Rob EnglandData Journalist, BBC VerifyJack FenwickPolitical correspondentEPAThe government spent nearly a third less on hotels to house asylum seekers between April 2024 and March 2025, according to newly published figures.The Home…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials must deactivate a death-row inmate 's implanted heart-regulating device to avert the risk that it might try to shock him during his lethal injection, a judge ruled Friday.The order by Nashville…
Central banks just love to in gradual, 25 basis-point chunks, don’t they? Nobody knows why. And frankly, it doesn’t always make much sense, writes James Smith. Should the next week? And should the Fed and BoE speed things up?THINK…
Our last update on Nasdaq’s U.S. and Stockholm IPO Pulses was on April 10 — the day after the Liberation Day tariffs were suspended for 90 days until July 9 (since extended to August 1). At that time, the Nasdaq-100® and the…
On July 16, 2025, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani of the Kingdom of Bahrain signed a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Civil Nuclear Cooperation (NCMOU) with…
Thank you, Avi. It is an honor to be back with you at the NBER Summer Institute. Thanks to you, Erik, and Catherine for organizing these insightful and thought-provoking…
The BLS Producer Price Index (), measuring wholesale prices, surprised to the downside, showing a zero percent increase in prices for June. came in lower than what all 50 forecasters in Bloomberg’s survey predicted. To wit, both the…
Thank you, Robin. And thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today on the important topic of housing and how housing fits in with the broader economy.1
First, I…
As the Global South gains influence, Africa is charting a new path toward financial sovereignty, shifting away from dependence on foreign aid, said African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.
Speaking at the 7th Mid-Year…