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Singapore market dips after Fed rate increase

New Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has hiked interest rates from 1.5pc to 1.75pc as the U.S. economy has continued to strengthen.

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North Carolina captures trilogy game over rival Duke

Like last season the Miami Hurricanes enter their ACC Tournament showdown with North Carolina off a win in the teams only meeting of the regular season.

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County loses 20500 jobs in January

More than 300,000 jobs were added to the USA economy last month and unemployment remained flat, labor statistics showed Friday.

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Winter Storm On The Way

The city’s public school kids are not getting a snow day this Wednesday, but the nor’easter will be making for a bit of a slow commute this morning. By 9:05,

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China Warns of ‘Strong’ Measures to Counter Trump Trade Tariffs

US President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to press ahead with 25 percent tariffs on foreign steel and 10 percent on aluminum – singling out Germany for criticism while saying Mexico,

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White House says some countries may be exempt from steel tariffs

The decision-making process regarding the tariffs has evolved and more changes could be made before President Donald Trump formally approves them. There are historic things that have taken place in

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Same GDP target set, higher growth quality expected — China Focus

Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the opening session of the National People’s Congress, China’s legislature, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing yesterday.

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Theresa May tells Trump she has ‘deep concern’ about tariffs plan

Speaking with Trump on Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “registered his serious concern about the U.S. administration’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum“, according to the call readout from the

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Chinese military backs Xi’s plan to extend his presidency

A rising China continues to attract the attention of an unprecedentedly interconnected and interdependent world.

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Euro zone bond yields inch down ahead of inflation data

These comments suggest Powell is keen to continue normalising monetary policy in the USA and, in our view, all but ensures we’ll see at least three rate hikes this year

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Family of hometown Olympian celebrates late-night gold medal

“Honestly I did think we could win a medal, but it was very, very hard”, said Switzerland’s De Cruz.

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Diary of Winter Olympics 2018: Day Thirteen

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) – It was a sweeping goal, spelled out on a colorful, full-screen slide and presented to leaders of the U.S. Olympic Committee in a meeting previous

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