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Australia Treasurer Says US Meetings to Help Budget Preparation
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said he expects meetings later this month in Washington with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and other financial leaders will help inform decisions in the budget he is due to deliver Oct. 25, Sky News reported. “It’s a really valuable opportunity to confer with my counterparts,” Chalmers said in Brisbane in an interview with Sky News, referring to the G-20 meetings of finance ministers and central bankers set for Oct. 12. “I’ll be meeting with the Chair of the US Federal Reserve and others from around the world to make sure our Budget is informed by the most recent, ... (full story)