Tag Archives: Monetary / fiscal policy / policy makers

Great tobacco, great oil and Buffett join the Fed portfolio

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States Federal Reserve bought $ 428 million in bonds from individual companies through mid-June, making investments in names known as Walmart and AT&T, as well as in major oil companies, tobacco giant Philip Morris. International Inc and a utility subsidiary of billionaire holding Warren Buffett’s …

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China sees rebound in new COVID-19 cases, including 17 in Beijing

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker in a protective suit collects swabs from construction workers for nucleic acid testing after a new outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, June 25, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS / File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – Mainland China on Saturday reported the highest number of …

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