The Federal Reserve has a lot of balls in the air: Central bank officials are attempting to juggle their economic goals of maximum employment and price stability while maintaining financial safety and security in the midst of a banking meltdown. This week, we’ll hear from Fed officials for the first time since the collapse of […]
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Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse last week sent tingles of panic down investors’ spines as it highlighted a larger problem across the banking sector: The widening gap between the value large lenders place on the bonds they hold and what they’re actually worth on the market. SVB’s downfall was tied, in part, to the plunge in […]
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Two Michigan State students wounded in the mass shooting on campus in February have been discharged from hospital, according to the university’s police department. The tweet did not identify the students who were released but said they were previously listed in serious condition. One student remains hospitalized in critical condition and one is in fair […]
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DBRS, which currently rates the Portuguese sovereign debt at ‘A’ (low) with a stable outlook, is scheduled to issue an opinion on Portugal this Friday. The first assessment of this year’s sovereign debt, scheduled for this Friday by DBRS, should result in the maintenance of the current rating, after Portugal has recorded three rating upgrades […]
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In her new novel, the American writer Lauren Groff delivers a novelistic portrait of Marie de France, the first woman of letters, free and a feminist fighter before her time. A book carried by a writing of an enthralling richness. After Les Furies, which recounted the life of a couple in the contemporary world, Lauren […]
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The United States government on Monday joined other Western countries in criticizing the latest executions and new death sentences in Iran, following protests against Iran’s theocratic regime. “We condemn the executions of Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Mohammad Hosseini and the additional sentences announced today [Monday],” U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stressed. In a statement […]
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The Association of Freight Forwarders of Portugal (APAT) estimates that the strike of port administration workers could have an impact of between 100 and 150 million euros per day on international trade, according to a statement. Thus, “APAT calls for an understanding to be reached as soon as possible, because in addition to the damage […]
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The first New Year’s Eve in ‘freedom’ post covid is being viewed with a lot of optimism by nightlife entrepreneurs, at a time when the industry is trying to recover from the losses caused by the pandemic. The feeling of optimism was expressed to the Lusa agency by the presidents of the Portuguese Association of […]
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At least eleven people have died in the United States due to an ice storm that is sweeping across parts of the central and eastern parts of the country and shows no signs of coming to an end. The eleven deaths were counted in four states and occurred due to the dangerous and potentially deadly […]
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Ryanair announced today the opening next summer of 18 new routes in Portugal, in Porto and Faro, and welcomed the regulator’s intervention that led to the reduction of fees charged by ANA in those airports. In a virtual press conference, the executive presidents of the Ryanair group, Michael O’Leary, and of the airline, Eddie Wilson, […]
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