The Federal Reserve (Fed) has made it clear that it will not cut interest rates until it is certain that inflation is falling sustainably towards the 2% target, according to the minutes of its last meeting held at the end of January and published on February 21.
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US agriculture committee passes cryptocurrency bill
The US House Committee on Agriculture met to discuss the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act.
The bill, drafted collaboratively by Republican members of the Farm Committee and the Financial Services Commission,…
Binance.US is now accused of committing “wash trading”
Binance.US, the US arm of the renowned global cryptocurrency platform Binance, is in the midst of serious wash trading allegations brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This practice consists of an entity carrying out…
US to strengthen cooperation with EU on emerging technologies and economic security
Cooperation on emerging technologies, sustainable trade and economic security was the key point discussed by the United States and the EU at the meeting held this Wednesday in Sweden.
During the fourth edition of the Trade and Technology…
Massive layoffs among US tech giants continue
The massive job cuts among the big US technology companies have gained new intensity in the last week, after the announcement of thousands of layoffs by Microsoft and Google, and the communication of the departure of thousands of workers…
The US prohibits the use of TikTok by staff of state agencies
In the United States, the use of TikTok by employees on the devices of government agencies was prohibited. The measure seeks to give greater security to the data in the event of any vulnerability or attack.
The ban on the use of TikTok by…
Caribbean leaders agree to resume the PetroCaribe program
The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, reported that different Caribbean leaders agreed to restore the PetroCaribe program, with the purpose of importing crude oil from Venezuela.
This new plan for…
The US will release a million barrels of oil daily
Joe Biden, President of the United States, ordered the release of one million barrels of oil per day for the next six months, in order to replicate the increase in energy prices as a result of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
This is…
Amazon closes its physical bookstores in the US and the UK
Major e-commerce company Amazon said it plans to close dozens of brick-and-mortar bookstores and other retail stores to focus on groceries and tech. The decision affects a total of 68 stores in the United States and the United Kingdom…
The US created 467 thousand new job vacancies in January
The US Department of Labor published a report reporting that the country opened some 467,000 new job vacancies during the month of January, greatly increasing the projections made by economists, who estimated some 150,000 jobs.
In a survey…
Chevron operations in Venezuela extended until 2022
The United States Department of the Treasury extended the operations of the companies Chevron Corporation, Halliburton, Schlumberger Limited, Baker Hughes Holdings LLC and Weatherford International, Public Limited Company until June 1st,…
Hackers breach T-Mobile’s database
The telecommunications company T-Mobile is conducting a "deep technical" investigation of its systems to verify the nature of the massive data breach, which could be affecting more than 100 million users.
This was announced in a statement…