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U.S. Fed chair says be careful not to prematurely discuss exiting easy monetary policy
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday that the Fed should be careful not to prematurely discuss an exit from ultra-easy monetary policy as the U.S. economy is "far from" the central bank's goals.
U.S. consumer prices rise in December on surging gas prices
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. consumer prices rose in December, largely driven by the spike in gas prices, but the overall inflation is expected to remain subdued due to the pandemic, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
Georgia election officials slap down Trump tweet about voting machines
(Reuters) - Georgia officials overseeing the state's Senate runoffs on Tuesday hit back at a tweet from President Donald Trump stoking fears about voting machines, saying that despite an early problem in one county, the elections were running smoothly.
Dominion worker sues Trump campaign and conservative media
NEW YORK (AP): An election systems worker driven into hiding by death threats has filed a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump's campaign, two of its lawyers and some conservative media figures and outlets.
Biden unveils diverse team tasked with ambitious climate agenda
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden introduced his climate and energy team on Saturday, a history-making group that will seek to advance an ambitious climate agenda that reverses many Trump administration policies.
U.S. Fed chair says case "very strong" for fiscal policy as Americans set to lose relief benefits
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that the case for fiscal policy right now is "very strong" as millions of Americans are set to lose pandemic relief benefits by the end of the year.
2nd LD Writethru: U.S. Fed signals to keep interest rates near zero at least through 2023
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at the record-low level of near zero after concluding the final policy meeting of 2020, while expecting rates to stay there at least through 2023.
Roundup: Tokyo stocks end lower on gov't suspension of travel campaign
TOKYO, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower Tuesday on concerns over the economic fallout from the government's abrupt planned suspension of its subsidized travel campaign over the year-end holiday period amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Georgia Republicans fired up for Senate runoff despite 'rigged' election fears
VALDOSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Convinced that the presidential election had been stolen from Donald Trump, the young couple from Blairsville, Georgia at first resolved to skip the state’s Jan. 5 runoffs for two U.S. Senate seats. What’s the point, they figured, of voting in another rigged election?
Judge leaned against dismissing Flynn case prior to Trump pardon - opinion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge said on Tuesday he had been leaning towards denying a Justice Department request to drop the criminal case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn but was forced to dismiss it after President Donald Trump pardoned him.
