Tag: Economic policy
WTO to intensify talks over protections of COVID-19 vaccines
GENEVA — World Trade Organization member states agreed on Wednesday to intensify talks toward improving access to COVID-19 products, as developing nations push for...
Biden to get warm welcome from relieved but wary allies
LONDON — When U.S. President Joe Biden flies to Europe this week, he will find his hosts welcoming but wary. His predecessor Donald Trump...
Ohio utility gets SEC subpoena regarding tainted energy bill
CLEVELAND — The electric utility AEP Ohio said Tuesday that the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has subpoenaed documents related...
Biden says jobs report bolsters case for government spending
President Joe Biden portrayed the May jobs report as a jumping off point for more spending on infrastructure and education to keep growth going...
Asia-Pacific trade ministers mull pandemic, recovery
BANGKOK — Trade ministers from the Pacific Rim were discussing ways to build back better from the pandemic in an online meeting Saturday hosted...
Biden says jobs report bolsters case for government spending
President Joe Biden portrayed the May jobs report as a jumping off point for more spending on infrastructure and education to keep growth going...
USDA sending $1B in funding to country’s food bank networks
WASHINGTON — The Department of Agriculture is sending $1 billion to the country's food bank networks, seeking to expand the reach of the system...
Non-EU member Norway reaches post-Brexit trade deal with UK
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Non-European Union member Norway said Friday it has reached a post-Brexit trade deal with its greatest trading partner, Britain, which left...
Fed chief Powell: Climate policy is for elected officials
FRANKFURT, Germany — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the central bank can help assess risks to banks from climate change but that addressing...
Germany says economy may grow 4% this year as pandemic eases
BERLIN — The German economy, Europe's biggest, may grow up to 4% this year as the coronavirus pandemic recedes, a senior official said Thursday.
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