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Tax cuts and rate hikes on the way

The new Federal Reserve boss will be the same as the old boss when it comes to monetary policy and President Donald Trump’s tax cuts will pass and add half a point to growth. Those are among the findings of this month’s CNBC Fed Survey, coming at a time of …

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One dead after Austrian gas hub explosion

Getty Images | TOMAS HULIK | AFP Austria’s main gas pipeline hub at Baumgarten, Eastern Vienna, where an explosion rocked the site on Tuesday 12 December. An explosion at Austria’s main gas hub Tuesday has left one person dead and several injured, according to a report. Gas Connect Austria, which …

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Putin boasts about ‘defeated ISIS’ in Syria, discloses troop withdrawal

Syrian Presidency Facebook page | AFP | Getty Images A handout picture released on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency on December 11, 2017 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meeting with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in the Russian air base in Hmeimim in the northwestern Syrian …

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