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Inflation concerns delay Fed interest rate cut, raising election impact worries

In the United States, it is clear that inflation remains high, and the timing of the Federal Reserve Board’s (Fed) interest rate cut will be later than previously expected, and there are concerns that this will coincide with the upcoming presidential election. The photo is of President Biden. Photograph taken in North Carolina on March […]

ECB hints at potential rate cut as inflation pressures remain high

On the 11th, the European Central Bank (ECB) left its main policy interest rate unchanged as expected, but hinted that it may cut rates soon. Photo taken in March 2023 (2024 Reuters/Heiko Becker) FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank (ECB) left its main policy interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, as expected, but included new […]

Burundi Eco – A business opportunity

Benjamin Kuriyo, Director of publications The problem of municipal waste management resurfaces. The authorities are hard at work to clean up the city of Bujumbura. The zero waste campaign is in full swing. Our special edition looks at the impact of the measures taken to make the economic capital cleaner than ever. The main roads […]

A star explosion is going to happen in space, it will be seen once in a lifetime

Some day in the middle of next September, a huge star explosion is going to happen 3 thousand light years away from Earth. The night sky will be lit up by this explosion. And amateur astronomers will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness such strange phenomena in space. The Corona Borealis constellation or ‘Northern Crown’ […]

Burundi Eco – A clean city at all costs

In the fifth week of the 100 days of cleanliness campaign launched by the President of the Republic of Burundi, the results are becoming more and more palpable in certain public spaces. Is this only valid for the duration of the campaign, or is it a new habit adopted? Whatever happens, everyone’s wish is for […]

US Unemployment Insurance Claims Increase to 221,000, Reflecting Labor Market Trends in March

The number of new unemployment insurance claims (seasonally adjusted) for the week ending March 30, published by the US Department of Labor on the 4th, was 221,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week. Photograph taken in August 2021 (Reuters August 2024/Dustin Chambers) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of new unemployment insurance claims (seasonally […]