Tag: cuts
Anxiety over welfare cuts rises among Labour MPs
Iain WatsonPolitical correspondentEPAThere has been some unease in Labour's ranks over the planned savings in the welfare budget.The government's newl [...]
Reeves to boost defence and confirm spending cuts
Joshua Nevett & Michael RacePolitical reporter & Business reporter, BBC NewsRachel Reeves: A strong economy depends on strong defenceChancello [...]
U.S. Infrastructure Improves, but Cuts May Imperil Progress, Report Says
A report card from an engineering group found that American roads, ports and other infrastructure got better last year but could be hurt if federal fu [...]
Blumenthal Calls ‘Shadow Hearing’ on Trump Veterans Cuts
Doug Collins, the veterans affairs secretary, is unlikely to accept Senator Richard Blumenthal’s invitation to appear on Capitol Hill to discuss the T [...]
Blumenthal Calls ‘Shadow Hearing’ on Trump Veterans Cuts
Doug Collins, the veterans affairs secretary, is unlikely to accept Senator Richard Blumenthal’s invitation to appear on Capitol Hill to discuss the T [...]
How Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Leave a Vacuum That China Can Fill
The Department of Government Efficiency is shuttering organizations that Beijing worried about most, or actively sought to subvert.
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Former minister says foreign aid cuts will have a ‘big impact’
Bethan NimmoBBC News, OxfordPA MediaAnneliese Dodds was the first minister attending Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet to quit over policyFormer minister Ann [...]
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap 20 Mar> SNB cuts rates. BOE keeps rates unchanged
As the US day started, the market was digesting the 25 basis point cut by the SNB to 0.25%. The USDCHF had moved higher after bouncing near the lows [...]
TCMB Hikes Rates to 46%, SNB Cuts, BOE Holds; Turkish Lira and CHF Tumble, GBP Unfazed
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Dudley Labour group leader resigns from party over benefit cuts
Tanya GuptaBBC News, West MidlandsPete LoweCouncillor Pete Lowe resigned from the Labour Party after being a member for 41 yearsThe Labour group leade [...]
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap 19 Mar: Fed keeps rates unchanged. See two cuts in 2025
The Fed kept rates unchanged as per expectations. The dot plot sees the same progression on rates with 2 cuts expected in 2025. Inflation is likely t [...]
Bitcoin runs toward $86K after Fed maintains course, projecting two rate cuts in 2025
Bitcoin (BTC) price action turned bullish on March. 19 as markets grew anxious for the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes and [...]
Ministers struggle to quell MP concerns over benefit cuts
At Prime Minister's Questions Sir Keir Starmer declared that welfare reform was a "moral issue", while the veteran left-wing MP Diane Abbott argued th [...]
Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts
The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Bi [...]
Chinese Nationalists Praise Trump’s Cuts to Voice of America
Beijing has long criticized the outlet, as well as Radio Free Asia, for highlighting human rights abuses in China.
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