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World Bank lifts China growth forecasts but calls for deeper reforms

Policy easing and stronger exports have helped economy, but country still faces property crisis and weak demand. The World Bank has lifted its growth forecasts for China’s economy, but called for ...

The Guardian - 2h

Turkey's central bank lowers key interest rate to 47.5%

Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 47.5%, carrying out its first rate cut in nearly two years as it tries to control soaring inflation

ABC News - 2h

Biggest banks sue the Federal Reserve over annual stress tests

A group of banks and business groups are suing the Federal Reserve over the annual bank stress tests, saying the current process falls short.

CNBC - 2d

How Google Maps Makes It Harder for Palestinians to Navigate the West Bank

One user told WIRED that Google Maps directed them to “drive right into a wall that’s been up since 2003.”

Wired - 2d

Coke, PepsiCo Lobby to Keep Sugary Sodas in Food-Stamp Program

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee to lead HHS, wants to make sugary drinks ineligible for SNAP benefits.

The Wall Street Journal - 3d

World Bank lifts China growth forecast but calls for deeper reforms

Multilateral lender says greater detail of policies is needed to bolster household and business confidence

Financial Times - 10h

Federal Reserve proposes more transparency in bank stress tests, but banks still sue

Trade groups representing the largest U.S. banks on Tuesday filed suit in federal court to force more transparency in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s bank stress tests imposed after the 2008 global ...

MarketWatch - 1d