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IMF says global fight against inflation is ‘almost won’ but warns of rising risks
Much of the world has managed to successfully lower inflation and engineer an economic soft landing, avoiding recession, but faces rising geopolitical risks and weaker long-term growth prospects, according to the International Monetary Fund. Global headline inflation will fall to 3.5% on an annual basis by the end of 2025, from an average 5.8% in […]
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Paul Tudor Jones says market reckoning coming on spending after election: ‘We are going to be broke’
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones is raising alarms about the U.S. government’s current fiscal deficit and the increased spending promised by both presidential candidates, saying the bond market may force the government’s hand after the election in addressing it. “We are going to be broke really quickly unless we get serious about dealing […]
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Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed six
A woman works in a restaurant during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, October 17, 2024. Norlys Perez | Reuters A small town in far eastern Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least six people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain. Cuba’s […]
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Former Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries arrested in sex trafficking case
File: Mike Jeffries, then Abercrombie & Fitch CEO in 2005. Michael Loccisano | FilmMagic | Getty Images Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested in Florida and faces sex trafficking-related charges, a spokesman for federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York told CNBC on Tuesday. Two of Jeffries’ associates, Matthew Smith […]
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IMF hikes UK growth outlook amid lower inflation and interest rates
General view of the City of London skyline, the capital’s financial district, in October. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its 2024 growth outlook for the United Kingdom, saying declines in interest rates and inflation would boost domestic demand. The IMF now sees 1.1% growth […]
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World’s largest sovereign wealth fund posts $76 billion in quarterly profit as interest rates fall
The headquarters of the Norges Bank, Norway’s central bank, in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s gigantic sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of 835 billion Norwegian kroner ($76.3 billion), citing a stock market boost from falling interest rates. The so-called Government Pension Fund Global, […]
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European stocks lower; defense firm Saab up 6%; German software giant SAP hits all-time high
HSBC names first female CFO, announces restructure LONDON – Nov. 5, 2020: Fog shrouds the Canary Wharf business district including global financial institutions Citigroup Inc., State Street Corp., Barclays Plc, HSBC Holdings Plc and the commercial office block No. 1 Canada Square. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images HSBC on Tuesday announced a […]
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CNBC Pro Talks: China portfolio manager to reveal what he’s buying right now
Chinese markets have been in the spotlight over the last month after the government revealed a slew of stimulus announcements , sending markets higher. As well as measures including interest rate cuts, lower cash reserve requirements for banks, and liquidity support for stock markets, Minister of Finance Lan Fo’an also indicated that the country was […]
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Russia pushes ‘new world order’ agenda as it hosts beefed-up BRICS summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the BRICS Business Forum in Moscow, Russia October 18, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko | Via Reuters Russia is rolling out the red carpet to its geopolitical allies as it hosts the latest BRICS summit on Tuesday, pushing its agenda to create a “new world order” that challenges the West. The group […]
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Stock futures are lower as earnings season gains steam: Live updates
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 23, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Investor attention remains fixated on third-quarter earnings season, with about one-fifth of the S&P 500 slated to report results this week. Zions Bancorporation popped about 3% after the bell Monday […]
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