Fed’s on hold but next move may be rate cut, Kashkari says
By Ann Saphir MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – U.S. monetary policy is in a holding pattern for now, but the Federal Reserve’s next move may well be to cut interest rates given … Read More
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Mexican president says U.S. has agreed to extradite fugitive politician
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday the United States has agreed to extradite a fugitive former state governor wanted on corruption charges. Cesar … Read More
U.S. to probe Fitbit, Garmin, other wearable devices after Philips complains
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. trade regulators said on Friday they will investigate wearable monitoring devices, including those made by Fitbit Inc <FIT.N> and Garmin Ltd <GRMN.O>, following allegations of patent … Read More
Fearing nuclear proliferation, Europe scrambles to calm Iran tensions
By John Irish and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU foreign ministers backed away on Friday from any immediate response to Iran’s decision to intensify its enrichment of uranium, instead … Read More
Fed’s 2014 ‘normalization’ debate sowed seeds for today’s hot labor market
By Howard Schneider and Lindsay Dunsmuir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – By late 2014, U.S. central bankers knew the crisis-driven era of near-zero interest rates might be about to end and that … Read More
French pension reform talks deadlocked ahead of nationwide protests
By Caroline Pailliez PARIS (Reuters) – Negotiations between the French government and trade unions failed to break the deadlock over pension reform on Friday as both sides stood firm ahead … Read More
U.S. Army plans to expand Asian security efforts to counter China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army plans to deploy two specialized task forces to the Pacific capable of conducting information, electronic, cyber and missile operations against Beijing, a Pentagon official … Read More
Australia calls for another mass evacuation as monster bushfires return
By Martin Petty and Colin Packham MERIMBULA, Australia/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities urged another mass evacuation across the heavily populated southeast on Thursday as a return of hot weather fanned … Read More
U.S. employment growth slows; labor market tightening
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth slowed in December after surging in the prior month, but the pace of hiring is enough to keep the longest economic … Read More
Explainer: Reading ‘black boxes’ of Ukrainian jet that crashed in Iran
PARIS (Reuters) – Iran is examining ‘black boxes’ from a Ukrainian jet that crashed on Wednesday in a fireball shortly after taking off from Tehran, sparking an international hunt for … Read More