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Argentines are buying bitcoin as the dollar loses its appeal: Purchases of bitcoin rose to their highest weekly level in 20 months, Bloomberg reported ...
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Argentines are buying bitcoin as the dollar loses its appeal
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Bitcoin is trumping dollars for many inflation-weary Argentines: Argentines are buying Bitcoin to protect themselves from 276% inflation instead of rushing to ...
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Bitcoin is trumping dollars for many inflation-weary Argentines
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Argentines abandon dollars for Bitcoin to tackle inflation: Argentines are abandoning the US dollar in favour of Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency’s value reached an ...
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Argentines abandon dollars for Bitcoin to tackle inflation
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Argentines are buying bitcoin as the dollar loses its appeal: Purchases of bitcoin rose to their highest weekly level in 20 months, Bloomberg reported ...
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Argentines are buying bitcoin as the dollar loses its appeal
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Bitcoin is trumping dollars for many inflation-weary Argentines: Argentines are buying Bitcoin to protect themselves from 276% inflation instead of rushing to ...
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Bitcoin is trumping dollars for many inflation-weary Argentines
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Argentines abandon dollars for Bitcoin to tackle inflation: Argentines are abandoning the US dollar in favour of Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency’s value reached an ...
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Argentines abandon dollars for Bitcoin to tackle inflation
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RBA to ‘increase interest rates three times’: A top forecaster issued a dire interest rate warning, predicting that the Reserve Bank will be forced to hike three ...
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RBA to ‘increase interest rates three times’
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Why experts say inflation is relatively low but voters feel differently: Grocery prices are a key component of any household budget, and rising food prices can ...
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Why experts say inflation is relatively low but voters feel differently
Quick Glance: Rising Key Fed Inflation Measure in March
  • In March, inflation remained strong, with an important indicator closely monitored by the Federal Reserve indicating elevated price pressures.

  • The personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy increased 2.8% from a year ago in March, above expectations.

  • Both the all-items PCE price gauge and the core index increased by 2.7%, higher than estimates, leading to a positive market reaction.

  • Markets reacted mildly to the data, with Wall Street set to open higher, while Treasury yields fell and the probability of rate cuts increased slightly.
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The economy grew a disappointing 1.6% in Q1. What does it mean for interest rates?
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The economy grew a disappointing 1.6% in Q1. What does it mean for ...
Quick Glance: Unlikelihood of Fed Rate Cut Before Elections Disrupts Markets
  • Investors cast doubt on a Fed rate cut before September.

  • Expectations are now fully priced in for a rate cut on November 6-7.

  • The shift in market expectations stemmed from inflation and growth data.

  • There is now an estimated 75 percent likelihood of a Fed rate cut by September.
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What's behind the unstoppable American consumer: The drivers of such robust spending — and how long they can last — are key to what's ahead for the ...
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What's behind the unstoppable American consumer
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Taiwan 2024 GDP forecast is 3.29% | Taiwan News | Apr. 25, 2024 14:16
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Taiwan 2024 GDP forecast is 3.29% | Taiwan News | Apr. 25, 2024 14:16
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Raising a child in the US is getting even more expensive: The cost of raising a child in the U.S. has gotten exponentially more expensive, averaging about $21 ...
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Raising a child in the US is getting even more expensive
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Sainsbury’s Expects Retail Profit to Exceed £1 Billion This Year: J Sainsbury Plc expects a big jump in profit this year as the UK supermarket chain pulls in ...
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Sainsbury’s Expects Retail Profit to Exceed £1 Billion This Year
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New I Bond rates won't be tantalizing but they could be decent: Inflation has cooled from a recent peak of 9.1% in June 2022. I Bond rates have pulled back, too ...
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New I Bond rates won't be tantalizing but they could be decent
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More than 1 in 4 US adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire: AARP study
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More than 1 in 4 US adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire: ...
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Cost of preparing Jollof rice up 29.3% – Report: The SBM Jollof Index tracks how much it costs to make a pot of jollof rice for a family of five
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Cost of preparing Jollof rice up 29.3% – Report
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Staff at Kent school face redundancies due to rising 'costs and inflation': The Duke of York's Royal Military School said it was consulting on a ...
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Staff at Kent school face redundancies due to rising 'costs and inflation'
Quick Glance: Arrest and Three Injured in Wales School Attack
  • Police urge removal of social media footage to prevent contempt of court and distressing those affected.

  • A parent expresses concern over the injured and highlights the rarity of such incidents in Ammanford.

  • Three injured and one arrested after an incident at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, South-west Wales.

  • Recap of the ongoing investigation at the school as parents anxiously wait for updates on their children's safety.
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No limit to how low the yen will go: TOKYO - Who needs Las Vegas or Macau when betting on how low the yen can go is the best game anywhere? It’s not where ...
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No limit to how low the yen will go
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US Treasury Yields Fall After Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge Meet Expectations: A selloff in US Treasuries paused on Friday, bringing yields down from their ...
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US Treasury Yields Fall After Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge Meet ...
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Does fighting inflation always lead to recession? What NZ data tells: Here is what 60 years of New Zealand data shows us.
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Does fighting inflation always lead to recession? What NZ data tells
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Stock market today: Indexes rise to close best week since November: US stocks climbed to end the week. The tech sector rallied sharply, with the Nasdaq Composite ...
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Stock market today: Indexes rise to close best week since November
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UK consumers feeling more confident about finances, says NatWest boss: For first time since August 2021 people expect position to be better in a year ...
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UK consumers feeling more confident about finances, says NatWest boss
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Too Much Donald Trump — and a Bit Too Much Inflation: The former president is trying to convince Americans that Biden is weak by repeating it over and over again ...
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Too Much Donald Trump — and a Bit Too Much Inflation
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Japanese yen retreats after sudden surge: The Japanese yen slid on Friday, having briefly jumped against the dollar and other currencies ...
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Japanese yen retreats after sudden surge
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Türkiye holds interest rate unchanged: Despite ongoing decline, underlying trend of monthly inflation higher than expected, bank says
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Türkiye holds interest rate unchanged
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Argentina's inflation fight makes peso world's strongest currency: Javier Milei's measures to tame Argentina's inflation have boosted the peso to the top ...
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Argentina's inflation fight makes peso world's strongest currency
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Singapore’s private home price growth slows to 1.4% amid lower sales: In the first quarter of 2024, the total stock of unsold new homes rose to 20,204 units.
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Singapore’s private home price growth slows to 1.4% amid lower sales
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What to Do With Bonds When Inflation Won’t Die: Readers weigh in, and our columnist responds, on how to invest for income in this market
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What to Do With Bonds When Inflation Won’t Die
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Insights into Brazil’s April Inflation Slowdown: In April, inflation in Brazil experienced a significant deceleration, as evidenced by the IPCA-15 index ...
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Insights into Brazil’s April Inflation Slowdown
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Türkiye to implement 'strong' public savings measures in H2: Şimşek: Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek on Friday said strong measures meant to enhance ...
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Türkiye to implement 'strong' public savings measures in H2: Şimşek
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Korean economy grows but public feels little effect : The surprise growth of the Korean economy in the first quarter of this year appears not to be felt by the ...
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Korean economy grows but public feels little effect
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Milei sparks wild rally that makes peso number one in the world: Four months into office, President Javier Milei has pulled off a critical feat in a country ...
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Milei sparks wild rally that makes peso number one in the world
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Weakening yen affects Japanese economy: The yen continues to weaken against the dollar, falling to the 156-yen level on Friday, the lowest in nearly 34 years ...
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Weakening yen affects Japanese economy
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Cooler US GDP Growth Obscures Resilient Demand From Consumers, Businesses: The surprisingly sharp downshift in US economic growth last quarter masked otherwise ...
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Cooler US GDP Growth Obscures Resilient Demand From Consumers, Businesses
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Friday: Foreigners worried about a letter revoking their residency rights; Swiss salaries are higher but ...
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
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Central Bank lowers key rate to 60%: Policymakers at Argentina’s Central Bank lower interest rates to 60% from 70% as officials bet on a sustained slowdown of ...
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Central Bank lowers key rate to 60%
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It’s a question of jobs, stupid! : It’s a question of jobs, stupid! 
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It’s a question of jobs, stupid! 
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Austria - an expensive country for workers: According to the OECD, Austria places a higher burden on labor income than almost any other country in the world ...
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Austria - an expensive country for workers
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Vegetable prices to be elevated due to heat wave till June: Crisil: The Meteorological Department expects above-normal temperatures till June ...
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Vegetable prices to be elevated due to heat wave till June: Crisil
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Market Tensions Reflect in Ibovespa’s Minor Decline: In a day marked by mixed economic signals and internal corporate news, the Ibovespa index closed down ...
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Market Tensions Reflect in Ibovespa’s Minor Decline
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FTC chief says tech advancements risk health care price fixing: Price fixing removes competition from the market and generally makes goods and services more ...
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FTC chief says tech advancements risk health care price fixing
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Wall Street's Stagflation Specter: Slow Growth Meets Rising Costs - The Rio Times
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UK lawmakers seek urgent clarity on new post-Brexit border controls: British lawmakers have called on the government to "urgently" clarify what will happen next ...
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UK lawmakers seek urgent clarity on new post-Brexit border controls
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Cost of borrowing continues to rise – IMF: IMF advises the affected countries that adapting to these challenges requires a resolute package of strong domestic ...
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Cost of borrowing continues to rise – IMF
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IMF calls for smaller budget amid low revenue receipts: The IMF mission suggested that the upcoming budget, which will be unveiled in the first week of June ...
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IMF calls for smaller budget amid low revenue receipts
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The ‘Senior’ Jobs That Require Little or No Experience: Many early-career jobs now come with inflated titles, and a loophole in the FTC’s new ban on noncompetes ...
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The ‘Senior’ Jobs That Require Little or No Experience
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Iran-Israel war: Impact on the economy and financial markets - Companies - The Jakarta Post
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Iran-Israel war: Impact on the economy and financial markets - Companies - ...
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Inflation, operating costs had the biggest impact on Asian firms last year, survey shows
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Inflation, operating costs had the biggest impact on Asian firms last year ...
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Oil prices up over fall in US stockpiles and Middle East tensions: Decrease in US commercial crude oil stocks and tensions in Middle East support higher prices
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Oil prices up over fall in US stockpiles and Middle East tensions
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Milei’s team sees inflation slowing faster than economist survey: President Javier Milei’s economic team sees monthly inflation slowing much faster this year ...
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Milei’s team sees inflation slowing faster than economist survey
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Social Security’s COLA formula could change under new proposal: Using a different index to measure Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment could better ...
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Social Security’s COLA formula could change under new proposal
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Local tourism spending in Türkiye more than doubles in 2023: Local spending on tourism in Türkiye more than doubled in 2023, official data showed Wednesday ...
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Local tourism spending in Türkiye more than doubles in 2023
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Why experts say you should lock in a savings rate now – before it’s too late: Saving providers are pulling some of the best deals from the market as they are ...
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Why experts say you should lock in a savings rate now – before it’s too ...
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StanChart Tells Clients Craving Oil, Copper to Beware Inflation: Some Standard Chartered Plc clients are increasingly favoring tangible assets like copper and ...
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StanChart Tells Clients Craving Oil, Copper to Beware Inflation
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Inflation, War and Expensive Housing: What “Gen Z” Worries Most: Inflation, war and expensive housing - These are the biggest concerns of young people in Germany ...
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Inflation, War and Expensive Housing: What “Gen Z” Worries Most
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Inflation 'rising' due to BJP's waiver of Rs 16 lakh crore loans of industrialists: Akhilesh Yadav
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Inflation 'rising' due to BJP's waiver of Rs 16 ...
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Nikkei leads Asian gains following Wall Street rally: Asian shares rose on Wednesday, led by an 2% gain in Japan’s Nikkei 225 after U.S. stocks rallied for a ...
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Nikkei leads Asian gains following Wall Street rally
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Number of New Homes for Sale Surges: Sales of new homes also rose, according to government data.
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Number of New Homes for Sale Surges
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D.R. Horton projects strong 2024, despite inflation and high interest rates: Arlington-based D.R. Horton, the country’s largest homebuilder, saw a 14% ...
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D.R. Horton projects strong 2024, despite inflation and high interest ...
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Crisis in Argentina: Javier Milei's austerity policy and its victims: Claudio has a house, a car, a good job. With inflation at 200 percent, this will soon no ...
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Crisis in Argentina: Javier Milei's austerity policy and its victims