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...Fedspeak: New York Federal Reserve president John Williams will speak about the 2024 economic outlook in the New York City suburb of White Plains....
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...Sanctions: The US is set to announce a sanctions package aimed at holding Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for the death of opposition activist Alexei Navalny in prison last week....
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...Robinson, the North Carolina lieutenant-governor, had won more than 63 per cent of Republican votes, with 54 per cent of ballots counted....
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...The US manufacturing sector is expected to have shrunk in December, with economists predicting that the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index ticked down to a reading of...
...Fedspeak: Thomas Barkin, president of the Richmond branch of the US Federal Reserve, will speak about inflation at the Economic Club of New York in Manhattan....
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...Minnesota: The North Star State will be another test of voter sentiment around Biden’s support for Israel amid mounting civilian deaths in Gaza....
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..., and ban him from serving as a director of a New York business....
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