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Social Security Checks In Nine States To Drop By Up To $200 Starting September Due To Tax Hike

The new tax will be adjusted when Social Security recipients in these states file their federal income tax returns. However, some states are working to extend exemptions to qualifying seniors.

International Business Times UK

UK Economic Data Delivers Fresh Blow To New Govt

UK state debt is as big as the country's economic output for the first time since the 1960s, data showed Friday, as the new government warns of tough fiscal decisions before its maiden budget.

International Business Times

Japan Inflation Firms To 2.8% Ahead Of BoJ Rate Decision

Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2.8 percent year-on-year, official data showed Friday, hours before the Bank of Japan was widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged.

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Watch: Biden delivers verdict on interest rates after Fed cut

Watch as Joe Biden delivered remarks at the Economic Club of Washington in DC on Thursday, 19 September, after the Federal Reserve broke a four-year run and cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 4.75-5.0 percent.

The Independent UK

Biden makes ‘declaration of progress’ on economy after Fed cuts interest rates

Interest rates going down ‘will provide relief by making things more affordable’

The Independent UK

How a doubling of sentence lengths helped pack England’s prisons to the rafters

Around 1,750 prisoners in England and Wales were recently released early, the first part of the government’s plan to solve the prison overcrowding crisis.

The Conversation

US Fed Rate Cut Is 'Very Positive Sign' For Economy: Yellen

The US central bank's decision to slash interest rates this week is a "very positive sign" for where the world's biggest economy stands, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday.

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OPINION - The one metric where the UK economy beats the US

Money versus job satisfaction. It is the perennial professional quandary, but there may in fact be one exception: central banking. Jerome Powell, chair of the US Federal Reserve, earns $190,000 per year for the privilege of overseeing the greatest economy the world has ever seen. I'm not saying the job…

Evening Standard

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Plus: The Federal Reserve cut interest rates, Congress still isn't cutting spending, and more....

Reason

Bank Of England Freezes Rate After Jumbo US Cut

The Bank of England on Thursday kept its key interest rate at 5.0 percent, deciding against consecutive cuts one day after a bumper reduction from the US Federal Reserve.

International Business Times

Why is the Bank of England being cautious in delaying rate cuts?

While the UK is far from overheating, the MPC still sees inflationary dynamics within the economy

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged at 5%

The next reduction in the cost of borrowing is now expected in November

Evening Standard

Interest rates ‘on path down’ despite hold at 5%, Bank of England chief says

Bank voted on Thursday not to change borrowing costs – but Andrew Bailey says cuts likely to resume

The Guardian - UK

Grattan on Friday: US rate cut puts pressure on RBA - and things could get heated

Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock might need her flak jacket when she fronts the media next Tuesday after the bank’s two-day board meeting.

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Bank Of England Expected To Keep Interest Rates Unchanged

Bank of England likely to maintain interest rates amid UK inflation concerns. US Federal Reserve cuts rates.

The Independent UK

Bank of England widely expected to hold interest rates despite big US Fed cut

The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged later Thursday despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic more than four years ago

The Conversation

Unemployment of 4.2% is a sign of RBA success, but it might not last. Here’s why

Today’s news that an extra 47,500 Australians found work in August while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2% is a sign of success for both the government and Reserve Bank.

International Business Times

US Fed Makes Aggressive Rate Cut, Weeks Before Election

The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday in its first reduction for more than four years, sharply lowering borrowing costs shortly before November's presidential election.

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The Guardian - UK

Bank of England governor ‘optimistic’ that interest rates can be cut, after ‘no change’ decision today – as it happened

Cautious Bank of England governor says “we need to be careful not to cut too fast or by too much”, after leaving borrowing costs unchanged in 8-1 vote

The Independent UK

Trump asked New Yorkers ‘what have you got to lose’ by voting for him. The answers came thick and fast

‘With crime at record levels, with terrorists and criminals pouring in, and with inflation eating your hearts out, vote for Donald Trump,’ Republican nominee pleads

The Conversation

Clones in the classroom: why universities must be wary of embracing AI-driven teaching tools

The university sector in Aotearoa New Zealand is at a tipping point due to chronic underfunding, shifting enrolments and increasing costs from inflation. In response, the government has established two working groups to assess the health of the sector and provide recommendations for the future.

The Conversation

Fed slashes rates by a half-point – what that means for the economy and the presidential election

In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve announced on Sept. 18, 2024, that it was cutting its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to a range of 4.75% to 5% – the first time the cost of borrowing has been lowered in four years.

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S&P 500 Falls from a Record High on Hawkish Powell

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed down by -0.29%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.25%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down by -0.45%. Stocks on Wednesday gave up mid-session gains and turned lower as...

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Vice President Harris Welcomes Federal Reserve Rate Cut

Vice President Kamala Harris supports the Federal Reserve's rate cut to address inflation and pledges to reduce costs for consumers through tax cuts and an...

The Guardian - US

Federal Reserve cuts US interest rates for the first time in four years

Central bank makes cuts after holding rates at two-decade high in aggressive bid to cool inflation

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