CNN’s Derek Van Dam speaks with an expert about why sending your leaves to the landfill is bad for the environment, and gives some alternative ways to handle fallen leaves.

Despite NAB’s grim prediction, Australia’s other Big Four banks – Commonwealth, Westpac and ANZ – are still forecasting a rate cut in February. Regardless of when the RBA decides to make cuts, the ...

The greenback hovered near a one-year high against a basket of currencies at 106.88, eyeing a weekly gain of 1.8%, which would mark its best performance since September.

US two-year yields, which are more sensitive to monetary policy, spiked after the remarks and traders dialed back bets on a December rate reduction to below 60% — from 80% in the previous day.

But the pace of rate cuts "is not preset," Powell said at a Dallas Fed event, adding that "the economy is not sending any signals that we need to be in a hurry to lower rates. The strength we are ...