Controversial Trump pick gets World Bank top job
World Bank critic David Malpass is given board approval as its new president.
Donald Trump urges US Fed to cut interest rates
The president has accused the central bank of slowing down the world’s largest economy.
A new fight over tax is starting to boil over in the EU: Here’s what you need to know
The European Union is considering a new approach to taxation rules, but certain member nations are already voicing their opposition.
Trump says economy would take off like ‘a rocket ship’ if Fed cut rates, ending tightening policy
“I think they should drop rates and get rid of quantitative tightening,” Trump says of the Fed.
Russia wins WTO ‘national security’ case in potential boost for Trump
Russia won a dispute about “national security” at the World Trade Organization on Friday.
A ‘Japanization’ of monetary policy in Europe might not be such a bad thing, Nomura’s Koo says
European officials should not worry about following in the footsteps of the BOJ when it comes to monetary policy, according to the chief economist of Nomura Research Institute.
History beckons at WrestleMania for WWE’s biggest female stars who promise to steal the show
WrestleMania is the biggest night of WWE’s year and has been building to a match featuring superstars Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch.
Gender pay gap widens at almost half of UK firms
U.K. firms with at least 250 employees were legally required to submit their pay gap data to the government by Thursday.
Job market bounces back in March with 196,000 gain in payrolls
The numbers came a month after February’s jaw-dropping gain of just 20,000, which was revised up to 33,000 in the March report.
House prices ‘subdued’ amid Brexit impasse
Property values dropped by 1.6% in March compared with February, but were 2.6% up on a year ago, a lender says.