Tag: doubt

Hong Kong Suspends Waste Charging Scheme, Putting Green Goals in Doubt

(Bloomberg) — Hong Kong shelved a waste-charging plan that had been discussed for almost two decades, putting in doubt its target for reducing rubbish sent to landfills and undermining its environmental efforts. Most Read from Bloomberg Most people were against the proposal, which was seen placing businesses under pressure in a difficult economic situation, according […]

Modi’s 400-Seat Dream In Doubt as Opposition Gains Steam

(Bloomberg) — Before India’s marathon election kicked off in April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was promising to come back to power with an even bigger majority than he won five years ago. Most Read from Bloomberg With less than two weeks to go before election results are announced, the picture is looking less certain for […]

Modi’s 400-Seat Dream In Doubt as India Opposition Gains Steam

(Bloomberg) — Before India’s marathon election kicked off in April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was promising to come back to power with an even bigger majority than he won five years ago. Most Read from Bloomberg With less than two weeks to go before election results are announced, the picture is looking less certain for […]

Rate cuts thrown into doubt by US inflation jump

US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said the wholesale inflation data in the US was ‘quite mixed’ – Samuel Corum/Bloomberg US wholesale prices accelerated last month, according to fresh US government data, rising by more than expected and raising concerns about interest rate cuts. The rise provides yet more evidence that the US Federal Reserve’s […]