Economy

U.S. Treasury team heads to China to talk subsidies, economic policies

The Biden administration has sent five senior U.S. Treasury officials to Beijing this week for economic talks that will include China’s “non-market” policies that are adding excess industrial capacity,…

Fed’s Kashkari backs sentiment that policymakers can take their time cutting interest rates

Interest rates running at their highest levels in about 23 years are not hurting the economy and could buy policymakers…

Turkey’s new central bank governor, formerly at Amazon and New York Fed, seen as a ‘credible choice’

Turkey’s newly appointed central bank governor, Fatih Karahan, has his work cut out for him, after being named to the…

Red Sea tensions risk significantly higher inflation, OECD warns

Elevated shipping costs as a result of ongoing tensions in the Red Sea could impede the global fight against inflation,…

Turkey’s inflation sees biggest monthly jump since August, nears 65% year on year

In January, Turkish inflation logged its biggest monthly jump since August with a 6.7% rise from December, while year-on-year inflation…

Powell insists the Fed will move carefully on rate cuts, with probably fewer than the market expects

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell vowed in an interview aired Sunday that the central bank will proceed carefully with interest…

Biden nets landslide victory in South Carolina Democratic primary, over 95% of votes

President Joe Biden won a landslide victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary Saturday, where voters sent a clear message that…