Cut government spending to reduce inflation: Big banks’ plea
The CEOs of two of the nation’s largest banks say less government spending will reduce inflationary pressure.
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The CEOs of two of the nation’s largest banks say less government spending will reduce inflationary pressure.
Outside of the pandemic, growth this year will be the slowest since the global financial crisis, a rate propped up by increasingly volatile investment in data centres.
The scare over a liquidity crisis in a state-owned company in Guangdong has rippled through China’s debt markets and shone a light on the financial pressure in its local governments.
The corporate regulator has started legal proceedings against the nation’s biggest bank, alleging that it misled 42,000 business customers and overcharged them about $8.5 million in fees.
A rebound for stocks in the artificial intelligence industry is lifting the US market.
The Little Britain comedian and best-selling children’s author is facing a police investigation after he was accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old schoolgirl.
The US president’s demands for falling interest rates are going to be ignored when the Federal Reserve responds to last month’s hotter-than-expected inflation rate.
The corporate regulator said customers should not have to scrutinise every transaction and that Macquarie had failed to prevent confusion to customers.
The bank attributed the higher rate of people struggling to inflation and rising interest rates.
US stocks are falling after a report showed inflation was worse across the country last month than economists expected.
For families relying on aged care, finding respite over the festive season is becoming a source of stress.
What can governments do about cost of living? Nothing that is quick or painless.