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1+ hour, 8+ min ago  (439+ words) STANFORD, California, July 16 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson on Thursday suggested he would be open to raising interest rates if there is no near-term improvement in inflation, though for now he believes it will ​be enough to hold…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (748+ words) July 17 (Reuters) – China can stabilise economic growth this year by accelerating already-budgeted national infrastructure investment projects, economists and one government adviser said, reducing the likelihood of large-scale fiscal stimulus. Beijing intends to counter a surprising across-the-board fall in investment, which…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago  (337+ words) There is a lot to say, but not much of what anyone wants to hear. Beef, whether imported or domestic, has reached price levels that have rationed the number of consumers and increased the amount of alternative product. Imported beef…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago  (397+ words) The headline June 2026 U.S. retail sales growth of 0.2% suggests a consumer market stalling under macroeconomic weight. This interpretation is mechanically incorrect. Because the Department of Commerce reports retail sales in nominal terms, the metric is highly vulnerable to pricing volatility in…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (281+ words) Group purchasing already places rates 20% to 28% below standard market pricing. South Korea's Korea Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises will offer a 5% premium discount on product liability (PL) insurance and mutual aid products to small and medium-sized manufacturers that have…...

13+ min ago  (170+ words) Business Upturn KOSPI Plunges Over 6% at Open as South Korean Stocks Tumble South Korean stocks plunged sharply at the open on Wednesday, with the KOSPI Composite Index shedding 6.46% to trade at 6,820.60, signalling severe selling pressure across the broader market. The…...

11+ hour, 48+ min ago  (603+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — There was a time when breakfast was simple. A couple of slices of bread spread with peanut butter, a bowl of cornflakes with cold milk and a mug of Milo were enough to start the day. On…...

28+ min ago  (54+ words) TradingView FED GOV JEFFERSON Q&A/STANFORD: FED POLICY CAN'T TARGET JOB PROSPECTS OF NEW GRADS; AIMS TO HELP WHOLE LABOR MKT; NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE More news from Mace News...

24+ min ago  (572+ words) The Fed vice chair described a US labor market stuck in a 'low-hiring, low-firing' holding pattern as AI reshapes the economic landscape. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson told a Brookings Institution audience on February 6 that artificial intelligence is simultaneously…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago  (154+ words) The NZX 50 dropped 23 points, or 0.2%, to 13,591 in Friday morning trade, retreating for the fifth consecutive session and remaining at its lowest level since July 2, tracking a decline on Wall Street overnight, with technology stocks leading the losses. Persistently high oil…...