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Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard vowed Wednesday to press the fight against inflation that she said is hurting lower-income Americans the most. That will mean more interest rate increases and keeping rates higher for longer, she said in remarks prepared for a speech in New York. “We are in …

Liz Truss promised to tackle soaring energy bills in her first speech as U.K. prime minister outside 10 Downing Street. Leon Neal / Staff / Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, made her first speech Tuesday, promising to tackle rising energy bills and the cost-of-living crisis …

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Bed Bath & Beyond — The beleaguered home goods retailer dropped another 14.1%, adding to several straight days of losses. The latest move comes after CFO Gustavo Arnal committed suicide Friday. Bed Bath & Beyond said in a statement Sunday that …

The Chinese yuan has tumbled to two-year lows against the U.S. dollar in the last few weeks. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s central bank has sent a strong signal it wants to keep the Chinese yuan from weakening too quickly against the U.S. dollar, economists …

A banners of Deutsche Bank is pictured in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, September 30, 2016. Reuters Following the news that Liz Truss will become Britain’s new prime minister, Deutsche Bank says policy announcements in the coming weeks will …

Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak or current Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will be announced as the U.K’s new prime minister later Monday. Dan Kitwood / Staff / Stringer / Getty Images LONDON — The next prime minister of the U.K. will be announced Monday following a grueling, and at times bitter, …

Sebastian Rothe / Eyeem | Eyeem | Getty Images Households may soon be able to claim thousands of dollars in tax breaks and rebates if they take steps to reduce their carbon footprint. But eco-friendly consumers must wait until 2023 — perhaps even 2024 or later — to see many …

Catherine Mcqueen | Moment | Getty Images Why the unemployment rate increased in August The unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points from 3.5% in July — a level that had tied with early 2020 as the best since 1969. The movement upward in August was largely attributable to hundreds …

People walk near a Kohl’s department store entranceway on June 07, 2022 in Doral, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Kohl’s — Shares of the retailer jumped 7.8% after a Reuters report that private equity firm Oak Street Real Estate Capital …

Although it has now established more consistent messaging to the market, the U.S. Federal Reserve needs to do two more things to re-establish its credibility, according to Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor to Allianz. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell struck a hawkish tone during his speech at the Jackson Hole economic …