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French economy grew slightly more than expected in 2025
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (349+ words) French economy grew slightly more than expected in 2025Le Monde.fr In the end, France's 2025 economic growth exceeded expectations, albeit only slightly. The economy grew by 0.9% in 2025, despite political and international instability, budgetary uncertainty, and a slowdown in gross domestic product…...
Fed halts rate cuts amid dollar plunge and pressure from Trump
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (391+ words) Fed halts rate cuts amid dollar plunge and pressure from Trump'Le Monde.fr The pause was widely anticipated. The US Federal Reserve chose to hold its key interest rates steady on Wednesday, January 28, keeping them between 3.5% and 3.75% after three consecutive…...
Powell says Federal Reserve subpoenaed by Trump Justice Department
2+ week, 4+ day ago (268+ words) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell revealed Sunday, January 11, that the central bank had been subpoenaed by the Justice Department, blasting the move as part of President Donald Trump's extraordinary pressure campaign on US monetary policy decisions. Powell said in a…...
US economy creates far fewer jobs under Trump than Biden
2+ week, 6+ day ago (386+ words) US economy creates far fewer jobs under Trump than Biden'Le Monde.fr Nearly 12 months after Donald Trump's inauguration, employment figures in the United States paint a decidedly mixed picture of the situation. The December figures, published by the Bureau of…...