Month: January 2025

Fed’s Kugler, Daly say job not done on taming inflation

By Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Two Federal Reserve policymakers on Saturday said they feel the U.S. central bank’s job on taming inflation is not yet done, but also do not want to risk damaging the labor market in the process. The…

China seeks to bolster ports and aviation hubs in western regions

(Reuters) – China said on Sunday it would launch 15 measures to bolster the development of its western provinces with the construction of logistical infrastructure such as ports and aviation hubs. The General Administration of Customs said the measures would…

Why UBS thinks you should gradually increase exposure to global direct real estate

Investing.com — UBS believes investors should gradually increase exposure to global direct real estate, citing improved market conditions and attractive investment opportunities.  In a note to clients, UBS highlights key trends and forecasts shaping the global real estate market. The real…

Here are some of BTIG’s top picks for the first half of 2025

Investing.com – Investors should expect some moderation in growth in the S&P 500 in 2025 after two years of over 20% expansion in the benchmark index, according to BTIG analysts led by Jonathan Krinsky. Despite a somewhat dour ending to 2024,…

Moldova breakaway region to face new power cuts on Saturday, officials say

KYIV (Reuters) – Power cuts will continue on Saturday in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria, which has been left without Russian gas supplies following Ukraine’s decision not to extend a contract for Russian gas transit, local authorities said. Flows…

Trump appoints lawyer Stanley Woodward to White House role

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Saturday named Stanley Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD), an attorney who has defended several of the incoming president’s top aides and associates as well as people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, to join his White…