Tariffs seen lifting underlying US consumer prices in May

US consumer prices likely increased moderately in May amid relatively cheaper gasoline, but the Trump administration’s import tariffs probably started filtering through to other goods, potentially raising underlying inflation...

Tariffs could be the spur Europe's single market needs

To bring electronic scrap and other waste from across the European Union to its Belgian recycling plant, materials group Umicore can spend at least a month tackling a complex...

The rate is in a safe neutral position

The European Central Bank has reduced the interest rate to 2 per cent from 2.25 per cent, and it seems to have completed the cycle of reduction of rates...

Karoline Leavitt lashes out at judges blocking Trump orders

The White House ramped up its fury at federal judges Thursday after the latest move by a three-judge panel this week to block Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs infuriated...

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on Apple

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in...

The hidden moral cost of America’s tariff crisis

In the spring of 2025, as American families struggle with unprecedented consumer costs, we find ourselves at a point of 'moral reckoning.' The latest data from the Yale Budget...

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Reduction in tariffs a ‘good starting point’

A breakthrough in US-China trade talks set off a relief rally in stocks on Monday and propelled the dollar higher, but investors fear further negotiations could prove a long...

EU scramble to interpret Trump’s new drug pricing order

European governments are examining whether US President Donald Trump can force them to pay more for prescription medicines, after he issued an executive order to lower US drug prices,...

America, China trade ties key to global economy’s health

The United States and China have reached a tariff deal. Which is provisional and holds good for 90 days, where each side has cut back on the additional tariffs...