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Economy
When Did Cashing Savings Bonds Become So Impossible?
Citing potential fraud, banks are making it increasingly difficult to pay out savings bonds. An unlikely beneficiary is the federal…
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Economy
A Plot to Oust the House Speaker Hits Weary Investors
Matt Gaetz’s move to unseat Kevin McCarthy is adding volatility to equity and bond markets.
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World
How China’s Property Crisis Is Testing Its Too-Big-to-Fail Banks
Banks hold enormous amounts of real estate debt, and regulators are nervous. But a fast-moving crisis is unlikely because the…
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Economy
Fed Chair’s Message Is Clear: The Fight Against Inflation Isn’t Over
Jerome H. Powell, the head of the Federal Reserve, struck a resolute tone in a speech at the central bank’s…
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Economy
One Year Later, Powell Faces a Changed Economy and Market
Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, warned in 2022 that the central bank might hurt the economy to cool inflation.…
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World
Why It’s So Hard for China to Fix Its Real Estate Crisis
Beijing has often addressed economic troubles by boosting spending on infrastructure and real estate, but now heavy debt loads make…
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Economy
U.K. Inflation Eases to 6.8% as Energy Prices Fall
The News Inflation in Britain rose last month at its slowest pace in more than a year, driven largely by…
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Economy
Lebanon Freezes Accounts of Former Central Bank Governor
The action comes days after a U.S.-led coalition accused Riad Salameh of decades of corruption to enrich himself at the…
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World
China Stocks Slump as Economic Gloom Spreads
A string of worrying data has taken the fizz out of markets.
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Economy
Why Britain’s Mortgage Holders Are Being Squeezed
The Bank of England’s campaign to curb inflation is pushing up monthly payments for millions of homeowners.