Veteran economist Jim O’Neill says interest rates should stay around 5% for longer

Jim O'Neill, former chief economist Goldman Sachs Group, in Italy in 2019.Alessia Pierdomenico | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesVeteran economist Jim O'Neill says central banks will need to keep interest rates up around 5% across major economies for longer than the market expects, even as inflation subsides.The U.S. Federal Reserve...

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Huawei H1, Q2 2023 earnings report

Huawei's production campus is pictured here on April 25, 2019, in Dongguan, near Shenzhen, China.Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese tech giant Huawei on Friday reported 2.2% year-on-year growth in its consumer business revenue for the first half of the year.The modest growth comes...

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SMIC Q2 2023 earnings report

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 04: A logo hangs on the building of the Beijing branch of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) on December 4, 2020 in Beijing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesSemiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. posted on Thursday a drop...

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High prices are still a problem

Gas station signboards display prices in Bethesda, Maryland on August 6, 2023.Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesThursday's consumer price index report likely will show that the pace of price increases is easing, but not enough to get the Federal Reserve to retreat on its inflation fight.If the Wall...

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Deliveroo upgrades earnings guidance despite drop in orders

A young man delivers foodM_a_y_a | E+ | Getty ImagesBritish meal delivery company Deliveroo upgraded its full-year earnings guidance on Thursday after a resilient first half in challenging market conditions that saw its total orders number fall 6%.The company said it expected to make adjusted earnings before interest, tax,...

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