Fed's Powell bullish on US rates and wages
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US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the American economy had "strengthened" and the US corporate tax cuts should help deliver higher wages.
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the American economy had "strengthened" and the US corporate tax cuts should help deliver higher wages.
The European Central Bank could end bond purchases this year while a rate hike in 2019 is not unrealistic, Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann said.
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank can continue gradually raising interest rates as the outlook for growth remains strong.
Cormann insists the $10 billion Inland Rail is a legitimate off-budget investment because it elevates the capital value of the company building it and creates a sellable asset.
Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman, whose government looks set to win a second term on Saturday, has erased the debt, created jobs and won't be selling any state assets.
The value of these projects are seven times larger than the Marshall Plan and its helping to stabilise China and grow the global economy.
Like so much of economic policymaking in Washington these days, the Committee on Foreign Investment has one target in mind: China and its appetite for US intellectual property.
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell may get a pass from Republican lawmakers in his first official appearance on Capitol Hill.
ECB president Mario Draghi told European lawmakers that he's not yet ready to pare back support for the euro area.
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