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In the past, United Nations human rights investigators have said inmates in camps have suffered starvation, torture and other atrocities.

“Such exceptionally low real interest rates are unlikely to be appropriate for an economy with persistently strong consumption growth and tightening labor markets”, Lacker said in a statement.

“We believe at some point in the near future the rate hike cycle needs to begin in order for the Fed to retain its credibility with the markets and to remind investors that rates can not stay at zero forever”.

The company says has amassed a database of some 50 billion user pins, and users look to Pinterest when searching for particular items and ideas.

Asian stocks mostly rose Friday, perked by relief that the U.S. Federal Reserve held off on raising interest rates for the time being, but European markets faltered as some investors interpreted the Fed decision as a sign of economic weakness.

“Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term”, the Fed said in its statement.

The buck had traded in a narrow range against most of its rivals during the past week as investors waited for the Fed’s decision, even as many expected the central bank to hold off Thursday, said Mark McCormick, global FX strategist based in New York. However, following the...

Following his stay in Seattle, President Xi and his delegation fly to Washington, D.C., for a summit meeting and state dinner with President Obama.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest made the announcement at his daily press conference one day after Secretary of State John Kerry said that the country was committed to taking in more Syrian refugees to respond to the immigration crisis that was affecting Europe, reports Efe.

Higher rates could dent demand for non-interest paying bullion, while boosting the dollar. Prices jumped as much as 1.3 per cent to $US1,133.93, the highest since September 3.

It was my buddy Chris West who first clued me in to the marking of September 19th as global Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Some Republican presidential candidates joined the Democrats in condemning Trump’s response, while at least one said the fault lied more with the man in the audience.

The plant’s workforce now numbers around 3,500.

General Motor’s Opel and France’s Renault are showing off new versions of their mainstay small cars at the Frankfurt auto show that use one key marketing tactic: make basic transportation not so basic.

Authorities reported one death in a town north of the capital. Adobe structures were destroyed, and cars were dragged by the quake and subsequent powerful waves that slammed into coastal towns. Some homes were damaged as well.