Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Economy
The US economy is solid: Why are voters gloomy?
Washington (AFP) - Cooling inflation, low unemployment, robust economic growth and.
US trade gap narrowest in five months as imports slip
Washington (AFP) - An uptick in exports and a fall in imports brought the August US trade deficit to its...
China slaps provisional tariffs on EU brandy imports
Beijing (AFP) - China said Tuesday it would impose provisional tariffs on brandy imported from the European Union, marking the...
Top economic official ‘confident’ China will hit 2024 growth target
Beijing (AFP) - China's top economic planner said Tuesday that authorities were "fully confident" the country would hit its economic...
China to flesh out economic stimulus plans after bumper rally
Beijing (AFP) - Top Chinese economic policymakers are expected to flesh out a raft of growth-boosting policies on Tuesday, after...
Kazakhs approve plan for first nuclear power plant
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (AFP) - Kazakhstan has approved a plan to build its first nuclear power station in a referendum, overcoming...
Sardinia’s sheep farmers battle bluetongue as climate warms
Arbus (Italy) (AFP) - The sheep huddle together, bleeding from the nose, aborting lambs or suffocating on saliva as they...
US trade chief defends tariff hikes when paired with investment
Washington (AFP) - US Trade Representative Katherine Tai defended stiff tariff hikes against countries like China, arguing that paired with...
US dockworkers return to ports after three-day strike
New York (AFP) - Thousands of dockworkers returned to work Friday, the day after a longshoremen's union reached a preliminary...
As EU targets Chinese cars, European rivals sputter
Paris (AFP) - As the EU seeks to put a brake on competition from Chinese electric cars, European automakers are...
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