World Oct 16 IMF-World Bank meetings focus on global risks and potential benefits of AI By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press
Economy Oct 16 Fed chair Warsh says price stability is key but shies away from signals about rates Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said Friday he won’t prejudge what the U.S. central bank will do about interest rates at its upcoming meetings in October and December. By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press
Economy Jan 09 Global economy will slow for a third straight year in 2024, World Bank predicts Heightened global tensions, arising particularly from Israel's war with Hamas and the conflict in Ukraine, pose the risk of even weaker growth. By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
World Oct 12 IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict, climate change Most of the population in conflict-affected countries like Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and northern Nigeria depends on climate-vulnerable agriculture. By Taiwo Adebayo, Associated Press
Economy Apr 12 Watch 5:32 Americans get relief from rising food and gas prices, but core inflation remains high Inflation cooled last month to its lowest level in nearly two years. The price of groceries dropped three-tenths of a percent in March, marking the first decline in that index since September 2020. But core inflation, which does not include… By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris
Feb 23 Watch 6:55 News Wrap: Nearly 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, an unprecedented winter storm has put some 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts, the United Nations General Assembly passed a nonbinding resolution calling for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, fresh violence erupted along the… Continue watching
Jan 10 World Bank warns of looming global recession By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The World Bank warns the global economy will come "perilously close" to a recession this year, led by weaker growth in the world's top economies — the United States, Europe and China. Continue reading
Apr 21 WATCH: Treasury Secretary Yellen announces more financial support for Ukraine By Associated Press The United States is providing an additional $500 million in financial assistance to Ukraine to help the beleaguered country sustain salaries, pensions and other government programs while it fends off Russia's invasion. Continue reading
Apr 11 World Bank says Ukraine economy to shrink 45 percent after Russia's invasion By Associated Press Unprecedented sanctions imposed by Western allies in response to the war, meanwhile, are plunging Russia into a deep recession, lopping off more than a tenth of its economic growth, the World Bank reported. Continue reading
Sep 18 Taliban replace ministry for women with 'virtue' authorities By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press It was the latest troubling sign that the Taliban are restricting women's rights as they settle into government, just a month since they overran the capital of Kabul. During their previous rule of Afghanistan in the 1990s, the Taliban had… Continue reading