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Stocks diverge at start of key week for rate calls
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» LONDON - Stock markets diverged on Monday ahead of a busy week for interest rate decisions from major central banks.
EU tells China 'differences' must be addressed
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» BEIJING - EU President Ursula von der Leyen told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday that the bloc and its biggest trading partner must address their differences, as they began the first in-person EU-China summit in over four years.
Turkey's inflation ticks up to 62%
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» ISTANBUL - Turkey's annual inflation rate ticked up slightly in November, the state statistics agency said on Monday, showing further signs of levelling off following a series of sharp interest rate hikes.
'Existential risk': Quebec's English-language universities fear massive fee hikes
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» SHERBROOKE (CANADA) - A chill has fallen over the three English-language universities in Canada's Quebec province, as winter arrives with students and administrators worried about plans to nearly double tuition by next school year.
Far-right Wilders wins Dutch election: exit poll
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» THE HAGUE - The far-right, anti-Islam party of firebrand politician Geert Wilders has won the Dutch election, exit polls suggested Wednesday, a political earthquake that will be felt far beyond the country's borders.
Dutch vote in knife-edge election
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» THE HAGUE - Dutch voters headed to the polls Wednesday for a nail-biting election that will transform the country's political landscape after Prime Minister Mark Rutte's record 13 years in power.
Biden and Xi set for high-stakes summit
AFP, Published on 15/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will try to stop the superpowers' rivalry from spilling into conflict when they meet for the first time in a year at a high-stakes summit in San Francisco on Wednesday.
US lawmakers race to avert nightmare of Thanksgiving shutdown
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - US lawmakers were to vote Tuesday on a stop-gap funding bill as the government teeters on the brink of another shutdown crisis at a time of deep divisions over funding for Ukraine and Israel.
Japanese PM unveils $113bn stimulus
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a stimulus package worth more than US$100 billion on Thursday as he tries to ease the pressure from inflation and rescue his premiership with his poll ratings at a record low.
US Fed keeps interest rates at 22-year high
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to hold interest rates at a 22-year high for a second straight meeting, as it moves to slow stubborn inflation without damaging the strong economy.