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...“Ecuador is not prepared for this violence, and the security forces and the general population don’t know how to react,” said María Teresa Escobar, who runs the political website Primicias....
...A bit of a rough day for the US yesterday: our former president was indicted and Fitch downgraded our debt, citing “a steady deterioration in standards of governance over the last 20 years”....
...In recent weeks, chains including Brooks Brothers and Ann Taylor-owner Ascena Retail have filed for bankruptcy....
...portfolio investors have pulled more than Rs1tn from domestic bond markets in 2020, reducing their holdings in government bonds to just 40 per cent of their existing allocation — despite the relaxation.Teresa...
...“There’s about 100 different ways that Ford wants to go and needs to go, but how they get there is a big question,” said Brett Smith, technology director at the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor...
...Brian Coulton, chief economist, Fitch Ratings: In growth terms, the UK will outperform a bit but this largely reflects the lagging GDP recovery to date....
...—Ben Fitch, finance, London, UK In search of Cary Grant The Palm Court bar at the Plaza Hotel, 768 Fifth Avenue....
...That is reflected in the share prices of retailers, including Best Buy, Abercrombie & Fitch and Macy’s, which have sold off heavily since Mr Trump announced the latest round of tariffs last week....
...The rating agency, Fitch, has warned that the measures will send Poland’s budget deficit, which was just 0.5 per cent last year, to 2.2 per cent in 2019 and 2.8 per cent for 2020 — which would bring the...
...Ann Klee, head of the development for GE, said: “While changes in the company’s portfolio and operating model will lead to a smaller corporate headquarters, we are fully committed to Boston and proud to...
...Poland’s press has filled with speculation that finance minister Teresa Czerwinska could leave the government following clashes over the spending surge....
...The country is set to run a budget deficit of 1.7 per cent of gross domestic product this year, according to Fitch, another rating agency....
...Brian Coulton , chief economist, Fitch Ratings More of a “Boris sigh” (of relief), that no-deal is off the agenda — for 2020, at least....
...Beth Ann Bovino, economist at S&P Global Ratings, says a shutdown would have ripple effects across the country from shopping malls to hotels....
...S&P chief US economist Beth Ann Bovino said a default on US government debts would be “devastating” to markets and the economy....
...Photographs: Getty Images; Dona Ann McAdams...
...Chris Wolfe, managing director at the rating agency Fitch, said banks were particularly cautious about financing new construction....
...Ms Horowitz has worked at retailers including Express, Bloomingdales and Ann Taylor Loft, where she was brand president....
...Brian Coulton, chief economist, Fitch Ratings It all depends on how the politics plays out....
...Bert and Beverly will marry, but they won’t be happy; Teresa will raise her four children alone....
...PANELLISTS: Jonathan Cornish, Head of Bank Ratings, North Asia, Fitch Ratings; Gerard Lyons, Chief Economic Advisor to Boris Johnson; Jin Chen, CEO, London, ICBC. ——————————————– Growth, innovation, economies...
...Brian Coulton, chief economist, Fitch Ratings We expect only a very marginal pick up in nominal wage growth....
...Brian Coulton, chief economist, Fitch Ratings Unlikely because [capital expenditure] will fall....
...Brian Coulton, chief economist, Fitch Ratings Inflation is close to peaking but real wage growth will remain subdued....
...Ann Pettifor, director, policy research in macroeconomics, Prime Economics We think much depends on the Fed[eral Reserve] and ECB....
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