● RADIOAdvertise with us
DOWNUNDERVOICESAustralia · New Zealand · World
Back to Business
Business

16 September 2026

Fed expected to raise interest rates. And, board votes to close Kennedy Center

Downunder Voices Newsroom

Source reporting: NPR News

Fed expected to raise interest rates. And, board votes to close Kennedy Center

The Fed is expected to raise interest rates today for the first time in three years. And, the Kennedy Center board voted yesterday to close the historic center. (Image credit: Win McNamee)

About this report

Downunder Voices provides an independently written summary and community perspective based on information published by the original source. The original publisher remains responsible for its reporting.

Join our community

Follow Downunder Voices

Join thousands of readers following news and community stories from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.

More from Business

View category

16 September 2026

UK government to explore coordinated maritime nuclear strategy

The UK government will bring together departments, regulators and industry representatives to explore the development of a coordinated maritime nuclear strategy. The commitment followed discussions with the Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (NEMO) during the International Atomic Energy Agency’s General Conference in Vienna. Government departments to examine maritime nuclear Michael Shanks, Minister of State at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, agreed to convene relevant government bodies and industry representatives to discuss the way forward. The process is expected to involve the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Department for Transport, alongside regulators and NEMO. However, the UK has not yet adopted a maritime nuclear strategy.

Source: Container NewsOriginal source

Read Next

View latest

16 September 2026

Shippers want more from their 3PLs – but do they really need a 4PL?

Shippers are demanding far more from their logistics providers as disruption and supply chain complexity increase – but that does not necessarily mean they are ready to make the leap from 3PL to 4PL. The latest annual Third-Party Logistics Study paints a contradictory picture of the shipper-3PL relationship: 88% of shippers describe their relationships with logistics providers as successful, yet half are consolidating the number of 3PLs they use. And expectations ... The post Shippers want more from their 3PLs – but do they really need a 4PL? appeared first on The Loadstar .

Source: The LoadstarOriginal source