ECB’s Lagarde hopes Trump won’t fire US Fed chief Powell
Washington (AFP) - European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Tuesday that she hoped US President Donald Trump would not ...
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Gold hits record, stocks diverge as Trump fuels Fed fears
London (AFP) - Gold reached $3,500 an ounce for the first time Tuesday as US President Donald Trump's tariffs and ...
US assets slump again as Trump sharpens attack on Fed chief
New York (AFP) - Gold prices hit a fresh record on Monday while the dollar tumbled further along with Wall ...
Trump goes to war with the Fed
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's simmering discontent with the US Federal Reserve boiled over this week, with the president threatening ...
Taxes on super rich and tech giants stall under Trump
Paris (AFP) - Global tax plans targeting billionaires and multinational companies are running aground, with the United States torpedoing reforms ...
Trump goes to war with the Fed
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's simmering discontent with the US Federal Reserve boiled over this week, with the president threatening ...
Asian markets mixed as traders track tariff talks
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade Friday as investors keep tabs on countries' tariff talks ...
Trump insists he could fire independent Fed Chair Powell
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that he could force out the head of the independent ...
Trump and Italy’s Meloni talk up EU tariff deal hopes
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni hit an optimistic note about a possible US-EU tariffs deal Thursday as ...
Italy’s Meloni seeks EU tariff deal from Trump
Washington (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will meet Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, hoping a ...
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