The author stated that the Fed was considering whether to increase rates by a quarter or half a percentage point in December, and that the yield on two-year U.S. Treasury bonds had risen by nearly 20 basis points. He added that the average mortgage rate "in our country" had reached 5.96% after eight months of growth. https://t.co/uNaHBty5HD #Fed #dluhopisy #sazby #US #CZ (translated)
Tax deductions for children will not change in 2027; employees can apply them when calculating monthly tax advances, with the benefit for one child reaching up to 3,837 crowns per month. #daně #daňovézvýhodnění #rodiče (translated)
The Court of Cassation annulled the nine years and six months sentence for Swiss entrepreneur Stephan Schmidheiny, accused of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths caused by asbestos, ordering a third appeal trial, while the victims and their families express their frustration calling the situation a true injustice. #Eternit #Giustizia #Amianto (translated)
Representatives of the governing coalition know no restraints. Defense Minister Robert Kaliňák used tens of millions of euros from public funds to renovate the so-called Kukurica, he failed to oversee the construction of the Prešov hospital, although just a few months before the scandal broke out, he and Robert Fico claimed that everything was going according to plan, and in the end, Kaliňák got involved in a scheme for which he risks a fine. #korupcia #RobertKaliňák #ZastavmeKorupciu (translated)
Sabaf recorded a revenue of 213.9 million euros in the first nine months of 2026, with growth in Asia and South America but a slowdown in Europe, highlighting difficulties in profitability and an increase in net debt. #Finanza #Sabaf #CrescitaEconomica (translated)
"STAN has been growing for a long time; for several months now, they have been gradually getting ahead of ODS. Initially, the growth was small, by about two to three percentage points, but gradually it has been increasing trendwise," commented political scientist Josef Mlejnek from Charles University on the October results. #STAN #volby #politika (translated)
"In the long term, the plan is essentially their merger," said Skydance CEO David Ellison last month when the major media merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery took effect. #streamování #filmovýbyznys #fúze (translated)
The statement mentioned that Egypt has confirmed for the first time earlier speculations about the presence of its soldiers in Saudi Arabia, where they had supposedly been for several months. According to Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, they were protecting strategic sites from attacks by Yemeni Houthis, and their deployment had exclusively defensive purposes. #Egypt #SaúdskáArabie #vojenskáTaktika #EG #SA #YE (translated)
The author of the contribution stated that the United Arab Emirates offered 1.87 million barrels of Saudi oil for sale on world markets from the tanker Gem No. 2, which according to him was hit by an unknown projectile off the emirate's coast last month. He described the event as an example of how the war with Iran has forced even regional rivals to cooperate. #Ropa #Válka #StředníVýchod #AE #SA #IR (translated)
The Ministry of Defense stated that its political deputies Radovan Vích from SPD and René Schreier from ANO had not had a security clearance at the Secret level even after almost ten months in office. According to the ministry, this meant they could not work with important classified information or fully perform their duties. https://t.co/pmW5xechGP #bezpečnost #politika #ministerstvo #CZ (translated)
The prosecutor of the Court of Cassation has requested to uphold the sentence of 9 years and 6 months for the Swiss entrepreneur Stephan Schmidheiny, accused of aggravated multiple manslaughter for the death of 91 people due to exposure to asbestos at the Eternit factory in Casale Monferrato. #Eternit #GiustiziaperleVittime #Amianto (translated)
"All those sentenced to an unconditional sentence aged 15 to 18, or possibly up to 19 years, will first go through the Brno psychiatry before being placed in another prison, where specialists will work with them. And if they find that there is a problem in terms of mental health, they will create a tailored psychiatric care program for them," described Justice Minister Jeroným Tejc (for ANO) to Novinky, adding that offenders would stay in the facility for up to three months. #psychiatrickápéče #mladiství #trestníspravedlnost (translated)
The finance ministers of the European Union have approved Slovenia's request to reduce excise duties on petrol and diesel below the established minimum levels, allowing the Slovenian government to cut costs for six months in response to rising energy prices. #Slovenia #Ecofin #Accise (translated)
The post pointed readers to a New York Times report, saying Ukrainian commanders had allowed its journalists into bunkers and training grounds after months of secrecy. It described the sites as part of efforts to reverse some Russian territorial gains. https://t.co/4QHsnD8Df1 #Ucraina #OperazioneMilitare #ConflittoRussoUcraino #UA #RU
The average interest rate on mortgages rose to 5.96 percent in November, the highest value since January 2024, and mortgages have become more expensive for the eighth consecutive month. #hypotéky #úrokovéSazby #českáEkonomika (translated)
Despite an increase in revenue to 4.55 billion euros, NewPrinces closed the first nine months with a loss of 5.5 million, penalized by temporary external factors such as seasonality and rising energy and transportation costs. #NewPrinces #Agroalimentare #Economia (translated)
Tesla announced that due to insufficient production of the Cybertruck, it will have to refund deposits to many customers, with the production line expected to be closed in about eight months. #Cybertruck #ElonMusk #Tesla (translated)
China's trade surplus exceeded one trillion dollars for the second consecutive year in the first ten months of 2026, supported by increasing global demand for data center equipment related to artificial intelligence and the electric car market. #Cina #SurplusCommerciale #Economia (translated)
Inflation in October 2023 eased slightly, with the main factors being falling food prices and rising fuel prices, although analysts expect it to rise again in the coming months. #inflace #ceny #ekonomika (translated)
Russell Brand has been sentenced to ten years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault against four women between 2004 and 2009, in a highly publicized trial in London. #RussellBrand #Stupro #Giustizia (translated)
