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Federal Reserve Approves First Rate Cut Since December

The central bank鈥檚 focus has shifted quickly from inflation to jobs, as hiring has grounded聽nearly to a halt聽in recent months and unemployment has ticked higher.

September 17, 2025
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UK Pauses Push to End US Steel Tariffs Before Trump Visit

As President Donald Trump heads to the U.K. for a state visit, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has punted negotiations on removing U.S. steel tariffs, according to a source.聽

September 16, 2025
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Canada Deficit to Hit $50.6 Billion Amid Trade War Costs

Mark Carney鈥檚 task is to convince Canadians and opposition lawmakers that his planned spending will eventually boost the resilience and productive capacity of the economy.

September 15, 2025
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China鈥檚 Export Growth Hits 6-Month Low in August

Overall sales abroad rose 4.4% in August from a year earlier to $322 billion, according to a statement from the General Administration of Customs on Sept. 8.

September 8, 2025
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Trump Threatens to Scrap Trade Deals if Tariffs Fall

鈥淚f we don鈥檛 win that case, our country is going to suffer so greatly,鈥 Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. 鈥淭hese deals are all done; I guess we鈥檇 have to unwind them.鈥

September 3, 2025
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Trump Accuses Xi, Putin, Kim of Conspiring Against US

鈥淧lease give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America,鈥 Trump said on his Truth Social site.

September 3, 2025
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Trump Seeks Fast Supreme Court Action on Tariffs Case

Trump told reporters that the U.S. would appeal to the high court for relief as soon as Sept. 3 because 鈥渋t would be a devastation for our country鈥 if the appeals court ruling was left in place.

September 2, 2025
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US Holds Off Sanctions on China Over Russia Ties

鈥淧resident Trump has not put tariffs on China because those negotiations are ongoing. And the war in Ukraine is certainly part of that discussion,鈥 U.S. Ambassador Matthew Whitaker said.

September 2, 2025
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Trump Says India Offered Zero Tariffs on US Goods

Trump said in a social media post Sept. 1 that India聽offered聽to reduce its tariffs on U.S. goods to zero, without saying when the concession was made.

September 2, 2025
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Ports See Strong July Cargo Gains From Tariff Frontloading

The Port of Los Angeles reported its busiest month on record with container volume increasing 8.5% to 1,019,837 20-foot-equivalent units from 939,600 last year.

August 27, 2025