"Several districts noted that banks tightened lending standards amid increased uncertainty and concerns about liquidity," the report said, adding that "overall price levels rose moderately during this reporting period, though the rate of price increases appeared to be slowing". There was also little ...
Friday also saw the release of data showing a forecast-busting jump in US jobs creation last month, signalling more work is needed to cool the economy. The Fed keeps a close eye on the jobs market as it decides on monetary policy. Inflation figures are due out later this week. The pledg...
Lebanon's Culture Minister Ghattas Khouri commended the Chinese leadership for launching the Belt and Road Initiative, saying "it will boost the level of economical, cultural and social exchange between the participant countries." Chinese submersible Jiaolong completes dives in South China Sea Jiaolong...
Also on the radar this week is the auction of seven-year US Treasuries, which will be followed closely after last month's weak sale sparked a sharp sell-off in bonds that sent yields soaring -- yields go in the opposite direction to prices -- and sparked a global market panic. "The p...
Crude oil prices moved sharply higher on Monday, extending recent gains amid renewed geopolitical concerns after Hezbollah and Israeli forces exchanged attacks across the Lebanon-Israel border. West Texas Intermediate crude for October delivery shot up $2.36 or 3.2 percent to $77.19 a barrel. ...
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and its most potent symbols are the Internet and the jumbo jet.These aspects of globalization have affected prostitution as well.Working girls in Thailand communicate with their clients in the West via e-mail and chat-rooms, and this has given birth to a new market for amateur writers: the ...
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Other West Asian (Middle Eastern) Drinks 87. Arak (Distilled Anise-Flavored Spirit) – Middle East (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine) Contrary to popular belief, Arak, also known as Araq, is a reminder that the Middle East does have its own alcohol. This potent drink is a distilled anise...
but it's slightly better than market expectations," said Zhou Hao, a Shanghai-based economist with ANZ bank."I expect the government to be more active... arranging fiscal expenditure in advance for some lagging projects," he told AFP.- Japan business confidence rises -In Japan, the central...