Tag: bump

Slowing global economy to mean smaller revenue bump in Australian budget

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global economic weakness and a slowing domestic economy were among the reasons Australia will report a smaller revenue increase in its federal budget for the year ended June 30 compared to recent years, the government said on Sunday. The Labor government is expected to report a budget surplus on May 14, although […]

Fed holds rates as it warns fight against inflation has hit a bump

US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell pictured last month – Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters The world’s largest central bank has warned that its fight against inflation has hit a bump in the road, forcing it to keep interest rates at a 23-year-high. The Federal Reserve’s rate-setters said in a statement: “In recent months, there has been a […]

Live Oak council set to decide on interim city manager, pay bump

Apr. 1—The Live Oak City Council on Wednesday is expected to decide on an increase to the city manager’s salary and who will take over that role on an interim basis after the former city manager left last month. As previously reported in the Appeal, former Live Oak City Manager Aaron Palmer and the city […]

Malaysia’s Plan to Cut Subsidies This Year Hits a Speed Bump

(Bloomberg) — The Malaysian government’s long-awaited plan to cut fuel subsidies this year and tighten its finances has hit a major speed bump: Most citizens aren’t cooperating. Most Read from Bloomberg Less than half of Malaysians have updated their income details in a government database that will enable authorities to determine where handouts should be […]

No State of the Union bump for Biden

Pundits may have fawned over President Biden’s State of the Union address last Thursday, praising it as a “homerun” performance from a “fiery, powerful, vigorous guy” that would ease nagging fears about his age and vitality. But voters barely seem to have noticed. A new Yahoo News/YouGov survey of 1,482 U.S. adults, conducted in the […]