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US Fed officials urge patience on interest rate cuts
US Fed officials urge patience on interest rate cuts
Economy
by  AFP

Two US Federal Reserve officials indicated Wednesday that the nation's central bank is on track to tackle inflation, but that it is still too soon to begin lowering interest rates. They have assigned a probability of more than 65 percent that the US central bank will have begun lowering interest rates by the time of its following meeting in May. da/nro

ICC prosecutor wants court to try 'environmental crimes'
ICC prosecutor wants court to try 'environmental crimes'
Economy
by  AFP

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor told AFP on Wednesday that he wants the tribunal to start trying suspects for "environmental crimes" without having to modify its founding statutes. "This is the first time in the history of the International Criminal Court that we would have a considered policy paper on the forms that environmental crimes can take," he said.