Under Trump pressure, US Fed chief to walk tightrope in speech
Washington (AFP) - US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell is expected to walk a fine line while delivering a closely ...
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
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Asia stocks up before Trump-Zelensky talks
Tokyo (AFP) - Asian stocks were mostly higher Monday ahead of talks between Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and ...
Stocks mostly higher before US-Russia summit
London (AFP) - Stock markets mostly rose Friday with all eyes on a landmark US-Russia summit aimed at ending the ...
Japan posts modest growth despite US tariffs
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan eked out modest growth in the second quarter despite painful US tariffs, official data showed Friday, ...
UK economy slows less than feared after tariffs
London (AFP) - Britain's economy performed better than expected in the second quarter as it weathered the impact of US ...
Markets boosted by China-US truce extension, inflation in focus
Hong Kong (AFP) - Stock markets mostly rose Tuesday, with Tokyo hitting a record, as investors welcomed the extension of ...
Siemens warns US tariffs causing investment caution
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Siemens warned on Thursday that US tariffs were prompting its customers in key sectors to slow ...
For Argentine farmers, Milei’s free-market reforms fall short
SAN PEDRO (Argentina) (AFP) - Twenty months after Argentina's President Javier Milei came to power vowing to lead a free-market ...
Major climate-GDP study under review after facing challenge
Washington (AFP) - A blockbuster study published in top science journal Nature last year warned that unchecked climate change could ...
Italy approves plans for world’s longest suspension bridge
Rome (AFP) - Italy's government on Wednesday approved a controversial 13. 5-billion-euro ($15
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