Loading… Russia’s Yars ICBM is capable of reaching the United States and is 12 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Photo/The Defense Post FLY – Ministry of Defence Russia just posted a video of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) being launched from a silo. Russian media widely cited this as an … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – Further interest rate hikes expected by the US Federal Reserve weighed on US stock markets on Wednesday. The main Dow Jones Industrial index slipped into the red and recently lost 1.09% to 33,738.01 points. The other indices have also turned into the loss zone: for the S&P 500 at the market … Read more
NEW JERSEY – Two boaters who disappeared en route from New Jersey to the Florida Keys were found safely Tuesday after being stranded at sea for 10 days, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Kevin Hyde, 64, Joe DiTommasso, 76, and DiTommasso’s dog were found more than 200 miles off the coast of Delaware, Dan Sekel, … Read more
12/14/2022–|Last Updated: 12/14/202215:35 (Mecca) The US Federal Reserve (central bank) to release statement from its Open Market Committee meeting this Wednesday evening, followed by a press conference by its chairman, Jerome Powell, amid speculation of a seventh consecutive interest rate hike this year . Wall Street analysts estimate today’s interest rate hike will be 50 … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – Initial enthusiasm for more subdued US inflation data faded quickly the day before. On Wednesday, it now appears that the buyers will not return even before the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision tonight. Der Dow Jones industrialist it is expected by the IG broker slightly in the red at 34,088 points. … Read more
On background publications According to inflation data from the US Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the quotations of the first cryptocurrency have increased by 5% and have reached $18,000. Hourly BTC/USDT chart on Binance exchange. Data: TradingView. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $17,800, Ethereum is above $1,300. According to the … Read more
China is preparing a support package worth more than 1 trillion yuan ($143 billion) for its semiconductor industry, three sources said, in an important step towards achieving self-sufficiency in chips and to counter the moves US aimed at slowing down its technological progress. The sources added that Beijing plans to roll out one of the … Read more
US President Joe Biden signed into law a law on the White House lawn yesterday Tuesday that protects same-sex marriage in the United States. When he signed the law, Biden described that step as a critical step “toward equality and freedom and justice, not just for some, but for all,” as he said. The signing … Read more
12/14/2022–|Last Updated: 12/14/202203:36 (Mecca) Economic data showed a drop in the US inflation rate on Tuesday as consumer prices posted the lowest monthly rise in more than a year last November, indicating a chance of weathering the worst part of the crisis of US inflation, which has driven up oil and gold prices. The Bloomberg … Read more
November Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from the US Department of Labor has fueled speculation in money markets that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will further slow interest rate hikes as early as next year. Photo taken March 2019 (Reuters 2022/Leah Millis)¥ [１３日 ロイター] – The US Department of Labor’s November Consumer Price Index (CPI) … Read more