A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully fund food-assistance benefits for November by Friday, criticizing the government’s efforts so far to make payments during the shutdown

The government is appealing the order directing it to deliver the money by Friday for federal food-assistance benefits that have been delayed by the shutdown. 2025-11-07 01:28:00 Lydia Wheeler

Continue ReadingA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully fund food-assistance benefits for November by Friday, criticizing the government’s efforts so far to make payments during the shutdown

The Bank of Mexico extended its monetary easing cycle with an 11th consecutive cut in its benchmark interest-rate, and kept the door open to more reductions in the future

The board of governors lowered the benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 7.25% and kept the door open to future reductions. 2025-11-06 19:51:00 Anthony Harrup

Continue ReadingThe Bank of Mexico extended its monetary easing cycle with an 11th consecutive cut in its benchmark interest-rate, and kept the door open to more reductions in the future

‘After last week’s meeting, I see monetary policy as barely restrictive, if at all,’ Cleveland Fed leader Beth Hammack says

The central banker suggested she is skeptical the Fed can opt for further interest-rate cuts, given the persistence of inflation and the monetary easing from the rate cuts the Fed…

Continue Reading‘After last week’s meeting, I see monetary policy as barely restrictive, if at all,’ Cleveland Fed leader Beth Hammack says