Older Americans are fueling a sustained boost to the U.S. economy. Benefiting from outsize gains in the stock and housing markets over the past several years, they are accounting for a larger share of consumer spending — the principal driver of economic growth — than ever before.
A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease "at the end of 2024".
Once known for hiring hundreds of thousands every year, five of India’s top six information technology services companies reported a reduction of 73,600 in their total headcount in the last fiscal yearHCLTech, the third largest, was the only exception among the top six, as it added 1,537 employees in the year ended March 31, even as Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, Tech Mahindra and LTIMindtree reported a fall in their headcount. After accounting for the addition at HCLTech, the...
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Andrew Bailey has signalled UK interest rates remain on course to fall in the coming months amid growing fears that stubborn inflation will force the US to delay rate cuts.]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned Tuesday that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer interest rates. “Recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence” that inflation is coming under control” and instead indicate that it’s […]
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer rates
US central banker says ‘recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence’ that inflation coming fully under controlThe Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, cautioned on Tuesday that persistently elevated inflation will probably delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer rates.“Recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence” that inflation is coming fully under control and “instead indicate that it’s likely to take...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer rates. “Recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence” that inflation is coming fully under control and "instead indicate that it’s likely to take longer than expected to achieve that confidence,” Powell said during a panel discussion. “If higher inflation does persist,” he said, “we can...
Since retiring two years ago, Joan Harris has upped her travel game. Once or twice a year, she visits her two adult children in different states. She’s planning multiple other trips, including to a science fiction convention in Scotland and a Disney cruise soon after that, along with a trip next year to neolithic sites in Great Britain. “I really have more money to spend now than when I was working,” said Harris, 64, an engineer who worked 29 years for the federal government and lives in...
Public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada has said it will not eliminate as many jobs as initially expected after receiving an additional C$42m (US$30m) in Canada’s federal budget. In December, the org