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Lagarde laments looming pressure on central bank independence

Lagarde laments looming pressure on central bank independence

Christine Lagarde has said the consensus about the need for central bank independence was “coming under pressure”. In a pre-recorded speech played at the Hungarian central bank’s Lámfalussy conference today (January 27), the European Central Bank president said…

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Oil prices hover near two-week low, weak China data adds to demand concerns

Oil prices hover near two-week low, weak China data adds to demand concerns

Oil prices hover near two-week low, weak China data adds to demand concerns by : Reuters Source link

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Why government can’t make America ‘healthier’ by micromanaging groceries purchased with SNAP benefits

Why government can’t make America ‘healthier’ by micromanaging groceries purchased with SNAP benefits

President Donald Trump’s pick for director of the Health and Human Services Department, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has announced a bold plan. He wants to “Make America Healthy Again.” Kennedy’s strategy has gotten a lot…

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What’s the difference between Hass and Shepard avocados? It’s not just the colour

What’s the difference between Hass and Shepard avocados? It’s not just the colour

Whether with crumbled feta or poached eggs, you’d be challenged to find a cafe in Australia or farther afield that doesn’t have avocado somewhere on the menu. This fruit (yep, it’s a fruit from a…

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Trump pause on clean funding is 'window of opportunity' for Europe, Poland says

Trump pause on clean funding is 'window of opportunity' for Europe, Poland says

Trump pause on clean funding is 'window of opportunity' for Europe, Poland says by : Reuters Source link

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Why Trump’s tariffs can’t solve America’s fentanyl crisis

Why Trump’s tariffs can’t solve America’s fentanyl crisis

Americans consume more illicit drugs per capita than anyone else in the world; about 6% of the U.S. population uses them regularly. One such drug, fentanyl – a synthetic opioid that’s 50 to 100 times…

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Online privacy policies can be 90,000 words long. Here are 3 ways to simplify them

Online privacy policies can be 90,000 words long. Here are 3 ways to simplify them

Think about the last app you downloaded. Did you read every word of the associated privacy policy? If so, did you fully understand it? If you said “no” to either of these questions, you are…

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Oil falls after Trump reverses Colombia sanctions threat By Reuters

Oil falls after Trump reverses Colombia sanctions threat By Reuters

By Anna Hirtenstein LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices wavered on Monday after the U.S. and Colombia reached a deal on deportations, reducing immediate concern over oil supply disruptions but keeping traders on edge. futures dropped 24…

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Voice of America has to provide ‘accurate, objective and comprehensive’ news – could that all change?

Voice of America has to provide ‘accurate, objective and comprehensive’ news – could that all change?

With President Donald Trump installed for a second term, one big item on the new administration’s agenda appears to be rearranging the media landscape, undermining its journalistic critics and giving a boost to the media…

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New solar plants to power majority of US electricity generation growth, EIA says By Reuters

New solar plants to power majority of US electricity generation growth, EIA says By Reuters

(Reuters) – The U.S. Energy Information Agency expects growth in U.S. power generation over the next two years to be mostly driven by new solar plants, it said on Friday. The EIA said in a…

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