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What to Watch for as Trump’s ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs Kick In
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At 12.01am EST (04:01 GMT) on Wednesday, United States President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs will kick in, ramping up a global trade war that has roiled stock markets ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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The Trade Surplus That Trump Never Mentions
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In justifying his latest tariffs announcement, President Donald Trump complains of unfair trade deficits, saying the US has been “looted, pillaged, raped, plundered” by other ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Gulf Economies Avoid Harshest Trump Tariffs but Do Not Escape Unscathed
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Gulf Co-operation Council countries were largely spared from US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, but the new levies' effects will be felt across the r...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump, AI and the Building Blocks of the U.S. ‘Nuclear Renaissance’
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When World Bank president Ajay Banga signalled his willingness to drop the institution's ban on funding nuclear energy projects, it marked a moment when the institution aligne...
By Rachel Ziemba
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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Bring a Spike to Gas Pump Prices and Heating Bills
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President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico could mean higher heating bills and prices at the pump....
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump’s Tariffs Unleash ‘Existential Fight’ for Canada
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United States President Donald Trump has been true to his threats....
By Rachel Ziemba
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What Now for Venezuela with Chevron’s Oil Permit in Peril?
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Chevron currently produces and exports almost a quarter of the million barrels per day from Venezuela, the country with the world's largest known oil reserves....
By Rachel Ziemba
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Economists Say Trump Tariff Threats, DOGE Job Cuts Are ‘Chilling’ the Economy
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Economists say the uncertainty from President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and mass layoffs of government workers are starting to have a “chilling” effect on the U.S. economy...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Chasing Saudi’s Big Bucks? You Might Have to Move There
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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund manages nearly $1tn worth of assets, making it one of the deepest-pocketed sovereign wealth funds in the world....
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump’s Tariffs Could Spur Push to Rewrite North America Trade Pact
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As United States President Donald Trump barrels forward with tariff threats against key trading partners Canada and Mexico, a renegotiation of the three countries’ trade agree...
By Rachel Ziemba
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White House Monitoring China’s Complaint on Trump Tariffs at WTO
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The White House on Thursday said it was monitoring a complaint by China to the World Trade Organization that accuses the United States of making “unfounded and false allegatio...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump’s Climate Agenda ‘May Push UAE Investors Away from U.S.’
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Masdar and the UAE’s other renewable energy companies may need to rethink their US investments now that President Donald Trump has pulled the plug on new offshore wind project...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump Threatens Tariffs Over Immigration, Drugs and Greenland
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In his first week in office, President Trump tried to browbeat governments across the world into ending the flow of drugs into America, accepting planes full of deported migra...
By Rachel Ziemba
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The Kremlin Shrugs At Trump's New Sanctions Threat. But Should Putin Be Worried?
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Since long before his inauguration this week and his election in November, President Donald Trump has been promising to broker an end to Russia's war against Ukraine while pro...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Analysis: Should Putin Be Worried About Trump’s Threats of New Sanctions?
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By Rachel Ziemba
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No Tariffs on Day One, but Trump Promises to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
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Donald Trump held off on tariffs on his first day as the president of the United States and is placing a big bet that his executive actions can cut energy prices and tame infl...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Incoming Trump Team Signals Tough Oil Sanctions Policy
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Key members of US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration have indicated support for robust sanctions actions on Russian, Iranian and Venezuelan oil exports, ba...
By Rachel Ziemba
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‘New’ Syria Is Up Against Economy Ravaged by War
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Syria’s economy has been decimated by more than a decade of civil war and sanctions that have severed it from the global financial system....
By Rachel Ziemba
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Millions in Bonds for Israel Put U.S. States at Odds with Investment Policies
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The United States has long been Israel’s primary international backer, lending it vast political, diplomatic and financial support....
By Rachel Ziemba
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‘Blood Will Emerge from My Ear’: Experts Pounce on Trump’s New ‘Weaponization’ Threat
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Donald Trump Saturday made a threat to foreign countries on social media, leading one expert to say it amounts to "weaponization of the dollar." Trump over the weekend took to...
By Rachel Ziemba
