Tag: economy

As Ecuador’s historic drought continues, power cuts may persist until April, said Jorge Luis Hidalgo, an energy consultant. For decades, ...

Environmental Policies

The government’s circular economy strategy is a landmark moment – Inside track

The government has just joined us at Green Alliance in convening its own circular economy task force, and we’re flattered, ...

Middle East

China expected to leave lending benchmarks unchanged amid rate risks

SHANGHAI - China is widely expected to leave its benchmark lending rates unchanged on Friday, a Reuters poll showed, as ...

Amazon workers to strike in US during busy Christmas season

Teamsters union says workers in New York, Atlanta and San Francisco to walk off the job over pay and conditions.Thousands ...

Business & Finance

Fed’s higher inflation forecast and rate projections rattle the stock market todayheadline

BlackRock chief investment officer Rick Rieder calls it a "new phase" of the rate-cutting cycle. Read More

US identifies 65-year-old in Louisiana as first severe case of bird flu

Health officials say the 65-year-old was hospitalised after contact with an infected flock of back-yard birds.A 65-year-old in the southern ...

US Federal Reserve cuts key loan rate by quarter-point

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year ...

Economic Policies

‘Prone to crises’: Trump’s ‘sweeping policy changes’ could make economy dangerously unstable todayheadline

During his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly blamed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for inflation in ...

VOA Kurdish: Syrian currency increased; prices remain high

After the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, the value of the Syrian currency increased against the U.S. dollar, ...

Trump sues Des Moines Register newspaper, claiming ‘election interference’