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Fed makes third straight rate cut

A divided US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates Wednesday for a third consecutive time this year, but signaled that it could hold off further reductions in the coming months.

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Trump says US will allow sale of Nvidia AI chips to China

President Donald Trump said Monday he had reached an agreement with President Xi Jinping to allow US chip giant Nvidia to export advanced artificial intelligence chips to China.

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How China leveraged its rare earths dominance over US

China’s stranglehold on the rare earths industry -- from natural reserves and mining through processing and innovation -- is the result of a decades-long drive, now giving Beijing crucial leverage in its trade war with the United States.

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Record US Black Friday crowds to find fewer bargains amid high prices

Unprecedented numbers of Americans are expected to hit stores this Black Friday, but they are likely to curtail their spending as they find fewer bargains from tariff-hit retailers.

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US holiday sales set to top $1tn for first time

US holiday sales are expected to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, the National Retail Federation said on Thursday, though growth is forecast to slow as economic pressures weigh on consumer sentiment.

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Prolonged US govt shutdown could raise market risks

Investors have anticipated for weeks the risks of a US government shutdown to markets. Now that it is here, they are hoping it will be brief.

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Wall Street futures slip as government shutdown complicates Fed rate path

US stock index futures fell on Wednesday as investors assessed the implications of the federal government shutdown, which threatens to disrupt the release of key economic data and complicate the Federal Reserve's policy path..The shutdown, which independent analysts warn could last longer

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Free-market US tested as Trump takes stakes in private companies

The Trump administration is in talks to take an equity stake in Lithium Americas, which would insert the government into another private enterprise in the latest challenge to American free-market traditions.

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Colombia halts US arms purchases over downgrading in drug fight

Decision comes after Trump administration decertifies nation in drug war

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US announces 'framework' TikTok deal with China

Trump will speak to Xi Jinping on Friday for the deal

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Trump-China deal rests on the art of the possible

For Donald Trump, the next big China deal is all about the last big China deal. The president’s first trade pact with Beijing, signed in 2019, did little to change Beijing’s behaviour or jump-start American manufacturing. Yet the White House is once again pushing for high-stakes negotiations, even if any agreement could prove as ephemeral as the last.

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Trump to ask Supreme Court for ‘expedited ruling’

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to seek a swift ruling from the Supreme Court as his administration pushes to overturn a court decision that found many of his tariffs illegal.

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US appeals court finds Trump’s global tariffs illegal

A US appeals court on Friday ruled that many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which have upended global trade, were illegal -- but allowed them to remain in place for now, giving him time to take the fight to the Supreme Court.

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Weaponising US economic might will weaken it

American trade warriors may be keen to claim early victory. Tariff revenue has surged, 131 percent year-over-year to reach $127 billion by July.

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Trump raises pressure on Fed with call for governor to resign

President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on the US central bank Wednesday with a call for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to step down, as he repeatedly criticizes Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates.

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US leads in Bangladeshi credit card spending abroad

Bangladeshi nationals spent the most on credit cards in the United States, debit cards in the United Kingdom, and prepaid cards in Saudi Arabia in June this year, according to a recent report by Bangladesh Bank.

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Trump says gold will not face tariffs after customs confusion

US President Donald Trump said Monday that gold imports will not face additional tariffs, days after confusion flared on whether recent hikes applied to certain gold bars -- threatening to upend global trade of the precious metal.

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Dollar slips

The US dollar extended declines on Monday as investors watched for the outcome of events due this week, from Tuesday’s key July US CPI data and deadline for Washington and Beijing to strike a tariff deal, to a Russia-US summit on Friday.

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