June 30, 2024, 2:02 p.m.

Top U.S. shipping gateway mostly closes due to port worker shortage

A shortage of West Coast port workers has forced the busiest U.S

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Tesla to build Shanghai factory to make Megapack batteries

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is opening a factory in Shanghai

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OECD says global economic outlook ‘slightly better’ for 2023 but inflation risks linger

OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann said the global economic outlook is “slightly brighter” this year but inflation challenges remain.

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UK economy rebounds with stronger-than-expected January GDP print

The U.K. remains the only country in the G-7 (Group of Seven) major economies that has yet to fully recover its lost output during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Long-awaited Fed digital payment system to launch in July

FedNow, the Federal Reserve’s digital payments system, will debut in July.

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‘Let’s bring France to a halt’: Oil refineries blocked and trains halted by pension reform protests

Exactly one year ago, on March 16, 2022, the Federal Open Market Committee enacted the first of what would be eight interest rate increases.

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Credit Suisse chair says SVB crisis looks contained, rejects talk of government assistance

The contagion effect from the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is local and contained, said Credit Suisse Chairman Axel Lehmann.

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Oil tumbles to lowest level since December 2021 as banking crisis routs markets

Oil prices fell sharply Wednesday, as traders feared a brewing banking crisis could dent global economic growth.

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U.S. inflation is likely ‘far stickier’ and could last a decade, Bill Smead says

Inflation in the U.S. is likely to be “far stickier” and could last a decade, according to Bill Smead, chief investment officer at Smead Capital Management.

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Fed can’t tame inflation without ‘significantly’ more hikes that will cause a recession, paper says

The Federal Reserve building is seen before the Federal Reserve board is expected to signal plans to raise interest rates in March as it focuses on fighting inflation in Washington, January 26, 2022.

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