Tag: Economic Conditions and Trends
Fed Moves Toward Another Big Rate Increase as Inflation Lingers
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve, determined to choke off rapid inflation before it becomes a permanent feature of…
China Offers Women Perks for Having Babies, if They’re Married
When Chan Zhang heard about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, she was baffled…
Britain Gears Up for a Summer of Labor Discontent
LONDON — It was one of the more unusual public displays in a city long used to noisy…
Martin Guzmán, Argentina’s Economy Minister, Abruptly Quits
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — Argentina’s economy minister abruptly resigned on Saturday night, a move that threatens to further…
Gas Prices Around the World Threaten Livelihoods and Stability
“NO ES SUFICIENTE” — It’s not enough. That was the message protest leaders in Ecuador delivered to the…
More Mexicans Are Migrating to the U.S. After a Decade-Long Drop
SAN MARCOS ATESQUILAPAN, Mexico — The teenage brothers were among some 80 young men who had left San…
Biden Vows to Back Ukraine ‘as Long as It Takes’ Despite Economic Toll
MADRID — President Biden vowed on Thursday that the United States and NATO would support Ukraine for as…
‘Everything in Hong Kong Has Changed’: A Road to Reinvention
HONG KONG — On the day that Hong Kong was returned to China a quarter century ago, the…
U.S.-Led Alliance Faces Frustration, and Pain of its Own, Over Russia Sanctions
WASHINGTON — Four months into the war in Ukraine, the countries aligned against Russia face growing economic pain…
To Pressure Taiwan, China is Now Targeting its Grouper Exports
FANGLIAO, Taiwan — Lin Chun-lai bought his grouper farm in southern Taiwan about a decade ago with an…
As European Leaders Visit Kyiv, Putin Cuts Their Gas Supply
BERLIN — As the leaders of Europe’s three biggest economies appeared in Kyiv on Thursday to send a…
Union Strike in Tunisia Challenges President’s Rule
CAIRO — A nationwide strike by public-sector workers on Thursday threatened to deepen Tunisia’s political and economic crisis…