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QUOTES-Reactions to Trump auto tariffs
March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a 25% tariff on imported cars and light trucks starting next week, widening the global trade war he kicked off upon regaining the White House this year in a move auto industry experts expect will drive up prices and stymie produc...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
UK vehicle output falls in February, industry data shows
March 27 (Reuters) - Britain's vehicle output, including those of electric and hybrid automobiles, fell in February, industry data showed on Thursday, underscoring the persistent challenges faced by the auto sector amid escalating global economic uncertainties.Total car and commercial vehicle pr...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
QUOTES-Reactions to Trump auto tariffs
March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a 25% tariff on imported cars and light trucks starting next week, widening the global trade war he kicked off upon regaining the White House this year in a move auto industry experts expect will drive up prices and stymie produc...Reuters
Wed, Mar 26
Carney says US auto tariffs are an attack on Canadian workers
March 26 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said new auto tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday are a direct attack on Canadian workers. Speaking to reporters in Kitchener, Ontario, Carney said he would be convening a high-level meeting of cabinet ministers on Th...Reuters
Wed, Mar 26
USMCA-compliant auto parts exempt from US tariffs for now, White House says
March 26 (Reuters) - Auto parts that comply with the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement will be exempt for now from tariffs on auto imports announced by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, a White House spokesperson said."USMCA-compliant automobile parts will remain tariff-free until the Sec...Reuters
Wed, Mar 26
TREASURIES-Yields inch higher on tariff exemption hopes, patient Fed
Yields inch higher on possible tariff exemptionsFed officials indicate patience as tariff impact uncertainQuarter-end rebalancing adds selling pressureFebruary reading of durable goods orders better than forecastFive-year auction meets lukewarm demandBy Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuter...Reuters
Wed, Mar 26
Walmart touts cheaper Easter meal for 2025 - but it's missing the eggs
By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - Walmart WMT.N is touting its Easter 2025 promotion as cheaper than in 2024 - even though its meal kit is missing a key component: eggs. The U.S. retailing giant features a yearly Easter promotional meal kit with several ingredients advertised as ...Reuters
Wed, Mar 26
What to Watch in the Day Ahead - Thursday, March 27
A slew of U.S. economic data is scheduled for the day starting with the Commerce Department's final estimate of the gross domestic product that is expected to show the country's economy grew 2.3% in the fourth quarter, unchanged from the previous estimate. Separately, data from the Labor Dep...Reuters
Wed, Mar 26
'This is not the time to go it alone,' NATO's Rutte tells U.S. and Europe
'There is no alternative to NATO,' says RutteNATO chief says allies can still trust U.S. Rules out normalisation of ties with Russia after warBy Barbara Erling and Lili Bayer WARSAW/BRUSSELS, March 26 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned the United States and Europe on Wed...Reuters
Wed, Mar 26
Fed hawks and doves: what US central bankers are saying
March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. central bankers left short-term borrowing costs unchanged at their March 18-19 meeting. They also forecast weaker economic growth and higher inflation this year, at least in part due to President Donald Trump 's trade tariffs, and signaled that unusually high...Reuters
Wed, Mar 26
Fed's Musalem: I expect inflation back to 2% by 2027
Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem hit the wires hard on Wednesday, adding his voice to a growing chorus of Fed policymakers who are flashing warning signs on ham-handed tariff policies from the Trump administration that are knocking the stable US economy for a loop and pushing both uncertainty and inflation factors higher.Fxstreet
Wed, Mar 26
St Louis Fed President Musalem says there is no urgency to cut rates given continued growth
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - There is no urgency for the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates given ongoing growth and the fact that restrictive policy is still needed to ensure inflation falls to the central bank's 2% target, St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem said on Wednesday.&...Reuters
Wed, Mar 26
BNP Paribas expects half a percentage point of ECB hikes in 2026
By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - BNP Paribas expects the European Central Bank to hike interest rates by half a percentage point in the second half of next year as defence and infrastructure spending boost price pressures, it said on Wednesday. The French bank said it had revised up ...Reuters
Wed, Mar 26
Walmart's Easter meal kit leaves out the eggs
By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - Walmart WMT.N will be skipping eggs in its Easter meal offer this year, the U.S. retail giant said on Wednesday, in the midst of shortages and sky-high prices spiked by the bird flu outbreak among poultry. Walmart's Easter 2025 promotion fe...Reuters
Wed, Mar 26
Mexican Peso softens ahead of Banxico decision as economic outlook weighs
The Mexican Peso (MXN) depreciates against the US Dollar (USD) during the North American session on Wednesday following the release of economic data during the week, which highlighted the evolution of the disinflation process as well as an economy that is weakening.
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Wed, Mar 26
