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Russia’s central bank sounded alarms on the economy Friday as the falling ruble and a record labor shortage add inflationary pressures.Policymakers kept the benchmark interest rate steady at 7.5%, where it has been since September, but signaled an increase may be coming soon.”The option of hiking the rate was considered, but by consensus we decided…

A “tall, skinny alien creature with greenish color” that was about eight to 10 feet tall was reportedly hiding behind a forklift in a Las Vegas family’s backyard after a potential UFO crashed overnight April 30/May 1.”I looked at it in the eyes, and my body just froze like having sleep paralysis,” a witness, who…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan attends the shareholders meeting of SNB in Bern, Switzerland, April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank could raise interest rates to tackle inflation which remains above target, Chairman Thomas Jordan said in an interview published on Saturday, Jordan defended the…

Extreme supporters of Donald Trump have met news of his federal indictment with visions of violence and retribution.At The Donald, a forum for ultra-MAGA Trump supporters, users demanded public executions and other forms of lynching to avenge the federal prosecution of Trump, for the alleged mishandling of state secrets at Mar a Lago after he…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Bank of Korea is seen on the top of its building in Seoul, South Korea, July 14, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji SEOUL (Reuters) – Borrowing by South Korean households grew in May, marking the biggest increase in 19 months, as demand for mortgages climbs due to a loosening…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A worker walks past steel rolls at the Chongqing Iron and Steel plant in Changshou, Chongqing, China August 6, 2018. Picture taken August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory gate prices fell at the fastest pace in seven years in May and quicker than forecasts, as faltering demand…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO-An employee of a supermarket named Akidai works at a store in Tokyo, Japan January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato By Kantaro Komiya and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s wages rose in April as major companies lifted pay at the fastest pace in three decades on workers’ increased demands for salaries to…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank Governing Council member Ignazio Visco gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Rome, Italy, May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo ROME (Reuters) – The rapid decline in energy costs should help to tame inflation in Europe, Bank of Italy governor Ignazio Visco said on Saturday,…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference in Washington, U.S, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque   UBSG +2.41% Add to/Remove from Watchlist Add to Watchlist Add Position Position added successfully to: Please name your holdings portfolio Type: BUY SELL Date:   Amount: Price Point Value: Leverage: 1:1 1:10 1:25…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A packet of U.S. five-dollar bills is inspected at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington March 26, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron   AUD/USD +0.47% Add to/Remove from Watchlist Add to Watchlist Add Position Position added successfully to: Please name your holdings portfolio Type: BUY SELL Date:   Amount: Price Point…