By Jonathan Spicer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is not expected to hint at a pending policy change when he testifies before the U.S. Congress on Wednesday despite some speculation among investors that the central bank co... [Full Article]
By Luke Baker BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders will discuss how to combat aggressive tax avoidance by major companies such as Amazon, Google and Apple at a summit on Wednesday, and cut the estimated 1 trillion euros a year the EU loses to tax ev... [Full Article]
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was pressured on Wednesday ahead of the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting later, while the euro drifted on expectations for a rate cut when the European Central Bank meets l... [Full Article]
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The next Bank of England governor Mark Carney said on Wednesday a key lesson he will bring from Canada to his new job is the need for clear objectives and communication about what exactly the central bank aims to achieve with its p... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England has more scope to restart its asset purchase stimulus scheme due to slower wage growth and falling commodity prices, policymaker Martin Weale said on Thursday. Earlier this month the central bank was split 6-3 a... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's top leader condemned the twin bombing attacks in Boston but at the same time charged that U.S. policies employ a double standard when it comes to its drone attacks that kill innocent civilians. (Source: Associated Pres... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's top leader has condemned the bombing attack in Boston but at the same time charged that U.S. policies employ a double standard. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Risk assets rebounded broadly on Wednesday as a sharp sell-off over the past two sessions lured bargain hunters, with sentiment bolstered by positive American corporate earnings and data supporting the case for ongoi... [Full Article]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Monetary policy cannot do all the work of stimulating economic recovery, Bank of England head Mervyn King said on Tuesday. "There are limits on the ability of monetary policy to stimulate demand," King told a conferen... [Full Article]
By Nick Edwards BEIJING (Reuters) - China's recovery from its slowest year of economic growth since 1999 likely accelerated in the first three months of 2013, fuelled by a credit boom that could quickly be thrown into reverse if property specula... [Full Article]
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