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Turkey inflation slows for first time since 2021
AFP, Published on 05/12/2022
» ISTANBUL - Turkey's inflation slowed in November for the first time since May 2021, official data showed on Monday, delivering a boost to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of next year's election.
Biden taps US oil reserves to tame prices, buoy presidency
AFP, Published on 23/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden reached for the US strategic oil reserves Tuesday in an attempt to flatten fuel price rises pummeling Americans at Thanksgiving -- and hoping to reignite his own political fortunes.
'Politics, politics, politics' as Biden searches for Fed leader
AFP, Published on 16/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: There are few apparent policy differences between the two top candidates to lead the US Federal Reserve, but that doesn't mean the decision will be an easy one for President Joe Biden.
Crisis-hit Brazil unveils $17bn austerity package
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» BRASíLIA - Brazil announced a massive $17 billion austerity package Monday in a bid to boost its ailing economy amid a deepening crisis that has already caused a shock downgrade of its credit rating.
Greece's future in EU at stake as ministers gather for talks
AFP, Published on 18/06/2015
» ATHENS - Eurozone finance ministers were set to hold crunch talks over Greece Thursday, after a barrage of warnings that the country risks a damaging exit from the EU if it fails to strike a deal with its creditors.
Brazil recession looms for 2015
AFP, Published on 28/03/2015
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian economy, the world's seventh-largest, posted near-stagnant growth in 2014, expanding just 0.1%, and will likely enter recession this year, officials said Friday.