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Yesterday — 6 November 2026NYT - Business

Paraguay’s President Removed and Arrested Over Financial Crisis

7 November 2026 at 01:29
Santiago Peña was impeached, removed from office and placed under house arrest after a bank with close ties to his administration went under.

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Police officers outside a Ueno bank building in downtown Asunción, Paraguay’s capital, on Friday.

Stable Labor Market Keeps Fed on Track to Raise Rates Gradually

6 November 2026 at 13:45
The Federal Reserve decided against raising interest rates at its meeting last week, but it is widely expected to move again in December to help tame inflation.

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Kevin Warsh, Fed chairman, has settled on raising interest rates gradually as it seeks to tame inflation.
Before yesterdayNYT - Business

Wanted: New Central Bank Chief. Expertise and Political Acumen Required.

31 October 2026 at 04:01
The looming departure of the European Central Bank’s president, Christine Lagarde, has set in motion a high-stakes search for her successor.

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The European Central Bank president, Christine Lagarde, will step down in February.

Christine Lagarde to Step Down as President of European Central Bank

29 October 2026 at 17:19
Her plan to depart in February, months before the end of an eight-year term, sets in motion a selection process among European leaders for a new central bank president.

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Christine Lagarde’s appointment as the European Central Bank’s first female president was the latest step in a career of breaking gender barriers, while also contending with economic crises.

Fed Will Hold Fewer Rate-Setting Meetings Starting Next Year

28 October 2026 at 20:02
Kevin M. Warsh, the Federal Reserve’s chairman, said the central bank would vote on interest rates seven times in 2027 and six in 2028. It has traditionally voted eight times per year.

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Kevin M. Warsh, the Fed chairman, said the central bank beginning next year will hold fewer meetings at which it votes on interest rates.

Trump’s Push to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook Looms Over Warsh

By: Tony Romm
28 October 2026 at 16:11
Lisa D. Cook, a Fed governor, is set to face an unorthodox, private hearing over allegations of mortgage fraud she has consistently denied.

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Lisa D. Cook, a Fed governor, in January. In recent weeks, the White House has redoubled its efforts to oust Ms. Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud that she has consistently denied.

Fed Holds Rates Steady Despite Lack of Progress on Inflation

28 October 2026 at 20:38
Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, said an “information-rich” period before the central bank’s gathering in December will help officials determine next steps for policy.

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Kevin Warsh, the Fed chairman last week said that more had to be done to tame inflation.

China Steps In to Rescue Stocks, But the Market Continues to Fall

The Communist Party uses a “national team” of state-owned investment funds to stem the market rout. But this time, investors are not sure it will work.

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President Xi Jinping of China has convened senior leaders to set the government’s agenda, but the economy is likely to take a back seat to politics.
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