Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer-What Americans face now as the Fed raises interest rates
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's big interest rate hike on Wednesday -- and the expectation of more to come -- is aimed at bringing down 40-year high inflation topping 8% on an annual basis in r...
Jun 15, 2022
NFL-Commanders owner Snyder will not appear before congressional panel next week
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder will not appear before a House committee hearing into his team's workplace culture next week as requested, according to a letter obtai...
Jun 15, 2022
U.S. puts sanctions on men tied to Russian ultranationalist group
By Arshad Mohammed and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on two men linked to a Russian "ethnically motivated violent extremist group," one of w...
Jun 15, 2022
Fed officials jack up rates, inflation outlook
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday ratcheted up their forecasts for where their target interest rate will be at the end of this year and next, and signaled they expect less near-term r...
Jun 15, 2022
Analysis-Markets suspect new ECB tool to address bond stress could mimic old tools
By Yoruk Bahceli and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - Rather than invent a radical new instrument to ease bond market strains across the euro bloc, investors reckon the European Central Bank might ...
Jun 15, 2022
UK PM Boris Johnson suffers blow as second ethics adviser resigns
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a further blow to his authority on Wednesday when his second ethics adviser in less than two years quit his post. Johnson last week surv...
Jun 15, 2022
Canada to send C$9 million of replacement barrels for howitzer guns to Ukraine
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will provide 10 replacement barrels for M777 howitzer artillery guns to Ukraine in new military aid valued at C$9 million ($6.9 million), the Canadian defense minister said o...
Jun 15, 2022
Jan. 6 panel pressures Republican lawmaker with release of tour video
By Susan Heavey and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - - The congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol took aim at a fellow lawmaker on Wednesday as it releas...
Jun 15, 2022
Spotify to slow hiring by 25%
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Spotify Technology SA Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek informed the staff via email on Wednesday that the audio streaming company would reduce its hiring by 25%, accor...
Jun 15, 2022
U.S. Senate gun bill talks hit snag over mental illness, abuse provisions
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate negotiators, racing to settle details of bipartisan gun legislation, on Wednesday struggled to resolve serious disagreements over federal funding of...
Jun 15, 2022
