Trump could declare national economic emergency to justify universal tariffs, CNN reports

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Jan. 7, 2025. Carlos Barria | ReutersPresident-Elect Donald Trump is contemplating calling a national economic emergency to implement his wide-reaching tariff policies, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN.A declaration of this nature will give Trump...

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Euro zone inflation, December 2024

A man rides bicycle on a snow-covered street after snowfall in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 29, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty ImagesAnnual inflation in the euro zone rose for a third straight month to reach 2.4% in December, statistics agency Eurostat said Tuesday.The preliminary reading...

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UK business confidence at lowest level since ‘mini-budget’: BCC

UK firms are planning to raise prices to cover higher tax payouts as confidence among businesses tumbled to its lowest level since the market-rocking "mini-budget" crisis of fall 2022, according to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce.The trade group said sentiment had "declined significantly" in its largest poll since the Labour...

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PCE inflation November 2024:

Prices barely moved in November but still held higher than the Federal Reserve's target when looked at from a year ago, according to a Commerce Department measure released Friday.The personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, showed an increase of just 0.1% from October. The measure...

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Russian central bank surprises markets by holding key rate at 21%

MOSCOW, Russia: The Russian central bank has cut its key interest rate by 300 basis points for a third time since its emergency hike in late February, citing cooling inflation and a recovery in the ruble.KIRILL Kudryavtsev | AFP | Getty ImagesRussia's central bank on Friday unexpectedly left its...

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UK inflation, November 2024

The columns of Royal Exchange are dressed for Christmas, at Bank in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 20th November 2024, in London, England.Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty ImagesLONDON — U.K. inflation rose to 2.6% in November, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday,...

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Fed has big interest rate decision on Wednesday. Here’s what to expect

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the Nov. 6-7, 2024, Federal Open Market Committee meeting at William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, D.C.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesInflation is stubbornly above target, the economy is growing at about a...

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