.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Poland's ruling coalition wants the central bank chief tried in court over hurting state interests
Lawmakers with Poland’s ruling pro-European Union coalition have launched a rare process to bring the central bank chief before a special court on allegations of acting against the country’s financial interestsABC News - World -
Poland's ruling coalition wants the central bank chief tried in court over hurting state interests
Yahoo News - World -
4 times you should buy a home with interest rates high
Even with mortgage interest rates high, there are some times when it may make sense to buy. Here are four of them.CBS News - Top stories -
‘Lagging’ housing market, high interest rates drag on MillerKnoll’s sales
The furniture maker said that a “lagging” housing market, rising interest rates, and other headwinds contributed to lower sales.MarketWatch - Business -
15-year-old allegedly abducted by teen boyfriend found safe
Police had been searching for 15-year-old Kaylee Cope who police in Ohio said was abducted by her 17-year-old boyfriend Jeffery Gimenez.ABC News - Top stories -
Fed’s Goolsbee expects three rate cuts this year
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said Monday he now expects three quarter-point interest rate cuts this year.MarketWatch - Business -
Bank of England policymaker says markets pricing in too many rate cuts; Co-op Bank to cut 400 jobs – business live
Catherine Mann says market pricing is helping the central bank do its work in bringing borrowing rates down. The pound has risen since her comments, up 0.2% to $1.2661.. Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said financial markets are pricing ...The Guardian - World -
China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine after three years, as ties improve
China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine after three years, as ties improveABC News - World - China -
Judge sets Trump’s hush money trial for April 15, rejecting further delay
NEW YORK — A New York judge scheduled former President Trump’s hush money trial to begin April 15, enabling his first criminal trial to still take place this spring after a last-minute delay. Trump, who has looked to postpone all four of his ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump -
Trump Hush-Money Trial Set for April 15 as His Attempt at Delay Fails
Donald Trump is poised to become the first ex-president to go on trial on criminal charges, in a case related to hush money paid to a porn star.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Consumer sentiment climbs to 2½-year high as inflation eases
Americans express increasing confidence that inflation will continue to ease — and reduce the financial strain on households.MarketWatch - Business -
This is your wallet on Fed rate hikes: 2 years, 4 charts
In four charts, here’s how much money the campaign to rein in inflation may have cost you since it began in March 2022.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Yen Hits 34-Year Low as Hopes for BOJ Rate Increases Fade
The yen was partly undermined by comments from a Bank of Japan board member that the central bank would cautiously unwind its easy monetary policy.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Central and Eastern European countries mark 20 years in NATO with focus on war in Ukraine
Yahoo News - World - Ukraine -
‘There’s a gay bar in my pocket!’: how 15 years of Grindr has affected gay communities and dating culture
Claiming to have created the concept of online dating, Grindr has been described as a lifeline for users in some countries but also a ‘crash course’ in objectification. Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOne ...The Guardian - World -
‘The time feels right’: Danny Care calls time on 15-year England career
Harlequins scrum-half bows out with 101 capsOnly five other players boast century of caps for EnglandDanny Care, the Harlequins scrum-half, has retired from international rugby after winning 101 caps in a 15-year England career.. The Leeds-born ...The Guardian - World -
4 dead, including 15-year-old who died protecting her sister, in Illinois stabbing spree
Four people were killed, including a 15-year-old girl who died saving her sister, after an Illinois man went on a series of stabbings and attacks Wednesday in and near Rockford, officials said.NBC News - Top stories -
A U.K. court upheld the conviction of Tom Hayes, the alleged ringleader of a conspiracy among big banks and brokers to rig interest rates during the global financial crisis.
A U.K. court upheld the conviction of Tom Hayes, the alleged ringleader of a conspiracy among big banks and brokers to rig interest rates during the global financial crisis.The Wall Street Journal - World