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Wells Fargo has predicted several turns in the U.S. economy in the coming months, including lower prices in food and gas, while the price of rent is expected to remain high. The bank's Global Investment Strategy team released a report on Monday offering several predictions based on data it has collected regarding U.S. inflation. The consumer price index (CPI) surged 9.1 percent in June , according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the largest gain in consumer prices since 1981. The Federal Reserve increased interest rates to fight inflation, raising interest by 0.75 percent in June. However, Wells Fargo said on Monday that there is a chance that inflation could drop as low as 5 percent in the next several months. "We would not be surprised to see the headline 12-month consumer price inflation reading post a sudden, large drop, maybe from 9.1 percent for June to 5 percent or 6 percent in the next two or three months," the investment institute team said. The predicted drop … [Read more...] about Wells Fargo says gas, food prices could fall while rent prices remain high

Private sector major ICICI Bank has increased its interest rates on fixed deposit (FD). The new rates have become applicable on deposits between Rs 2 crore and Rs 5 crore, effective August 9. The move comes after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the key repo rate by 50 basis points, which was the third consecutive hike in the past three months. Recently, several other banks, including Kotak Mahindra Bank , DBS Bank and Bank of Baroda, also raised their interest rates on FD. Here are the revised interest rates on fixed deposits between Rs 2 crore and Rs 5 crore at ICICI Bank, effective from August 9, 2022: 7 days to 14 days: For General Public – 3.25 per cent; For Senior Citizens – 3.25 per cent 15 days to 29 days: For General Public – 3.25 per cent; For Senior Citizens – 3.25 per cent 30 days to 45 days: For General Public – 3.35 per cent; For Senior Citizens – 3.35 per cent 46 days to 60 days: For General Public – 3.65 per cent; For Senior Citizens – 3.65 per … [Read more...] about ICICI Bank Hikes Interest Rates On Fixed Deposits; Check New FD Rates

She could well be the world’s only minister to beat a reigning World champion. Dana Reizniece-Ozola, former Minister of Economics and then Finance of Latvia, breaks into a big smile when she is asked about her stunning victory over Hou Yifan, the second highest-rated female chess player of all time. A politician’s is only one of the many hats Reizniece-Ozola wears. She has been on the board of governors of the World Bank and the European Investment Bank as well. She is now world chess governing body FIDE’s managing director. Splendid career She has had a splendid career as a chess player too. She is a Woman Grandmaster and played for Latvia in eight Olympiads. And it was in one of those Olympiads, back in 2016, that she stunned the four-time World champion from China, who was rated some 400 Elo points above. She was then the Minister of Finance, but still found time to play on the top board for Latvia. “Sometimes when you are away from regular chess, you get a spark,” … [Read more...] about Meet a WGM, FIDE official, politician and banking expert — all rolled into one

Order books for the Ford Maverick will reopen in September. The Maverick compact pickup is a huge success story for Ford which has sold 45,473 Maverick's year-to-date as of July. Demand was so high, 2022 model year orders closed in January. 2023 Maverick Tremor For 2023, Ford is adding the Maverick to its Tremor family. The 2023 Maverick Tremor Off-Road Package is available on the XLT and Lariat trims. Ford says it's designed to be an entry-level option off-road option for compact truck buyers. (There are also Tremor versions of the Ranger, F-150 and Super Duty. ) "Ranger, F-150 and Super Duty customers have embraced the unique off-road capability, technology and appearance updates found across our Tremor family of trucks," said Todd Eckert, Ford truck product marketing and brand manager. "Maverick Tremor delivers on this same promise with new functions and features designed for off-roading – all while keeping the truck's signature size, affordability, … [Read more...] about Order Banks Open For 2023 Ford Maverick Tremor Next Month

Elliot, the hacker protagonist of USA’s new drama Mr. Robot , looks like the dark corners of the Internet in human form. As played by Rami Malek, he’s pale and nervy-looking, and would be easy to miss in a crowd if it weren’t for his hollow stare. Elliot suffers from crippling social anxiety and mostly interacts with people by stalking them online, but he’s a well-meaning hacker, who despises his day job at a banking conglomerate and works at night to try to overthrow it. This, it seems, is the closest thing the 21st century gets for a hero: Despite airing on a typically stodgy network and being saddled with a ridiculous title, Mr. Robot is an angry, surprisingly effective screed against the current inequities of the world. Much of this is thanks to Malek’s outstanding lead performance, which shoulders the burden of ranty voice-over narration (typically the death knell for a show’s credibility) and invests Elliot with sympathy, despite the fact that he’s, well, a bit of a creep. … [Read more...] about ‘Mr. Robot’ Is a Compelling Hacker Drama for the Paranoid Internet Age

By ZEKE MILLER, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI’s unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence ricocheted around government, politics and a polarized country Tuesday along with questions as to why the Justice Department — notably cautious under Attorney General Merrick Garland — decided to take such a drastic step. Answers weren’t quickly forthcoming. Agents on Monday searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, which is also a private club, as part of a federal investigation into whether the former president took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, people familiar with the matter said. It marked a a dramatic escalation of law enforcement scrutiny of Trump, who faces an array of inquiries tied to his conduct in the waning days of his administration. From echoes of Watergate to the more immediate House probe of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, Washington, a city used to sleepy Augusts, reeled from … [Read more...] about FBI’s search of Trump’s Florida estate: Why now?

Sybille Bedford, a German-born writer who has long lived in England, is not one of the twentieth century's best writers, but she is one of its most attractive literary curiosities. Born before World War I, she witnessed much of the tragedy, and enjoyed much of the beauty, that her volatile age had to offer. Bedford spent her childhood and youth in her father's decrepit schloss in Baden, in the stuffy and well-upholstered Berlin residence of other relatives, in Fascist Italy, in high bohemia on the Côte d'Azur in the 1920s, and in England. It was a rich and strange life, and in each of her four largely autobiographical novels she rendered its off-color luster and subtle moral gradations with humor and a remarkable tolerance that in no way implies an absence of judgment. The twentieth century displayed the human circus at its most grotesque, and Bedford had a ringside seat throughout the performance. Bedford is not only a novelist but also the author of books on legal issues and … [Read more...] about An Observer of Catastrophe

The Fed has raised its benchmark interest rate again by a whopping 0.75%. The Reserve Bank of India has also been forced to raise interest rates further but also take other steps. These decisions in the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting are based on what the members of the MPC see as the likely course of the economy in the months ahead. But, the trajectory of the world economy, and its likely impact on the Indian economy, is imponderable. So, Indian policymakers would face two crucial problems. First, the main uncertainty is due to Russia’s war on Ukraine and the resultant economic sanctions on Russia, as well as the zero-COVID-19 policy in China that repeatedly implements lockdowns leading to global supply bottlenecks. Second, policy has to base itself on data. If it is deficient, it introduces additional uncertainty, making projections for the future difficult and causing policies to fail. This will compound the problem that results from the global uncertainty. … [Read more...] about Macrovariable projections in uncertain times

The frontrunner in the race to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister Foreign Secretary Liz Truss’ plan to cut taxes would be “electoral suicide”, a chief ally of her opponent Rishi Sunak has warned. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, has claimed that the central ethos of the Conservative party, cutting taxes, should be abandoned during the economic crisis if the party hopes to retain its majority in the Parliament for a record fifth term. “All the evidence tells us that, with inflation running high and energy bills the highest for decades, the winter will be extremely difficult. High prices and high bills will put pressure on the household budgets of hardworking people. Those pressures are well beyond the living memory of millions of voters, and will directly affect millions more,” Mr Raab wrote in The Times . “If we go to the country in September with an emergency budget that fails to measure up to the task, voters will not forgive us,” he wrote. “Such a failure will … [Read more...] about ‘Conservative’ Deputy PM Claims Tax Cuts Would Be ‘Electoral Suicide’

Wyclef Jean has ruled out running for president again in Haiti, following a previous bid for office that failed to get off the ground. Immensely popular in his native country, the American-reared musician, 52, became an immediate front-runner in a field of more than 30 candidates when he entered the race in 2010. But his candidacy was derailed by a constitutional requirement that presidential candidates reside in Haiti for at least five years prior to an election. Jean claimed he had done so, though evidence indicated he was a U.S. resident most of that time. "Council officials said Jean, who left his homeland with his family at the age of 9 to live in the United States, did not meet residency requirements," Reuters reported. At the time, Jean vowed to appeal. "I cannot surrender now," he said in a statement after the decision was announced. "My vision of a nation renewed and redeveloped is a vision for which I am willing to fight." With political tumult currently gripping … [Read more...] about Wyclef Jean rules out another presidential run in Haiti after failed bid