Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he hopes the outline of a Brexit free trade deal will have emerged by the end of the week. Announcing the deal , Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "This is a fantastic agreement for Britain which secures transatlantic trade with one of our closest allies". [Full Article...]
I'm not sure why they see her as such a progressive. She is likely to be a proponent of higher levels of stimulus, which helped buoy the broader markets on Monday. At the end of 2017, Yellen dismissed the notion that the Fed was looking into issuing a digital dollar. And Republicans, who may control the Senate in January, have previously backed Yellen, including in her nomination to Fed Chair. [Full Article...]
Kenyan Finance Minister Ukur Yatani told Reuters on Wednesday the country planned to join the G20's Debt Service Suspension Initiative and defer about $690 million in debt payments after it initially declined to do so. "Cooperation is going to be even more important going forward", Georgieva said, urging G20 leaders to maintain macroeconomic policy support to businesses and workers "until we exi... [Full Article...]
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was 1.26% stronger, touching its highest level in nearly nine months, with energy stocks leading the pack there. South Africa's rand shrugged off a double sovereign credit-rating downgrade over the weekend to add 0.8%. [Full Article...]
Loblaw is set to become the first Canadian company to deploy autonomous delivery vehicles. Loblaw said it chose Gatik because the startup is a leader in autonomous middle-mile delivery. This niche is "where Gatik lives and succeeds", he said. FM Capital and Intact Ventures along with existing investors lDynamo Ventures, Fontinalis Partners, AngelPad also participated in the round that was an... [Full Article...]
That had begun to change with special editions like the Elva and the Speedtail , but now new names are making their way over to the series production McLarens. The platform also gets plenty of weight-saving technologies developed by the McLaren Composites Technology Centre to help offset the added heft that comes with a hybrid system, which ensures it remains as dynamic in the handling departme... [Full Article...]
Brent crude futures rose by $0.94 to reach $45.90 a barrel while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures were up by $0.76 to touch $43.18, Reuters reported. "Positive sentiment continues to be driven by the recent good news about the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines in development and the expectation that the OPEC+ meeting at the end of this month could see the group extend current cuts by 3-... [Full Article...]
Earlier, under President Bill Clinton, she led the president's Council of Economic Advisers, after serving a stint on the Fed's board. If approved by the Senate, Yellen would be the first woman to serve as Treasury Secretary. It has yet to do so consistently. President Donald Trump opted not to renominate Yellen during his first year in office, instead nominating Jerome Powell to take the top ... [Full Article...]