(Bloomberg) — The bond market is zeroing in on a US recession next year, with traders betting that the longer-term trajectory for interest rates will be down even as the Federal Reserve is still busy raising its policy rate. Most Read from Bloomberg Long-dated Treasury yields are already below the Fed’s overnight benchmark range — … Read more
Article content HAMILTON, Ontario — McMaster University faculty members are holding a march and rally in a show of solidarity for the 2,800 teaching and research assistants who’ve been on strike since November 21st. The union representing the striking workers, CUPE Local 3906, is on strike for wage increases; extended funding and guaranteed work; protection … Read more
CNN — Former President Donald Trump is set to address the influential Republican Jewish Coalition on Saturday, days after becoming the first declared GOP candidate of the 2024 presidential campaign. But the chandeliered ballroom at the opulent Venetian resort hotel in Las Vegas will teem with his rivals – including potential chief nemesis Florida Gov. … Read more
WETHERSFIELD, CT (WFSB) – Reckless drivers have become a problem in Wethersfield, according to neighbors. Channel 3 obtained video from a viewer that showed drivers in the parking lot of HomeGoods on the Silas Deane Highway, speeding, and doing doughnuts and burnouts. It happened Saturday night. According to the Wethersfield Police Department, officers responded to … Read more
Former Chinese president Hu Jintao left the closing session of a key Communist Party meeting abruptly on Saturday, when the nation’s new leadership was expected to be elected. Videos that surfaced on social media showed two men approaching Hu, who was seated next to Chinese President Xi Jinping. Following a brief conversation, one of the … Read more
CNN — US health officials are becoming increasingly concerned about this year’s flu season – and are already seeing signs that the virus is spreading. As the 2022-23 flu season gets underway, one high school in California is facing a “high number of absences” among students due to possible flu cases. Flu activity in the … Read more
Ginebra import Justine Brownlee. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–Justin Brownlee assured everyone he is already doing his part to get his naturalization bid going. The beloved Barangay Ginebra import said he has begun gathering his documentary papers for his Filipino citizenship. “[O]bviously, it takes time. Hopefully, I can get everything I need, turn [them] in, … Read more
Cindy Ord The Federal Reserve is poised to hike its benchmark lending rate by another 75 basis points at its upcoming meeting on September 21 to bring down stubbornly high consumer price inflation, Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s global fixed income chief investment officer, contended in response to the slightly softer July CPI print earlier this week. … Read more
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday warned of the scope for miscalculations over tensions in the Taiwan Strait, which he said were unlikely to ease soon amid deep suspicion and limited engagement between the United States and China. In a televised address ahead of the city-state’s national day on Tuesday, Lee said Singapore … Read more
One man is in jail following the shooting death of a North Carolina soldier over the weekend. According to a news release, Malik Anthony Williams, 25, was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Keith Martinez Wright Jr. Williams is being held in Moore County Detention Center with no bond. … Read more