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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A logo of DBS is pictured outside an office in Singapore January 5, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) – DBS Group (OTC:DBSDY) flagged strong business momentum after its profit rose to a record last year, cementing a recovery for Southeast Asia’s largest lender as pandemic-hit economies rebound and…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An UNHCR worker pushes a wheelbarrow loaded with aid supplies for a displaced Afghan family outside the distribution center as a Taliban fighter secures the area on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s central bank on Saturday criticised Washington’s plan to use half…

While most economists are talking about the Federal Reserve raising interest rates more aggressively after Thursday’s news of raging inflation, Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman says the Fed shouldn’t go overboard. Consumer price soared 7.5% in the 12 months through January, the biggest increase in almost 40 years. The Fed does need to do some…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday rejected an appeal by 18 Democratic lawmakers who want the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to end its practice of…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo (Reuters) – The U.S. economy could grow more slowly in the first quarter than was expected last fall, but the unemployment rate may come down faster, according to a survey of forecasters released Friday by the Philadelphia Federal…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington, U.S., on January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo 2/2 (Reuters) – Major U.S. investment banks have pencilled in a strong run of interest rate hikes for 2022 after hotter-than-expected inflation data ramped up pressure on the Federal Reserve to take a firmer…

© 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. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s central bank on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate as expected by 50 basis points to 6.00%, a sixth straight rate increase, as…

The future looks great from the perspective of Memphis-based First Horizon National Bank. On a recent episode of “Mad Money,” Jim Cramer spoke with D. Bryan Jordan, chairman, president and CEO of First Horizon National Bank  (FHN) – Get First Horizon Corporation Report. Shares of First Horizon have risen almost 20% over the past year.…

J.P. Morgan JPM bullish on global stocks. “We believe that equities still offer upside, and that the cycle is far from over,” the bank’s strategists, led by Mislav Matejka, wrote in a commentary. “We look for more gains in earnings, bottoming out in China activity, after being cautious on the space last year and expect the…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is seen delivering remarks on a screen as a trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors are preparing for more downside…