Czech central bank cuts a key interest rate again with inflation down and the economy on the mend The Czech bank’s decision comes as central banks around the world, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, are trying to judge whether toxic inflation has been tamed to the point that they can start ... 05/1/2024 - 6:57 pm | View Link
Central Bank Signals Possibility of Additional Cuts to the Key Interest Rate The Central Bank of Ukraine anticipates the possibility of a further decline in the key policy rate following its recent reduction to 13.5% on April 26, 2024. The bank specifies that favorable ... 05/1/2024 - 12:33 pm | View Link
The Fed once again holds interest rates steady — with cuts expected later this year The Federal Reserve announced interest rates will remain unchanged, staying in line with Powell's remarks that more data is needed before any cuts. 05/1/2024 - 7:00 am | View Link
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China’s Top Leaders Hint at Property Support, Interest Rate Cuts (Bloomberg) -- China’s ruling Communist Party vowed to explore new measures to tackle a protracted housing crisis, which remains the biggest drag on the nation’s economy, and hinted at possible rate ... 04/29/2024 - 7:05 pm | View Link
Israel’s military has begun moving civilians out of Rafah, a possible prelude to a long-expected attack on the Gazan city.
The Israel Defense Forces “will act with extreme force against terrorist organizations in your areas of residence,” a spokesman said on X on Monday morning. He urged residents of eastern Rafah to go north to an “expanded humanitarian area” near Khan Younis, another city in Gaza.
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The move comes after cease-fire talks between Hamas and Israel in Cairo over the weekend stalled, the main sticking point being the Iran-backed militant group’s insistence that any truce is permanent.
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Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize recipient who has been recognized as one of TIME’s 2018 Persons of the Year as well as one of the most influential women of the century for her fight for press freedoms and against disinformation, was announced in March as the deliverer of the principal address at Harvard University’s commencement on May 23.
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“Maria Ressa embodies Veritas,” said Harvard interim President Alan Garber at the time, referencing the school’s Latin motto meaning truth.
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Global health heavyweights team up for climate, disease funding Reuters.comGates, Novo Nordisk And Wellcome Commit $300 Million To Climate Change, Infectious Diseases And Nutrition ForbesThree health foundations tackle biggest disease threats in $300mn deal Financial TimesNovo Nordisk Foundation, Wellcome, and the Gates Foundation Join Forces to Accelerate Global Health Equity and Impact | News | Wellcome Wellcome TrustTop charities team up with $300m for climate, health equity pharmaphorum
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