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Economy
Cash-keen Taliban betting on Afghanistan’s mines
Goshta (Afghanistan) (AFP) - A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing...
Trump tariff deadline looms, Canada told levies coming Tuesday
Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) - President Donald Trump is due to unleash fresh tariffs Saturday on major US trading...
Trump to hit Canada, Mexico, China with tariffs, raising price fears
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump is set to unveil fresh tariffs Saturday on major trading partners Canada, Mexico...
Trump to impose Canada, Mexico, China tariffs at weekend
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump will implement tariffs Saturday on the three largest US trading partners -- Canada, Mexico...
Fed’s favored inflation gauge accelerates further in December
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure accelerated for a third month in a row in December,...
Trump to decide on oil tariffs on Canada, Mexico
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said he expected to decide Thursday whether to include crude oil imports in...
Lula says if Trump hikes tariffs, Brazil will reciprocate
Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday that if US counterpart Donald Trump hiked tariffs...
Mexican economy shrinks for first time in three years
Mexico City (AFP) - Mexico's economy suffered its first contraction in three years in the fourth quarter of 2024, official...
US economic growth steady in 2024 as Trump takes office
Washington (AFP) - The US economy expanded at a solid clip in 2024, helped by consumer and government spending, official...
El Salvador merchants no longer obliged to accept bitcoin
San Salvador (AFP) - Merchants in El Salvador, the first country to make bitcoin legal tender, will no longer be...
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