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Stocks pared gains after the release of Fed minutes, which showed concerns about global economic growth, but still closed higher. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Madrid, Aug 19 (EFE).- (Camera: Ana Bornay) The Ibex 35, the main index of the Spanish Stock Market, has dropped 0.76% today, weighed down by the possibility that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) began this year the withdrawal of monetary stimuli, although it has managed to maintain, by a narrow margin, the level of 8,900 points.FOOTAGE OF THE SPANISH STOCK EXCHANGE MARKET.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has been on the hot seat for some time now, due to his management choices that have led to a mail delivery slowdown. According to Business Insider, the House Oversight Committee has since launched an investigation into his private business. It follows a report from the Washington Post that the longtime ally of President Donald Trump may have broken campaign finance law. Now, DeJoy has hired consulting firm Patomak Global Partners to represent him throughout the investigation. The firm was founded by Paul Atkins, a former SEC executive who has advised Trump on financial deregulation and served on his business council.
Celebs such as Sigala, Jax Jones, Ella Henderson & more reveal their Christmas Plans to BANG Showbiz at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball with SEAT.
"In 2019, we expect slower growth in nearly 90 percent of the world. ... the world economy is now in synchronized slowdown," says the newly-installed IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva in a speech ahead of IMF-World Bank annual meetings next week. SOUNDBITE