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Today β€” 28 October 2026Main stream

Italians Protesting High Prices Fear a Listless Future, Too

Inspired in part by French demonstrations, protests in Italy by students in the north and truckers in the south could affect national elections next year.

Β© Piero Cruciatti/Agence France-Presse β€” Getty Images

Demonstrators clashed with police in Milan this month.

A Punishing Housing Market Is Squeezing Renters

28 October 2026 at 09:05
Higher mortgage rates and slowing residential construction are again giving landlords the upper hand.

Β© Grant Hindsley for The New York Times

Higher mortgage rates are pushing aspiring homeowners to keep renting, intensifying competition in the rental market.

The Federal Reserve Will Release Its Interest Rate Decision Today. Here’s What to Watch.

28 October 2026 at 09:05
The central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days before the midterm elections.

Β© Al Drago for The New York Times

The Federal Reserve is expected to press pause on raising interest rates after delivering a rate increase last month for the first time since 2023.

How to Tax and Spend in a β€˜Turbulent Time?’ U.K. Tries a Balancing Act.

28 October 2026 at 09:05
The new government, led by Andy Burnham, will deliver its first budget on Wednesday, a plan expected to tread between wide ambition and narrow financial limits.

Β© Pool photo by Carlos Jasso

Britain’s prime minister, Andy Burnham, in Downing Street on Monday. The first budget of the new government will be delivered in Parliament on Wednesday.
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