Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Leaders to align Ukraine war crimes cases at Hague meeting
By Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Ukraine's top war crimes prosecutor and judicial authorities from across Europe will meet in The Hague on Thursday to coordinate investigations into atrocities...
Jul 13, 2022
Bank of Canada says recent inflation forecast errors due mainly to global shocks
OTTAWA, July 13 (Reuters)- The Bank of Canada on Wednesday said its consistent underestimation of inflation since the spring of last year has been mostly due to global shocks that drove up commodity a...
Jul 13, 2022
Sri Lankans’ fury turns on Wickremesinghe after president flees
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was named acting president of Sri Lanka on Wednesday as its political and economic crisis deepened, is tantalisingly...
Jul 13, 2022
Bank of Canada surprises with 100-bp rate hike as inflation risks gather steam
OTTAWA, July 13 (Reuters)- The Bank of Canada surprised on Wednesday with a full-percentage-point increase to its policy rate, a super-sized hike last seen in 1998, citing "higher and more persistent"...
Jul 13, 2022
Bank of Canada again hikes inflation forecast, eyes slower growth but no recession
OTTAWA, July 13 (Reuters)- The Bank of Canada on Wednesday dramatically upped its near-term inflation forecasts and said there was an increased risk of higher price gains becoming entrenched, as it sl...
Jul 13, 2022
Biden: June inflation figures “unacceptably high” but out-of-date
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said June inflation figures were "unacceptably high" but also said they were out of date given the recent drop in gasoline prices. "Energy alone compris...
Jul 13, 2022
U.S. rate futures lift chances of 100-bps hike in July Fed meeting after hot CPI data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Futures on the federal funds rate have increased the chances of a full percentage-point hike at the Federal Reserve meeting later this month after a hotter-than-expected U.S. annu...
Jul 13, 2022
Twitter shares rise after Hindenburg takes long position
(Reuters) - Short-seller Hindenburg Research on Wednesday said it had taken a long position in Twitter Inc shares, sending the social media firm's stock up 5% in early trading. "We have accumulated a ...
Jul 13, 2022
The most coveted endorsement in race to be next British prime minister? Margaret Thatcher
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - Margaret Thatcher has not been in power since 1990. In fact, she's been dead since 2013. But the former Conservative prime minister has been a regular presence i...
Jul 13, 2022
Fed seen jacking interest rates further as U.S. inflation soars
By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Traders boosted bets on Wednesday the Federal Reserve could deliver an even bigger interest-rate hike at its policy meeting later this month after the la...
Jul 13, 2022
