(Reuters) – The interest rate on the most popular type of U.S. home loan surged last week by the most in two years and has climbed back roughly to where it was before the coronavirus pandemic struck, after signals that the Federal Reserve would be raising rates sooner and faster than previously expected. The Mortgage …
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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jayme White expressed Washington’s ongoing concern about Canada’s proposed digital services tax in talks on Wednesday with Canada’s deputy trade minister, David Morrison, USTR said in a statement. White spoke with Morrison ahead of the first meeting of trade deputies under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement …
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By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Shares in Brazilian shopping mall operators soared on Wednesday as Multiplan reported figures above pre-pandemic levels for the fourth quarter of 2021 and a Bank of America survey pointed to expectations of a solid recovery in the sector. Multiplan said in its operational preview that quarterly same store …
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian startups have raised a record $9.43 billion in funding rounds in 2021, more than doubling the figure seen in the previous year, said a report published by innovation platform Distrito on Wednesday. According to Distrito’s data, there were 779 funding rounds over the past year, of which 46 took place …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s government will cut the price of six basic foods from February, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday amid an inflationary surge, extending price caps already in place for energy, fuel and mortgages ahead of an April national election. Orban, who faces a tough fight for re-election on April 3, said …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Suez Canal aims to have a 15% share of global energy trade by 2040, up from 8% in 2019, the canal authority said on Wednesday. The increase would come from “adopting flexible marketing policies”, it said in a statement. (Reporting by Moamen Said Attalah; Writing by Mahmoud Mourad; Editing by)
By Jonnelle Marte NEW YORK (Reuters) -Now that the U.S. economy is in a stronger place, Federal Reserve officials should reduce the central bank’s bond holdings as quickly as they can without disrupting financial markets, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said Wednesday. Mester said she wants the Fed to look at using higher redemption caps …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican will pay close attention to the issue of market concentration as Citigroup prepares to sell its consumer banking business in Mexico, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. “The departure from our country of such a large consumer bank raises delicate matters for the finance and regulatory authorities, which will receive …
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By Nayara Figueiredo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian consumers could see another round of stiff rises in food prices this year as meatpackers grapple with higher costs due to a drought hurting the crops used to feed livestock. Meat industry group ABPA says there is no relief in sight before Brazil starts harvesting its mid-year …
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By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s annual inflation hit a six-year high of over 10% in 2021, government data showed on Tuesday, well above the central bank’s year-end target range and raising pressure on policymakers for more aggressive interest rate hikes. The benchmark IPCA consumer price index rose 10.06% last year, the highest annual …
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