Global Stocks Mixed Ahead of Expected US Rate Hike
Global stock markets are mixed as investors brace for another sharp interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve to cool inflation.
Global stock markets are mixed as investors brace for another sharp interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve to cool inflation.
BEIJING – The leaders of China and Indonesia pledged on Tuesday to scale up bilateral trade and expand cooperation in areas such as agriculture and food security, following a rare visit to COVID-wary China by a foreign head of state.
Business leaders and officials from eight developing nations meeting in Bangladesh say more cooperation is needed among them to overcome dwindling foreign currency reserves, a growing energy crisis and supply chain disruptions.
The Russian central bank diverged from its Western counterparts by slashing its key interest rate just a month after dropping it to where it was before the country sent troops into Ukraine.
The large number of unfilled NHS job vacancies is posing a serious risk to patient safety, a report by MPs says.
Declaring a global emergency means the monkeypox outbreak is an “extraordinary event” that could spill over into more countries and requires a coordinated global response.
There were no reports of any damage but stones could be seen raining down up to 1.5 miles away from the Sakurajima volcano, according to public television channel NHK.
Turkish officials say a deal on a U.N. plan to unblock the shipment of Ukrainian grain and to allow Russia to export grain and fertilizers will be signed in Istanbul on Friday.
Britain’s government has given the green light to a new nuclear power station that’s expected to generate enough low-carbon electricity to power 6 million homes.
Europe’s recent spate of wildfires is abating amid cooler temperatures.