Japan and the US talk tariffs
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
China’s imports of US liquefied natural gas have completely stopped for more than 10 weeks, and Japan’s chief trade negotiator leaves Washington without an immediate agreement after meeting Donald Trump. The European Central Bank has cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to 2.25 per cent. Plus, astronomers have found signs of biological activity on a planet 124 light years from Earth.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Astronomers claim strongest evidence yet of extraterrestrial life
Donald Trump weighs in on Japan trade talks but Tokyo team leaves without deal
Donald Trump says Fed chair Jay Powell’s ‘termination cannot come fast enough’
ECB cuts rates to 2.25% amid Trump trade war
China stops buying liquefied gas from the US
Audio credit: C-SPAN
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