News list for " Downgraded"

Biden: Interest rates are expected to decline further

President Joe Biden said the job of fighting inflation was not done; that lowering borrowing costs would help growth; that interest rates were expected to fall further; that the Fed's rate cut signaled a new phase in the economy and recovery; and that he respected the independence of the Fed, which he has not spoken to since entering the White House.

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2024-09-20 06:35:48
U.S. cuts July-September borrowing forecast from $847 billion to $740 billion

The US Treasury cut its July-September borrowing forecast to $740 billion, previously expected to be $847 billion; it is expected to borrow $565 billion in the October-December quarter; the Fed's slowdown in quantitative tightening (QT) affects the Treasury's borrowing expectations.

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2024-07-30 03:41:43
IMF downgrades Ukraine's GDP growth forecast for this year and next

The IMF downgraded Ukraine's GDP growth forecast for 2024 to 2.5% -3.5%, a decrease of 0.5 percentage points; it downgraded Ukraine's GDP growth forecast for 2025 from 6.5% in March to 5.5%.

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2024-06-29 03:17:10