Donald Trump sworn in as 47th US president
Investing.com — Donald Trump has been inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States. The swearing-in ceremony was conducted by Chief Justice John Roberts. Alongside him, JD Vance took…
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Russia’s budget deficit widens to $34.4 billion after late spending spree
(Reuters) – Russia recorded a budget deficit of more than 3 trillion roubles for the third year running in 2024, the finance ministry said on Monday, with both spending and…
Trump says he will tariff and tax foreign countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would tariff and tax countries to enrich Americans, promised an overhaul of the trade system, and said the United…
Guggenheim expects Fed to cut rates about every quarter in 2025
By Divya Chowdhury and Bansari Mayur Kamdar DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Guggenheim Partners’ chief investment officer forecast on Monday that the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates…
FTSE 100 hits another record high, investors eye Trump policies
(Reuters) -London’s blue-chip FTSE 100 hit a record high on Monday for the second session in a row as investors awaited Donald Trump’s return to the White House for fresh…
Trump says he will immediately declare national energy emergency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would immediately declare a national energy emergency, promising to fill up strategic reserves and export American energy all over…
Canada firms see better sales, fret about possible US measures: central bank survey
By Promit Mukherjee and David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Canadian firms see improved demand and sales in the coming year, largely fueled by rate cuts, but are concerned…
Nigeria to rebase GDP and inflation data by month-end, stats office says
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria plans to rebase its gross domestic product (GDP) and inflation data by the end of the month to capture changes in certain sectors of the economy…
Central banks’ green push hits a hurdle as Fed drops out
By Francesco Canepa and Virginia Furness FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A global effort by central banks to join the fight against climate change has hit a major hurdle with the U.S.…
ECB’s Vujcic says market pricing of rate cuts reasonable
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Market expectations for European Central Bank interest rate cuts are reasonable but economic conditions can still change, so there is no guarantee the bank will set rates…