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Gold prices climb to record highs amid fears from Trump's tariff war
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4 days, 23 hours ago

Gold prices climb to record highs amid fears from Trump's tariff war

Firstpost  

As investors seek a safe haven commodity amid fears of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the gold prices rose to new highs on Friday at $3,073.79 an ounce Gold prices scaled a record peak on Friday as concerns over US President Donald Trump’s fresh tariff plans ignited fears of a global trade war, driving a rush towards the safe-haven allure …

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Deluge of Trump tariffs seen hitting household budgets
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Deluge of Trump tariffs seen hitting household budgets

The Hindu  

Consumer items ranging from avocados and strawberries to electronics and gasoline look poised for price hikes in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. Yale University's Budget Lab has estimated the net impact of Mr. Trump's tariffs will be between a 1.05 and 1.2% hike to consumer prices, a yearly toll of $1,600 to $2,000 …

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Donald Trump Congress speech top quotes LIVE: US President discusses tax cuts
4 weeks ago

Donald Trump Congress speech top quotes LIVE: US President discusses tax cuts

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump is delivering his first address to the joint session of Congress on Tuesday. Listing out his achievements in first six weeks of office, Trump said he brought back free speech on America, made English the official language of United States of American and “renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America”. 4.He said Biden “let …

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Gold prices soar to record high fueled by safe-haven demand
1 month, 1 week ago

Gold prices soar to record high fueled by safe-haven demand

Live Mint  

By Anmol Choubey - Gold prices surged to a record high on Thursday, as fears of a global trade war sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats fueled safe-haven demand for the precious metal. "Ongoing trade tensions continue to stoke inflation and growth concerns and therefore safe-haven interest in gold," said Peter Grant, vice president and senior metals strategist …

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'Are your grocery bills lower?' Ad targets soaring price of eggs under Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Are your grocery bills lower?' Ad targets soaring price of eggs under Trump

Raw Story  

As Republicans in Washington, D.C., work to give the wealthy more tax cuts by targeting programs that help millions of American families, critics on Friday called out U.S. President Donald for his "broken promises to working people." The American Federation of Teachers and MomsRising announced in a Friday statement that they partnered up for an electronic AFT president Randi Weingarten …

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Asian stocks rise, oil falls as Trump fans Ukraine peace talks with Putin
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Asian stocks rise, oil falls as Trump fans Ukraine peace talks with Putin

Firstpost  

The US president said he expected to meet his Russian counterpart in Saudi Arabia “in the not too distant future” to find a route to ending the three-year conflict, which has fanned geopolitical fears and energy costs Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam, November 2017. File …

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Trump kept his pledge on tariffs. Is he ready for the fallout? Are Americans? Here's what to know
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump kept his pledge on tariffs. Is he ready for the fallout? Are Americans? Here's what to know

Hindustan Times  

ATLANTA — President Donald Trump has taken executive action to impose new tariffs on imports from Canada, China and Mexico. Here are some things to know about Trump’s actions, the counters from U.S. trading partners and what it means for American consumers: The moves affect the three largest U.S. trading partners Trump declared an economic emergency to place duties of …

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Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming Saturday, and he’s deciding whether to tax their oil
2 months ago

Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming Saturday, and he’s deciding whether to tax their oil

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are coming on Saturday, but he’s still considering whether to include oil from those countries as part of his import taxes. “We’re going to make that determination probably tonight.” Trump said his decision will be based on whether the price of oil charged by the two trading …

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Fed pauses interest rate cuts. What happens next may depend on Trump
2 months ago

Fed pauses interest rate cuts. What happens next may depend on Trump

LA Times  

President Trump nominated Jerome Powell to be the Fed chair in 2017 but frequently criticized him for not lowering interest rates in Trump’s first term. After three successive interest rate cuts, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday made no change in its benchmark lending rate amid new economic uncertainties over the outlook for inflation and President Trump’s continued threats of new …

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Trump: 25% tariffs on Mexico, Canada by Feb. 1
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump: 25% tariffs on Mexico, Canada by Feb. 1

Salon  

President Donald Trump said Monday he planned to put a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico by Feb. 1, but held off on previous pledges of across-the-board tariffs and even higher ones on China. “We’re thinking in terms of 25% on Mexico and Canada, because they’re allowing vast numbers of people” into the U.S., Trump said Monday night, …

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How are world economies reacting to Trump's imminent return as U.S. president?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How are world economies reacting to Trump's imminent return as U.S. president?

NPR  

How are world economies reacting to Trump's imminent return as U.S. president? “This is quite a complex network of supply chains, and increased tariffs by the U.S. — which would probably lead to retaliation by other major trading powers — would disrupt those existing supply chains, which leads to uncertainty, increased costs, and therefore has a knock-on effect on companies.” …

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Is Trump really better than Harris for oil and gas investors?
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Is Trump really better than Harris for oil and gas investors?

Live Mint  

Former President Donald Trump is a vocal champion of the energy industry and wants the U.S. to “drill, baby, drill," while Vice President Kamala Harris has previously voiced support for a fracking ban. In the three-week period between President Biden’s poor debate performance that cemented Trump’s lead and Biden’s departure from the race, crude-oil prices fell 3%, while a basket …

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Nigeria, labour unions to agree new minimum wage within 8 weeks
1 year, 9 months ago

Nigeria, labour unions to agree new minimum wage within 8 weeks

Al Jazeera  

Nigeria’s labour unions had threatened to strike after fuel prices tripled due to President Tinubu scrapping fuel subsidy. Nigeria’s main labour unions and the government on Monday set an eight-week timeline to finalise an agreement to raise the minimum wage to help cushion the effects of high fuel prices after the removal of a popular but costly petrol subsidy. The …

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Inflation rocked Biden’s second year as president. There’s more economic trouble on the horizon
2 years, 2 months ago

Inflation rocked Biden’s second year as president. There’s more economic trouble on the horizon

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery President Joe Biden listens during an event about infrastructure in …

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Biden preaches patience to voters spooked by economic tumult
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden preaches patience to voters spooked by economic tumult

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When it comes to reassuring Americans about an economy that’s an election-year challenge for his party, President Joe Biden is telling the country to hold on. With GOP ads citing inflation and high gas prices, there is growing pressure for the White House to address the public’s concerns about the economy before Election Day. Jason Furman, who led …

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Kenya’s new president scraps petrol subsidy
2 years, 6 months ago

Kenya’s new president scraps petrol subsidy

Al Jazeera  

President Ruto says subsidies have been costly and prone to abuse, including causing artificial shortages of subsidised products. Kenya has scrapped a subsidy on petrol a day after new President William Ruto said subsidies were unsustainable, in a move that could add to upward pressure on inflation. In a speech after his swearing-in ceremony on September 13, Ruto said subsidies …

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Biden calls for 3-month suspension of gas and diesel taxes
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden calls for 3-month suspension of gas and diesel taxes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — an election-year move meant to ease financial pressures that was greeted with doubts by many lawmakers. “It doesn’t reduce all the pain but it will be a big help,” Biden said, using the bully pulpit when his administration believes …

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Despite warnings from economists, Biden says a recession is not inevitable
2 years, 9 months ago

Despite warnings from economists, Biden says a recession is not inevitable

NPR  

Despite warnings from economists, Biden says a recession is not inevitable Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told The Associated Press on Thursday that the American people are "really, really down" after a tumultuous two years with the coronavirus pandemic, volatility in the economy and now surging gasoline prices that are slamming …

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Biden’s challenge: Inflation overshadows robust job gains
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden’s challenge: Inflation overshadows robust job gains

Associated Press  

REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware — President Joe Biden came before the television cameras Friday to celebrate yet another month of healthy job growth and low unemployment and the fastest pace of hiring in four decades under his watch. “The job market,” the president declared, “is the strongest it’s been since just after World War II.” Yet just as it often does, …

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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices to record high
2 years, 10 months ago

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices to record high

Deccan Chronicle  

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka sharply hiked fuel prices on Tuesday to a record high, causing further pain to the country's 22 million people in its worst crisis since independence. The census office reported Monday that the country's overall inflation last month was a staggering 33.8 percent year on year, with food inflation at an even higher 45.1 percent. However, an …

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Inflation adds to voters' frustrations in a key congressional district
2 years, 11 months ago

Inflation adds to voters' frustrations in a key congressional district

NPR  

Inflation adds to voters' frustrations in a key congressional district Enlarge this image toggle caption Asma Khalid/NPR Asma Khalid/NPR Lisa Palmer feels like she spends $100 at the grocery store but walks out with only $70 worth of food. Sponsor Message "Voters have been in a really ornery mood," said Lanae Erickson, senior vice president at the centrist Democratic think …

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Nail-biting election on cards in France as Emmanuel Macron's rival, far-right leader Marine Le Pen, surges ahead
2 years, 11 months ago

Nail-biting election on cards in France as Emmanuel Macron's rival, far-right leader Marine Le Pen, surges ahead

Firstpost  

Both Macron and Le Pen are expected to advance again from the first-round field of 12 candidates, to set up a winner-takes-all rematch in the second-round vote on 24 April, 2022 Poissy, France: From the market stall outside Paris that she’s run for 40 years, Yvette Robert can see first-hand how soaring prices are weighing on France’s presidential election and …

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In France, a nail-biting election as Macron’s rival surges
2 years, 11 months ago

In France, a nail-biting election as Macron’s rival surges

Associated Press  

POISSY, France — From the market stall outside Paris that she’s run for 40 years, Yvette Robert can see first-hand how soaring prices are weighing on France’s presidential election and turning the first round of voting on Sunday into a nail-biter for incumbent President Emmanuel Macron. When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, sparking Europe’s worst security crisis since World …

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Turkey’s inflation hits 61% climbing to new 20-year high
2 years, 11 months ago

Turkey’s inflation hits 61% climbing to new 20-year high

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Yearly inflation in Turkey hit 61.14% on Monday, climbing to a new 20-year high and deepening a cost of living crisis for many households. The Turkish Statistical Institute said consumer prices rose by 5.46% in March compared with the previous month. Turkey’s runaway inflation also follows a series of interest rate cuts late last year, in line with …

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