Category: REU

May 23

Safeguarding economy a key priority, Dutch foreign minister says in China

Article content BEIJING — Safeguarding the Dutch economy and cyberspace is a key priority for the Netherlands, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra said in China on Tuesday as Western governments adopt an increasingly defensive stance towards Beijing. Hoekstra was the first Dutch minister to visit China since the world’s second-largest economy reopened […]
May 23

Fed’s jobs-weighted framework caused more problems than it fixed -research

Article content WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Reserve’s 2020 move to put more weight on jobs in setting monetary policy “created more problems than it solved” as inflation surged and policymakers responded more slowly than they otherwise might have, economists including a former Fed vice chair said in research critical of that change. “Many elements […]
May 22

Biden to nominate Democrat for key seat on US telecom regulator -sources

Article content WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday will announce he plans to nominate attorney Anna Gomez for a key fifth seat on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), after Democrats had been stymied since 2021 from getting a majority on the five-member telecommunications regulator, sources told Reuters. Gomez, a Democratic telecommunications attorney, currently […]