This photo taken on Jan. 30, 2025 shows the European Central Bank ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Zhang Fan/Xinhua via Getty Images The European Central Bank is widely expected to trim interest rates for the third time this year as global tariff tensions and uncertainty threaten the euro zone’s economic growth. As of Wednesday, markets…
A 9-year-old boy in Kentucky was swept away by flood waters on Friday, one of at least nine people to die in a series of dramatic storms that continue to pummel the US. High winds and heavy rain continued to batter states including Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky on Saturday, delaying recovery efforts. Forecasters at the…
The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates for the second time this year at its Thursday meeting, but disagreement among policymakers may be set to increase amid tariff uncertainty and a potential ramp-up in regional defense spending. Markets had on Wednesday fully priced in a quarter-point rate cut for the March meeting,…
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) at the central bank’s building in Sydney, Australia on May 2, 2022. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday cut benchmark interest rates for the first time in over four years, joining ranks with other major global central banks, as softening inflation allows…
The restaurant has long played a central role in the world of dating. One only need to watch the iconic When Harry Met Sally scene set in New York’s Katz’s Delicatessen or enjoy Ratatouille for the hundredth time to understand that restaurants are a setting of love, sensuality, intimacy, and most certainly, plenty of heat….
Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 06, 2024 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday reiterated the central bank’s commitment to bringing inflation down and signaled that policymakers aren’t…
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has launched a meme-coin in a bid to raise the profile of the country, which is one of the world’s poorest. Meme-coins are used to build popularity for a viral internet trend or movement and fans are inspired to collect and give them value, but they are extremely volatile…
The Reserve Bank of India logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2025. Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty Images On Friday, the Reserve Bank of India trimmed its repo rate by 25 basis points. A day prior, the Bank of England lowered interest rates by 25 basis points, following the European Central…
Sanjay Malhotra, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), during a news conference in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. India’s newly-appointed central bank governor Malhotra said he will look to uphold stability and continuity in policy in his role. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The…
The Bank of England on 6 Feb. 2025, in London, England. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images The Bank of England lowered interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, following the European Central Bank’s cut of the same amount on Jan. 30. The Reserve Bank of India is also widely expectedly to…
