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Washington (AFP) - US central bankers started a two-day policy meeting Tuesday, with all eyes searching for clear signs that decades-high inflation in the world's biggest economy is definitively slowing.

New York (AFP) - Stocks surged while the dollar dropped Tuesday as US inflation slowed more than expected, opening the way for the Federal Reserve to reduce the tempo of interest rate hikes.

SUPPORT offered in Scotland is making a major contribution to helping with the costs of bringing up children – but families are still going…

BoE rate setters face an unenviable task this week as economic indicators send mixed messages

Wage demands likely to cool as inflation starts to head down and unemployment rises

The toll is set to surge as industrial action ramps up, with Tuesday marking the start of a month-long wave of rail disruption, with nurses also set to strike. This comes on top of strikes this month by other emergency staff, such as ambulance crews and paramedics, as well as…

As Christmas approaches, not everyone is celebrating. American families — hit hard by inflation, wage stagnation and layoffs — must confront another challenge: an expired child tax credit.

The unemployment rate in the region had been at record lows in the previous two months

New figures also signal more people are choosing to return to work