Tag: Economy

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A site fence is placed in front of the Austrian National Bank (OeNB) building in Vienna, Austria, June 15, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader VIENNA (Reuters) – Risks from insufficiently cautious mortgage lending are increasing amid Austria’s housing market boom, the central bank said on Wednesday, stressing that such loans need close scrutiny.…

CARTERET, N.J., Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —   United Roosevelt Savings Bank (“URSB”) a community focused financial institution in Carteret, established in 1914 and located on Cooke Avenue announced that it has donated $1 million to the  Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center (CPAC) and has been awarded the naming rights for the state-of-the-art facility.   “URSB is…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021. REUTERS/Nir Elias/Illustration/File Photo 2/2 By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Bank of Israel is expected to leave short-term interest rates unchanged this week, its 13th such decision in a row, though some analysts believe it…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Flags of Taiwan and U.S. are placed for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Taiwan next week will hold a second session of an economic dialogue launched last year in the face of increasing pressure on the island from China,…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Barclays is seen on the top of one of its branch in Madrid, Spain, March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File Photo (Reuters) – The global economy is expected to grow at 6% this year, Barclays (LON:BARC) analysts said on Thursday, adding that the slow pace of growth was still…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration of U.S. dollar, Swiss Franc, British pound and Euro bank notes, taken in Warsaw January 26, 2011. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo By Howard Schneider and Mark John WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Huge spending by governments kept the world economy afloat during the pandemic as officials mobilized a fiscal response not…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada will not raise its benchmark interest rate until the slack in the country’s economy is absorbed, which has not yet happened but…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) is seen at their main building in Manila, Philippines March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines central bank may continue its accommodative policy stance even as it expects the economy could exceed the government’s growth target…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Mexico’s Central Bank (Banco de Mexico) is seen at its building in downtown Mexico City, Mexico February 28, 2019. Picture taken February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril By Anthony Esposito and Dave Graham (NYSE:GHM) MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The Bank of Mexico raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People cross a street in Tokyo March 18, 2015. . REUTERS/Yuya Shino By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy likely contracted in the third quarter as curbs to stop a coronavirus resurgence and supply bottlenecks hurt consumption and output, a Reuters poll of economists showed on Thursday. The forecast was…