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Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... opportunities around a framework that aims to reclaim attention from the US's climate policy introduced by president Joe Biden. In announcing a spectrum of climate action and ESG investment initiatives, the Albanese government hopes to unlock tens ...

HSBC bails out Silicon Valley Bank UK

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... of how we supervised and regulated this firm, and what we should learn from this experience," added Barr. President Joe Biden assured the US population that its banking system is "safe" yesterday at a White House press conference. "No losses will be ...

Four themes driving 2023: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... 2023 is the potential for an acceleration of investment spending in the energy transition. In the US, this is linked to the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act which will provide subsidies up to $465 billion for investment in renewable energy ...

US inflation hits one-year low

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... 6.5% over the past year, but the latest data also shows a cooling trend for the sixth consecutive month. US president Joe Biden said: "It all adds up to a real break for consumers, real breathing room for families and more proof that my economic plan ...

Goldman Sachs charged over ESG failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... workers and their families as they save for a secure retirement." The new rule follows a 2021 executive order by President Joe Biden, which directs the federal government to "identify and assess policies to protect the life savings and pensions of America's ...

Forrests invest in post-war, green Ukraine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... Ukraine post-hostilities. The fund has been in the works since early March, and included Forrest briefing US President Joe Biden, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann ...

US inflation drops to 8.5%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... 40-year peak of 9.1%, recorded in June. The drop beat market expectations of 8.7% and comes as a welcome relief for the Biden government. The reason for the fall is a slowdown in rising energy prices. Energy CPI rose by 32.9%, down from 41.6% in June ...

US Senate passes $1tn Inflation Reduction Act

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... deficit and everyday expenses for working families. Following the Senate Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, President Joe Biden said: "I ran for president promising to make government work for working families again, and that's what this Bill does ...

US enters recession - or does it?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... months after a recession has begun before announcing one. Responding to the second quarter GDP report, US president Joe Biden said: "Coming off of last year's historic economic growth - and regaining all the private sector jobs lost during the pandemic ...

CPI rises, IMF lowers global outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... recession evaluation method of two consecutive quarters of falling GDP - just one week before GDP data is released. The Biden Administration said: "While some maintain that two consecutive quarters of falling real GDP constitute a recession, that is ...