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Trump shook up global trade this year; some uncertainty may persist in 2026
Dec 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's return to the White House in 2025 kicked off a frenetic year for global trade, with waves of tariffs on U.S. trading partners that lifted import taxes to their highest since the Great Depression, roiled financial markets and sparked rounds of negotiati...Reuters
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EXPLAINER-How a five-yearly Communist Party congress will pick Vietnam's next leaders
By Francesco Guarascio HANOI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party will convene its 14th five-yearly congress on January 19-25 to select top leaders and set key targets until 2030. HOW IS THE LEADERSHIP DECIDED?About 1,600 delegates, representing more than 5 million party m...Reuters
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GBP/USD gains ground near 1.3400 ahead of UK Q3 GDP data
GBP/USD gains ground after three days of losses, trading around 1.3390 during the Asian hours on Monday. The pair depreciates as the Pound Sterling (GBP) holds ground ahead of the release of the United Kingdom (UK) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter.
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Israel PM Netanyahu plans to brief Trump on potential new Iran strikes
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said over the weekend that officials are growing worried that Iran is expanding production of its ballistic missile program, which was damaged by Israeli military strikes earlier this year, NBC News reported.Fxstreet
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Japan’s Top FX Diplomat Mimura: Recently seeing one-sided, rapid moves
Atsushi Mimura, Japan’s Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs and top foreign exchange official, said on Monday that he is concerned about foreign exchange move and will take appropriate action against excessive actions.
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Fed’s Hammack says holding rates steady for months is her base case for now
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said that monetary policy is in a good place to pause and assess the effects of 75 basis points (bps) of rate cuts in the economy during the first quarter, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.Fxstreet
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Fed's Hammack signals holding rates steady for months, WSJ reports
Dec 21 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said she saw no need to change U.S. interest rates for months ahead after the central bank cut borrowing costs at its last three meetings, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.Hammack opposed recent rate cuts as she is...Reuters
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Long lines at the food pantry: Inflation tests Trump’s base in Michigan
High prices undermine Trump's cost-of-living pledgeTrump voters say they want progress on prices soonInflation seen as big factor in US Senate race in Michigan By Nathan Layne and Aleksandra Michalska CAPAC, Michigan, Dec 21 (Reuters) - On a recent snowy morning in a Trump-loving part of rur...Reuters
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Roche CEO points to higher future drug prices in Switzerland after US deal
Swiss resistance to price hikes could delay new medicine introductions, Schinecker warnsRoche in talks with countries on drug pricing, including Germany and Japan ZURICH, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Deals between pharmaceutical companies and Washington to reduce prices for medicines in the United States w...Reuters
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