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inflation and a U.S. economy and labor market that are stronger than previously thought, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Monday called for «more caution» on interest-rate cuts ahead. «Whatever happens in the near term, my baseline still calls for reducing the policy rate gradually over the next year,» Waller said in remarks prepared for delivery to a Shadow Open Market Committee conference at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. The Fed's policy rate is restrictive, the labor market remains healthy even as labor demand is moderating, and inflation is «in the vicinity» of the Fed's 2% target.

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China’s Premier Li Qiang has inaugurated a Beijing-funded airport built in restive southwestern Pakistan as he arrived for a regional security meeting in the capital, Islamabad

India ordered the expulsion of six Canadian diplomats on Monday and withdrew its own envoy from Canada, in response to what it said was Ottawa’s decision to name him and others as “persons of interest” in an investigation.India did not go into detail on the investigation, but relations have been fraught since 2023, when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had evidence linking Indian agents to the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader on his territory.India has long denied Trudeau’s accusation. On Monday it dismissed Canada’s move on the inquiry and accused Trudeau of pursuing a “political agenda.”“We have no faith in the current Canadian Government’s commitment to ensure their security.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Asia is scrutinizing China’s unprecedented efforts to keep its economy humming. If Beijing doesn’t succeed, the fallout will ripple across the region, just as economies there get onto firmer ground.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. KYIV, Ukraine—The war in Ukraine is barreling toward the end of its third year, with Russia pursuing relentless offensives despite heavy losses and Western leaders groping for a strategy to end the conflict. With Western weapons deliveries limited and slow, Ukraine is facing a bleak winter.

India Canada News LIVE Updates: Tensions between India and Canada escalated on Monday after the Ministry of External Affairs strongly rejected the "diplomatic communication" it received from Canada last week. The communication was linked to the probe into the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil.According to the MEA, Canada's "diplomatic communication" suggested "that the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats are ‘persons of interest’ in a matter related to an investigation in that country." It added, "The Government of India strongly rejects these preposterous imputations and ascribes them to the political agenda of the Trudeau Government that is centered around vote bank politics."Following this, the MEA summoned Canadian Charge d’Affaires Stewart Wheeler in the evening and informed him "that the baseless targeting of the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats and officials in Canada was completely unacceptable".

New Zealand qualified for the knockout stages of the tournament at the expense of both India and Pakistan, following a 54-run win for the White Ferns in Dubai on Monday against Pakistan. Matchday opponents Pakistan knew they could qualify if they chased down a target of 111 in quick time, while India would have qualified instead of both teams had Pakistan still gone on to win in a slower fashion. But a combination of superb bowling from New Zealand and a gung-ho approach from Pakistan saw the match race to a conclusion in just 11.4 overs of the second innings, as Pakistan crashed to 56 all out.

Wholesale prices in the United States were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something close to normal after years of pressuring America’s households in the wake of COVID-19

In a briefing note today (14 October), the firm said that the way in which the debt target is currently formulated «allows almost no room for additional borrowing to invest».  Research director James Smith and senior economists Emily Fry and Cara Pacitti said the chancellor is faced with a plethora of options for reform to facilitate improved fiscal flexibility in the Budget.  Reeves urged to allow National Wealth Fund to issue bonds to unlock £100bn of private finance On the side of incremental change, technical tweaks such as including, instead of excluding, Bank of England liabi...

It was underlined that in an atmosphere of «extremism and violence», the Trudeau Government's actions endangered their safety, said MEA. The statement further said, «We have no faith in the current Canadian Government's commitment to ensure their security. Therefore, the Government of India has decided to withdraw the High Commissioner and other targeted diplomats and officials.»

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Baba Siddique and probe any possible involvement of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, officials said that the modus operandi of the Bishnoi gang is to engage youth with no criminal records while meeting between its associates and selection of a target is done inside jails as members of the gang are wanted by police across various states in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Mumbai. Bishnoi has been lodged in Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad since 2023. «These gangsters engage their criminal network to lure unemployed youth, not only in Punjab but also from the neighbouring states by offering them either huge amounts of money or a promise of helping them settle abroad,» according to the NIA. For the killing of Siddique, police officials said the shooters were first timers. Early this year, the gang was behind the killing of INLD chief Nafee Singh Rathee and a Gurugram-based bookie Sachin Munjal. Bishnoi's associate from Canada, Rohit Godara, had claimed responsibility for the killing. On Bishnoi's alleged proceeds of crimes, the NIA has unearthed that one Manish Bhandari, living in Thailand, manages the funds. Bhandari runs the night club chain named Bollywood Club, Cama Club and a hotel-cum-restaurant Punappa in Thailand. The money collected through extortion, illegal liquor and arms smuggling business is sent to Bhandari in Thailand through hawala for investing in night clubs and bars, according to the NIA.

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According to research from the New Economics Foundation (NEF), in addition to changing the fiscal regulations to remove the new NWF from the measure of debt targeted in the fiscal rules, allowing the wealth fund to issue green bonds on private markets could raise £14bn of private investment for every £1bn of Treasury funding.  In the Labour Party's manifesto, it committed to target a ratio of £3 of private funding for every £1 of government investment. Therefore, NEF assistant researcher Theo Harris said «allowing it to issue its own bonds is a policy lever that would allow it to achi...

The rising cyber fraud seems to be at its peak, as another scam has been found targeting your Gmail. According to Sam Mitrovic, a tech blogger and an IT consultant the new scam can steal your personal data by using artificial intelligence (AI). The scam is using AI to create fake account recovery requests. 

Baba Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister and well-known leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), has sent shockwaves through the Indian film industry. Siddique had cultivated friendships with numerous Bollywood celebrities, including Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Shilpa Shetty.

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«The Government of India has decided to expel the following six Canadian Diplomats: Mr. Stewart Ross Wheeler, Acting High Commissioner; Mr. Patrick Hebert, Deputy High Commissioner; Marie Catherine Joly, First Secretary; lan Ross David Trites, First Secretary; Adam James Chuipka, First Secretary; Paula Orjuela, First Secretary,» a Ministry of External Affairs release said. «They have been asked to leave India by or before 11:59 pm on Saturday, October 19, 2024,» the release added.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Earlier this year the U.S. Army shot down a number of hostile drones in the Middle East using a weapon long dismissed as more science fiction than reality—the laser.

Don Luskin, the chief investment officer of TrendMacro, reacts to the CBS News Vice Presidential Debate on 'The Evening Edit.' (CBS News)