Throughout his two years of battle against inflationthe Federal Reserve USA has tried to squeeze consumers enough through higher interest rates to stop them from spending, seeking to align demand with supply and push U.S. economic growth below its potential to ease price pressures. That hasn’t happened yet. Since the financial markets With the U.S. […]
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Wall Street closed its worst October in several years and has had losses for 3 months in a row
Wall Street closed October with losses not seen in almost five years and chaining three months in the red, affected by the rise in the yield of United States bonds – levels not recorded in 16 years: above 5% at 10 years – and by fear of the extension of interest rates announced by the […]
The 3 largest US car manufacturers reach agreements to end the strike
An unprecedented six-week strike in the “big three” American car manufacturers come to an end thanks to the preliminary agreement reached by General Motors and the union UAWafter the understandings in ford and Stellantis. According to a statement from the union, GM accepted, like its rivals, an increase in the basic salary of 25% in […]
Price of red meat soars in the US due to livestock shortage
The prices of the Red meat reach record levels in USAdriven by strong consumption but above all by a progressive reduction in herding bovinegreatly affected by the drought. Mary Skinner must eat red meat. Her doctor told her to. “I have an extreme need for protein.”explains this sexagenarian as she leaves the Grand Central market […]
US judge restores gag order in federal case against Trump over elections
A federal judge on Sunday reinstated the gag order she imposed on donald trump in the case of Washington that accuses him of trying to overturn his 2020 electoral defeat, denying his request for a suspension pending appeal. The order prohibits Trump from criticizing the special counsel handling his case or witnesses who might be […]
Biden urges Netanyahu to allow immediate increase in humanitarian aid to Gaza
The president of United States, Joe Bidenurged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow the immediate entry of more humanitarian aid to Gaza and reiterated that he must comply with international law, which “prioritizes the protection of civilians,” the White House reported in a statement. Biden had a telephone conversation with Netanyahu this Sunday in […]
Wall Street closed a week in the red and attacked the technology giants
The main Wall Street indicators ended the week with losses close to 2%, dragged down by the poor performance of companies in the technology sector, while they await the next decision from the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) regarding the interest rate. In detail, the Nasdaq index and the S&P 500, in which large technology […]
Don Winslow: The United States has an unhealthy love affair with guns
The writer US Don Winslow believes that USA have a “sick idyll” with weapons and a “mass psychosis”as demonstrated by events such as shootings from the state of Maine, where a man with an assault rifle killed 18 people and injured 13 this Wednesday. “Damn. “When is this going to end?”. I don’t have the […]
Assault rifles, a lethal weapon that is too easy to acquire in the United States.
The so-called assault or high-capacity rifles are lethal weapons that are too easy to acquire in much of USAespecially in states like Maine, a territory with very lax legislation in this regard, where the last shooting massive. The images of Robert Card, the alleged perpetrator of the attack, entering armed into one of the premises […]
United States economy grows 4.9% year-on-year in the third quarter
He gross domestic product (GDP) of USA advanced 1.2% in the third quarter, which represents a rebound in growth, according to data published this Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Statistics (BEA), which reported that the annual rate was 4.9%. With these figures, the world’s leading economy leaves behind the slowdown of the second quarter […]