Beanpole customs also listed 12 types of imported goods that should go through physical inspection
The US central bank voted 11-to-1 in favor of cutting rates by a quarter of a percentage point at the meeting on December 17 and 18, reducing the bank's key lending rate to between 4.25 and 4.50 percent despite an uptick in inflation
Net revenue rose 33.9 percent to NT$2.9 trillion ($87.8 billion), the company said in a statement, ahead of the release of its complete earnings report next week.
Hiring in the world's biggest economy stood at 256,000 last month, up from a revised 212,000 in November, the Labor Department said.
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Sentiment was also clouded by data showing that Chinese consumer inflation remained almost non-existent despite a raft of stimulus measures in the final three months of last year.
For the whole of 2024 prices were up 0.2 percent, the same as the previous year.
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings are scheduled to draw more than 10,000 people from finance ministries, central banks and civil society groups to discuss efforts to boost patchy global growth, deal with debt distress and finance the green energy transition
Brent crude futures rose 8 cents, or 0.11 percent, to $73.14 a barrel by 0120 GMT
The cuts come just days after the country posted its slowest quarterly growth in a year and a half, underlining the deep economic woes the country faces.
Retail sales in the United States accelerated in September, according to government data released Thursday, a positive sign for consumption as the election approaches.
Inflation in the United States picked up in the late 1960s in the wake of the Vietnam War and spending on President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” set of social programs
Since April, truck drivers' annual overtime has been capped at 960 hours, or 80 hours per month on average, alongside new rules including on break stops
The People's Bank of China, Ministry of Finance and other departments have at least announced enough stimulus measures to convince economists this year's performance will be on-target
Boeing confirmed a tentative deal was reached and said it includes a 35 percent pay raise over four years and a one-time signing bonus of $7,000
Brent crude futures fell $1.39, or 1.87 percent, to $73.06 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude settled at$69.22 a barrel, down $1.45 or 2.05 percent
The economy expanded 4.6 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, down from 4.7 in the previous three months and the slowest since early 2023
