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Fed has 'work to do' if price rises don't ease for Americans, Warsh says
The head of the US central bank said policymakers will "have work to do" to if they are not confident cost of living pressures are easing for Americans.
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Fed chair says delivering ‘stable prices’ is central bank’s job as inflation persists
The US Federal Reserve is not done fighting high inflation, its chair, Kevin Warsh, said in his first major speech in the role on Friday, emphasizing that it was “the Fed’s job to deliver stable prices”.
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Bessent defends yen support, cites US borrowing cost risks
After multiple warnings against the "speculative" and "one-sided" currency moves, Japan's Ministry of Finance appears to have put its money where its mouth is and intervened in the yen during the country's Golden Week h…
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SEC Proposes Amendments to Exchange Act Rule 3a12-8 to Add European Union Debt Obligations
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amending Rule 3a12-8. The change would add European Union debt obligations to the list of foreign government securities exempted for futures marketing and trading.
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Isabel Schnabel: Central banks on-chain
It is a great pleasure to discuss Darrell Duffie’s paper “Tokenized finance and the perimeter of central banking” at this year’s Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium.[1]
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Warsh at Jackson Hole: underlying inflation trend has not ’meaningfully improved’
The new Fed chair’s Jackson Hole speech appeared focused on strengthening his anti-inflation credentials, economists say.
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Asda returns to growth after more than two years
Chair Allan Leighton says lower prices and an improved online service are attracting more shoppers
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UK petrol prices hit highest level in almost four years as bank holiday getaway looms
UK petrol prices have hit their highest level since 2022, piling more financial pressure on motorists before the bank holiday weekend.
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The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric
As well as being quieter, cheaper to run and easier to clean, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C
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Jumping beans: UK shoppers turn to legumes to save cash and improve diet
Sales of beans, lentils and soya bean derivatives on rise while Britons buy less real and fake meat
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What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?
Other governments could seek similar concessions, while separate legal action is pending in places ranging from Kenya to the Netherlands
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How the Iran war unfolded: every attack and oil price change – visualised
From the first US and Israeli strikes six months ago to the battle for Hormuz, this timeline plots how Trump’s war on Iran quickly became a regional conflict with global economic consequences
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Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful, US judge rules
Anthropic argued designation as ‘supply chain risk’ could cost the company billions of dollars in lost business and reputational harm
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Venezuela weighs OPEC exit as U.S. ties deepen, Bloomberg reports
Venezuela is closely examining plans to leave OPEC, according to people familiar with the matter, delivering a fresh blow to the oil cartel it helped create more than six decades ago.
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SEC: 38 Entities Feigned Legitimacy as U.S. Advisers Through False Filings to Lure Retail Investors
Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - August 27, 2026) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 38 entities alleging that they made material misrepresentations in Forms ADV filed with the Commission between …
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Burnham announces crackdown on rogue bailiffs and ‘cowboy builders’
New rules are aimed at protecting people in debt in England and Wales and stopping homeowners being ripped off
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Democrats to investigate ‘miraculous’ rise of Trump Jr’s investment firm
Congressman Jamie Raskin asks president’s son to detail firm’s recent success after he joined 1789 Capital as partner
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Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions listed below:
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Fed’s Collins sees mixed inflation data, remains open to rate hikes
Boston Fed chief Susan Collins characterized the latest U.S. inflation figures as a mixed bag during an interview on Thursday at the central bank's annual Jackson Hole gathering in Wyoming. While the headline number exc…
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Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack with data of 8.7m customers accessed
Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports have been hit by a cyber-attack in which hackers accessed the data of about 8.7 million customers.
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AI-proof? Younger workers desert the digital world for traditional crafts
It’s a bleak moment for young people entering the workforce for the first time . For decades, a university degree seemed to promise a stable career – but entry-level white-collar jobs across almost all sectors are being…
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Ex-Barclays boss denies having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White
The former Barclays boss Jes Staley has denied having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White, after being questioned about an infamous email exchange about Disney princesses with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Bots and bargains: Zara owner launches cut-price Lefties in UK to rival Primark
The owner of Zara is taking on Primark, Shein and the supermarkets with the launch of its cut-price chain Lefties in Britain, backed by an army of robots.
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Meeting of 22-23 July 2026
Ms Schnabel started her presentation with the observation that since the Governing Council’s monetary policy meeting on 10-11 June 2026 financial markets had continued to be driven by the evolving conflict in the Middle…