The US Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it is ending its monthly bond purchase program as an improvement in the labor market points to continued economic recovery. "On balance, a range of labor ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-30
... s came as federal health officials and others have criticized stricter state measures as potentially counterproductive, saying they could deter American doctors and other healthcare professionals from ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-29
... ad called federal restrictions placed on people traveling from Ebola-affected countries insufficient to protect Americans and have imposed tougher measures. With thousands already dead from Ebola in L ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-28
... strained federal budget, Reuters noted. Fitch Ratings said on Monday that it continues to evaluate Rousseff's ability to revive growth and pursue less interventionist policies. Rousseff "will face a ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-28
The US Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by the end of 2015, but such a move is unlikely to have a huge impact on emerging markets, a fund expert said. People are afraid that a Fed r ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-24
... before a federal court. Bernadette Meehan, spokeswoman for the National Security Council, said the decision was based on a bilateral security agreement between the US and Afghanistan that takes effec ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-24
... . So far, federal authorities have arrested 52 people in connection with the incident, including dozens of police who have links to the gang. The gang's leader, Sidronio Casarrubias, was caught last w ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-23
A US federal jury has found three American former Blackwater guards guilty of manslaughter and weapons charges and a fourth of murder in connection with the 2007 killing of 14 unarmed Iraqis in Baghda ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-23
... known to federal authorities, and that there were clear indications he had become "radicalized", a term the government has used to refer to those who support militant Islam. -- Contact us at english@ ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-22
The US Federal Reserve is expected to raise its key interest rate by 25 basis points by the middle of 2015, according to a seasoned portfolio manager at ClearBridge Investments, an affiliate of Legg M ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-17
... ed States Federal Bureau of Investigation. The state-sponsored hackers are "exceedingly stealthy and agile” and have used customized malicious code that was undetected by security researchers and law ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-17
... om there. Federal Aviation Administration chief Michael Huerta told reporters separately that the US is assessing whether to issue a travel ban "on a day-to-day basis" but that the CDC had determined ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-17
... en the US Federal Reserve might raise interest rates. "There's concern about an absence of aggregate demand in the world, and that's really what's weakening the market. The big fear out right now is w ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-16
... ases from federal officials and that the government would do everything possible to ensure no more healthcare workers are infected. Over the weekend, 26-year-old nurse Nina Pham became the first perso ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-16
Hong Kong could delay a rate hike even after the US Federal Reserve's expected increase in borrowing costs next year, according to a Hang Seng Bank research report. At a policy meeting last month, the ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-15
... Mexico's federal government is under international pressure over the recent disappearance of 43 students following a clash with police and a possible massacre of 22 suspected gang members by soldiers ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-10
... gress and federal courts and state governments. For Beijing, these are two of many examples that show that, in the US, democracy – "government by the people" – does not serve the interests of the peop ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-08
Twitter Inc. sued the US Department of Justice on Tuesday, intensifying its battle with federal agencies as the Internet industry's self-described champion of free speech seeks the right to reveal the ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-08
... t with US Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen and other finance officials, Tsang wrote on his blog. He will try to help other countries understand where Hong Kong stands to avoid unnecessary misun ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-06
The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States is "fighting for his life" in a Dallas hospital, according to a federal health official who voiced confidence that the infection would not sp ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-06
