P&G cuts outlook as consumers pull back amid tariffs
New York (AFP) - Procter & Gamble cut its sales and profit forecast Thursday, citing a pullback in consumer behavior ...
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S. Korea’s economy shrinks in first quarter as trade war hits exports
Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's economy unexpectedly contracted 0. 1 percent in the first three months of this year, the ...
Trump says has ‘no intention’ of firing Fed chief
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had no plans to fire the Federal Reserve chief, in ...
IMF slashes global growth outlook on impact of Trump tariffs
Washington (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its forecast for global growth this year and warned of ...
World could boost growth by reducing trade doubt: IMF chief economist
Washington (AFP) - Policymakers should find a way to reduce the uncertainty over trade policy kicked up by Donald Trump's ...
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 ...
Tariffs could lift Boeing and Airbus plane prices even higher
New York (AFP) - Commercial plane prices, already lifted in recent years due to pandemic supply chain shocks, are poised ...
Japan rice prices soar as core inflation accelerates
Tokyo (AFP) - Rice prices in Japan last month were almost twice what they were a year earlier, official data ...
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 ...
World economy likely to avoid recession despite tariffs: IMF chief
Washington (AFP) - The global economy is likely to avoid a recession despite the hit to growth from US President ...
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