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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    Federal Reserve
    Trump ratchets up pressure on Fed chair Powell to cut rates

    US president lashes out at head of central bank, saying his ‘termination cannot come fast enough’

    Jay Powell speaks during a fireside chat at the Wilson Center in Washington
  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    Japanese economy
    Trump weighs in on Japan trade talks but Tokyo team leaves without deal

    First-in-queue negotiations closely watched for signs of US strategy

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    EU economy
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    Trump tariffs
    IMF chief cuts growth forecast over ‘off the charts’ trade uncertainty

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    The World of the Cold War — timely reading in an age of US, Russia and China tensions

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    Trade war and cleantech retreat are threats to US producers and may boost Beijing

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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    Trade SecretsAlan Beattie
    Trump’s auto tariffs build on a long destructive history

    It is US protectionism rather than trade barriers abroad that has undermined American carmakers

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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
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    Americans, it’s time to move to Europe

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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    Nvidia
    Nvidia chief Jensen Huang flies to Beijing for talks

    Meetings with Chinese vice-premier and DeepSeek founder come after US clamps down on chipmaker’s sales to China

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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
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    Maker of Birkin bags reports slower growth than expected as sector braces itself for impact of trade war

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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    Federal Reserve
    Trump’s tariffs put Fed’s jobs and inflation goals at risk, says Powell

    US central bank chair says ‘without price stability, we cannot achieve long periods of strong labour market conditions’

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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    UnhedgedAiden Reiter
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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    News in-depthEU-China relations
    China seeks reset with EU amid Trump’s trade war

    Beijing eyes rapprochement with Brussels to compensate for loss of US market but significant hurdles remain

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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    Binance
    Binance acting as adviser to governments on crypto regulations

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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    Stephen Roach
    The Chinese Dream is to Xi what Maga is to Trump

    Tariff conflict arises out of the collision course between two very different political mindsets

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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    The Big Read
    Is the world losing faith in the almighty US dollar?

    Donald Trump’s trade war is forcing investors to confront the possibility that the dominance of the US currency might fade — or even end

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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    Trump tariffs
    Trump’s tariff threats boost demand for currency hedging

    Exchange rate volatility surges to levels last reached during collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse

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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
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    Lesotho, which US policy turned into a hub for Levi’s jeans and Trump-branded golf shirts, faces economic devastation

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