US News September 22, 2023 SEC slaps Citadel Securities LLC with $7 million fine to settle short selling charges The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fined Citadel Securities $7 million for violating order marking requirements. The SEC estimated that the firm marked millions of ce… Read Full Article
US News September 22, 2023 Chesebro asks court to suppress use of emails in Trump Georgia election case Kenneth Chesebro asked a judge to bar evidence obtained in a search of his email account from being used in the Georgia election case against him and former President Donald Trump.… Read Full Article
US News September 22, 2023 Pence trashes Trump’s tax plan, says 10% tariff would ‘increase inflation at the worst possible time’ Former Vice President Mike Pence attacked Donald Trump’s plan to slap a universal 10% tariff on imported goods if he is reelected in 2024. An across-the-board tariff like the one T… Read Full Article
US News September 22, 2023 4 Tips for Retirees in a Government Shutdown A looming government shutdown may be scary, but as a retiree you can control your own finances to stay afloat. For retirees, the possibility of a government shutdown may be conce… Read Full Article
Iraq September 22, 2023 We discussed with Washington linking the market and the dinar to the dollar. And reveals the terms of the agreement with Iran {Political: Euphrates News} Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein confirmed that the recent Iraqi-American talks focused on bilateral relations and joint work in the fields of econo… Read Full Article
Iraq September 22, 2023 We are preparing a draft of the economic reform law and concluding the trade and investment agreement with America {Economic: Al-Furat News} Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani held a meeting on Thursday evening (Baghdad time) with members of the American Chamber of Commerce, in the pre… Read Full Article
Iraq September 22, 2023 An economist explains the importance of Iraq’s gold reserves {Economic: Al-Furat News} An economist explained the importance of gold in the reserves of the Central Bank of Iraq. Salah Nuri told {Euphrates News} that “the gold reserve is a co… Read Full Article
Iraq September 22, 2023 Iraq is fourth in the Arab world by possessing the “lion’s share” of gold reserves {Economic: Al-Furat News} The World Gold Council’s report for the month of September showed that gold reserves in Arab countries amounted to 1,515.1 tons. According to the repor… Read Full Article
Iraq September 22, 2023 Parliamentary Finance reveals an expected increase in the salaries of retirees by 100 thousand dinars The Parliamentary Finance Committee announced, today, Thursday, an expected increase in the salaries of the lower grades of retirees by 100 thousand dinars. https://alforatn… Read Full Article
Iraq September 22, 2023 Iraq is witnessing the beginning of the launch of a major reconstruction campaign The head of the State of Law Coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, confirmed on Wednesday that Iraq is witnessing the beginning of the launch of a major reconstruction campaign, while notin… Read Full Article
Iraq September 22, 2023 Masrour Barzani instructs the distribution of salaries “immediately” with the arrival of 700 billion dinars from Baghdad Shafaq News / Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani, on Wednesday, instructed the Ministry of Finance and Economy to distribute the monthly salaries of employ… Read Full Article
US News September 21, 2023 Federal Reserve pauses interest rate hikes — for now The Federal Reserve is pausing its extended campaign against inflation, holding its benchmark interest rate steady and giving borrowers a breather after 11 hikes since March 20… Read Full Article
US News September 21, 2023 Attorney General Merrick Garland says “no one” has told him to indict Trump Attorney General Merrick Garland told Congress Wednesday that “no one” has told him to indict former President Donald Trump, after Trump claimed in an interview th… Read Full Article
Iraq September 21, 2023 A parliamentary move to dismiss the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq because of the dollar Two independent representatives confirmed, on Thursday, that steps were being taken to dismiss the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq due to his lack of control over the exchang… Read Full Article
Iraq September 21, 2023 The Central Bank receives several proposals to reduce the price of the dollar The representative of the coordination framework, Firas Al-Muslimaoui, revealed that several parliamentary proposals were presented to the Governor of the Central Bank, Ali… Read Full Article
US News September 20, 2023 Fed’s soft landing strategy aims to curb inflation and maintain economic expansion The Federal Reserve is striving to manage high inflation without disrupting the ongoing economic expansion, according to its latest forecast released on Wednesday. The centra… Read Full Article
US News September 20, 2023 Fed chief Jerome Powell gives rate outlook, details ‘soft landing’ chances The Federal Reserve held off on a rate hike at its September meeting. Since March 2022, the central bank has raised its benchmark borrowing rate 11 times. Consumers have been feeli… Read Full Article
US News September 20, 2023 Florida Sen. Rick Scott expects Congress will avoid government shutdown Sen. Rick Scott told CNBC said the U.S. government should never see government shutdowns again. Scott, a Florida Republican, said House and Senate Republicans are working on pla… Read Full Article
US News September 20, 2023 Fed declines to hike, but points to rates staying higher for longer The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in a decision released Wednesday, while also indicating it still expects one more hike before the end of the year and fewer cuts than… Read Full Article
Iraq September 20, 2023 Conflicting expectations for dollar prices…and talk of a “big shock” Shafaq News/ The visit of the Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, to the United States of America is important in terms of its timing, which coincides with the crisis o… Read Full Article
