NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) – Asian stocks were due to follow an optimistic Wall Street session on Thursday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates at very low levels, while the US dollar fell to a low of two years. The Fed on Wednesday repeated a promise to use …
Read More »The Fed chief says the surge in the coronavirus slows down the US economic recovery.
(Reuters) – The rise in coronavirus cases in the United States is beginning to weigh on economic activity, the head of the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, vowing that the United States central bank “will do what we can, and for as long as necessary. ” “To limit damage and …
Read More »‘A puppet of Trump’: Lincoln Project targets Republican Susan Collins for not speaking out against the president
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. A new announcement of the Lincoln Project attack has targeted Republican Senator Susan Collins, accusing her of not speaking out against the president. The announcement, released Wednesday by the Republican …
Read More »Portland says Trump administration owes $ 200,000 for fence at center of BLM protests
Portland officials say they intend to bill the White House almost $ 200,000 (£ 154,000) for a fence that was erected around federal court amid ongoing protests. City transport chiefs issued the federal government with a withdrawal order on the barricade, which they say was built without permission and blocks …
Read More »Coronavirus: 14 family members tested positive for Covid-19 and one dies after having a party without a mask
A woman has died and a man is on life support after an unmasked social gathering that infected 14 family members with the coronavirus last month. Event host Tony Green now says the aftermath was “a harsh lesson from the reality of Covid-19,” having previously doubted the threat posed by …
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