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Biden throws US solar installers a lifeline with tariff relief, but can incentives bring manufacturing back?

Biden throws US solar installers a lifeline with tariff relief, but can incentives bring manufacturing back?

The Biden administration announced it was putting a two-year freeze on the threat of new solar tariffs, throwing a lifeline to U.S. solar installers – and boosting the country’s ability to meet its climate goals.…

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New rules for crypto assets will protect consumers and innovators

New rules for crypto assets will protect consumers and innovators

If you spend any time among the cryptocurrency community you’ll come across the mantra “HODL”. Originally a typo for “hold” on a Bitcoin forum, it has become all-purpose advice to anyone looking at the day’s…

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U.S. gasoline average price tops $5 per gallon in historic first By Reuters

U.S. gasoline average price tops $5 per gallon in historic first By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A customer refuels their vehicle at a Mobil gas station in Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, U.S., March 10, 2022. Picture taken March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 2/2 By…

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Biden just declared heat pumps and solar panels essential to national defense – here’s why and the challenges ahead

Biden just declared heat pumps and solar panels essential to national defense – here’s why and the challenges ahead

Solar panels, heat pumps and hydrogen are all building blocks of a clean energy economy. But are they truly “essential to the national defense”? President Joe Biden proclaimed that they are in early June when…

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Swiss central bank defends board structure

Swiss central bank defends board structure

The Swiss National Bank has defended its governing board after an April 2022 NGO report criticised it for lacking differing points of view. SNB spokesperson Claudia Aebersold Szalay, told Central Banking on June 3 that…

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Biden promised Bolsonaro U.S. would reconsider tariffs on Brazil steel -sources By Reuters

Biden promised Bolsonaro U.S. would reconsider tariffs on Brazil steel -sources By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro during the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 9, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 2/2 By…

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Inflation hits fresh 40-year high, pushing Fed to get more aggressive with interest rates – and the ‘Beveridge curve’ should give it courage to do so

Inflation hits fresh 40-year high, pushing Fed to get more aggressive with interest rates – and the ‘Beveridge curve’ should give it courage to do so

Inflation surged at the fastest pace in over 40 years in May 2022, pushing the Federal Reserve toward a more aggressive pace of interest rate increases to slow it down. While there’s concern it could…

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Apple will now lend you money to keep you spending and expand its empire

Apple will now lend you money to keep you spending and expand its empire

Apple has joined the thriving “buy now, pay later” industry, with a customised service called Apple Pay Later. The service was announced earlier this week at the 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference, and will initially be…

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Gold Hits 4-Week Highs as U.S. Inflation Report Shocks Markets By Investing.com

Gold Hits 4-Week Highs as U.S. Inflation Report Shocks Markets By Investing.com

By Barani Krishnan. Investing.com — Inflation is everywhere. And gold bulls are lapping it up. U.S. gold futures hit four-week peaks on Friday as stocks on Wall Street took their worst beating in three weeks…

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What ‘grassroots humanitarians’ eager to travel to Ukraine or its borders should know before dashing off

What ‘grassroots humanitarians’ eager to travel to Ukraine or its borders should know before dashing off

Most Americans want the U.S. government to aid Ukraine and pressure Russia to cease its brutal war against its neighbor. So far, more than US$1 billion in charitable funds are flowing from the U.S. to…

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