European Central Bank gives no clear date for rate hikes
The head of the European Central Bank says the bank would raise interest rates “some time after” ending its pandemic stimulus efforts later this year By The Associated Press April … Read More
Month: April 2022
Rwanda Q&A: How will Boris Johnson’s new programme work?
When will the first migrants be flown to Rwanda? Will they return to UK if asylum is granted? YOUR questions answered as PM reveals Australia-style plan for Channel refugees By … Read More
NHS waiting list hits ANOTHER high amid Covid-fuelled crisis: 6.18MILLION waiting for routine ops
NHS waiting list hits ANOTHER high amid Covid-fuelled crisis: Now 6.18MILLION patients are waiting for routine ops, ambulance call outs for strokes and heart attacks breach an HOUR for first … Read More
Wales sparks fury over tourism tax: Hospitality bosses warn proposals to charge levy are ‘madness’
Wales sparks fury over ‘anti-English’ tourism tax: Hospitality bosses warn proposals to charge a visitor levy are ‘utter madness’ as holidaymakers vow to ‘go to Lake District instead’ Visitors to … Read More
BBC bosses choose ‘safe pair of hands’ Chris Mason to be new political editor after impartiality row
BBC bosses choose ‘safe pair of hands’ with a Northern accent Chris Mason to be new political editor after impartiality row over Emily Maitlis and Laura Kuenssberg… but insiders say … Read More
Retail sales up 0.5% in March despite soaring inflation
Americans kept spending in March even amid higher prices for food, gasoline and other basics, worsened by Russia’s escalating war with Ukraine By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press April 14, … Read More
IMF chief: Ukraine war and inflation threaten global economy
The head of the International Monetary Fund warned that Russia’s war against Ukraine was weakening the economic prospects for most of the world’s countries and called high inflation “a clear … Read More
Conflicting claims: Russian navy evacuates badly damaged flagship in Black Sea. Ukraine claims it was hit by a missile
Russian sailors evacuated the guided-missile cruiser Moskva, the flagship of its Black Sea fleet, after a fire that detonated ammunition aboard, Russia’s defense ministry said. Ukraine’s Operational Command South claimed … Read More
US jobless claims rise but remain near a half-century low
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up last week but remained at a historically low level, reflecting a robust U.S. labor market with near record-high job openings and … Read More
In pictures: What life is like for Ukrainians in Tijuana, Mexico
Ukrainians wait near the US-Mexico border on April 2 for a chance to enter the United States. Mark Abramson/The New York Times/Redux By Catherine E. Shoichet and Austin Steele, CNN … Read More
