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Economy
Trump unveils ‘breakthrough’ US-UK trade deal
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump unveiled a "breakthrough" trade agreement with Britain on Thursday, celebrating the first deal...
Trump calls US Fed chair ‘fool’ after pause in rate cuts
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump branded Fed Chair Jerome Powell a "fool" on Thursday after the central bank...
EU threatens to target US cars, planes if Trump tariff talks fail
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU on Thursday threatened to target US cars and planes among a raft of products...
EU parliament backs emissions reprieve for carmakers
Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - EU lawmakers on Thursday gave the green light to a delay for European carmakers to meet...
Toyota cites tariffs as it forecasts 35% net profit drop
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese auto giant Toyota forecast on Thursday a 35 percent year-on-year drop in net profit for the...
Trump announces ‘full and comprehensive’ trade deal with UK
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a "full and comprehensive" trade agreement with Britain, which would...
Trump tariff plan brings Hollywood’s struggles into focus
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Donald Trump's proposal to put 100 percent tariffs on foreign movies left many filmmakers...
US Fed pauses rate cuts again, flags higher inflation risk
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced another rate cut pause and warned of higher risks to...
Sheinbaum says Mexico will defend free trade deal with US, Canada
Mexico City (AFP) - Mexico will fight to keep its free trade agreement with the United States and Canada in...
EU eyes targeting 100 bn euros of US goods with tariffs
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU is preparing to hit US goods worth nearly 100 billion euros ($113 billion) with...
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