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Euro zone bond yields crept lower on Wednesday ahead of hotly anticipated U.S. inflation data as Refinitiv data showed that traders have priced in a second consecutive 50 basis-point hike from the European Central Bank at its September meeting. Euro zone money markets are now pricing in a 100% chance of a 50 basis-point hike from the ECB next month, up from 95% on Tuesday and around a 50% chance last week, the Refinitiv data showed. Traders have also increased their bets on another 75 basis-point hike from the Federal Reserve next month following last week's better-than-forecast jobs data, which helped lift yields away from last week's multi-month lows.
China has withdrawn a promise not to send troops or administrators to Taiwan after taking it back, an official document showed on Wednesday, signalling a decision by President Xi Jinping to grant less autonomy than previously suggested. China's white paper on its position on self-ruled Taiwan follows days of unprecedented Chinese military exercises near the island, which Beijing claims as its territory, in protest against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit last week. Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims, says the island's people should decide its future and vows to defend its democracy.
Mary Altaffer/APA New York congressional candidate’s father played a small part in the biggest financial scandal of the past decade—at a time when the candidate herself was managing the family’s assets.The massive Panama Papers leak of 2016 exposed more than 214,000 once-opaque firms and triggered prosecutions and political meltdowns across the planet. The trove of shady businesses reported by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists included an entity called Tri-Stone Ltd. whic
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty/Disney+/MurphyMadeWhen her agent calls, “I never know if it’s going to be a good thing or a bad thing,” the actor Julia Lester said. Last August, one such call came through, and it turned out to be life-changing.A few weeks before, Lester, 22, had auditioned to play Little Red Riding Hood in a forthcoming production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. She recalled to The Daily Beast that she had sent a self-made tape of herself singing
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyRepublican reaction to the FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort was swift, most notably on Fox News. And one thing that struck Fever Dreams podcast host Will Sommer “was how many guys who were also under investigation for Jan. 6-related matters” were also guests on Fox News decrying the move by the FBI.On the latest episode of the podcast, Sommer and guest host Anthony Fisher, senior opinion editor at The Daily
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Dublin, Aug. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Mexico Prepaid Card and Digital Wallet Business and Investment Opportunities Databook - Market Size and Forecast, Consumer Attitude & Behaviour, Retail Spend" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The prepaid card market (value terms) in Mexico increased at a CAGR of 11.7% during 2017-2021. Over the forecast period of 2022 to 2026, the market is expected to record a CAGR of 14.6%, increasing from US$19.57 billion in 2022 to rea
TOKYO (AP) — Toshiba reported a 44% improvement in profit in the last quarter as the Japanese technology giant worked to revamp its brand image and reassure investors about its management. Tokyo-based Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday that it recorded a 25.9 billion yen ($192 million) profit in the April-June period, up from 18 billion yen the year before. Quarterly sales rose nearly 2% to 740.7 billion yen ($5.5 billion). Toshiba has promised to boost sales by forging ahead with clean energy, infras
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NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams said it plainly: It isn’t really fair. A male athlete would never have to make the same choice. But after a trailblazing career that both transformed and transcended her sport, Williams, who turns 41 next month, has told the world she’ll soon step away from tennis to focus on having a second child and making her daughter, Olympia, a big sister. Her explanation in a lengthy Vogue essay resonated with women in sports and well beyond, many of whom could relate only t
MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid’s biggest addition to its squad this season may end up being a player who already belonged to the club. Álvaro Morata returned from on loan to Juventus and impressed in the offseason, giving hope to Atlético that he could be the player needed by coach Diego Simeone to complete his attack. Simeone looked in awe on the bench after Morata made a great run and got past two defenders to score one of the goals in his hat trick in the 4-0 win against Juventus in Atlético’s
Dublin, Aug. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "France Elevator and Escalator - Market Size and Growth Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. France Elevator and Escalator market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4% during 2022-2028Infrastructure Projects and Ageing Population Growth are Driving Business For Elevators And Escalators France's elevators and escalators market is witnessing moderate growth as the increased migration of people from rural to urba
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