European leaders have been left reeling after the first 100 days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term saw increasing geopolitical and trade turmoil. “It’s unlike anything else we’ve seen before from the U.S. administration,” European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told CNBC’s “Europe Early Edition” when asked what Trump’s first 100 days have…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg looks on before the luncheon on the inauguration day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second Presidential term in Washington, U.S., Jan. 20, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Mark Zuckerberg’s plan is to make Meta the market leader in artificial intelligence. Investors will want to know how President Donald Trump’s tariffs-heavy trade…
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 departs from San Diego International Airport with an American flag in the foreground on April 20, 2025 in San Diego, California, U.S. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” ideology, which, generally speaking, prioritizes the domestic over the international, rests on the…
China has ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing Co. jets as part of the tit-for-tat trade war that’s seen US President Donald Trump levy tariffs of as high as 145% on Chinese goods. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing could hand over some of its aircraft that were destined…
A teller counts U.S. dollar bank notes at a money changer in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 9, 2025. Willy Kurniawan | Reuters The U.S. dollar continued its slide on Monday, falling to its lowest level since 2022, as global investors retreat from U.S. assets in the face of tension between President Donald Trump and the…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 17, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Yesterday’s edition of this newsletter cautioned that U.S. President Donald Trump’s desire to intervene in the Federal Reserve, as he…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 21, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters Yesterday’s edition of this newsletter cautioned that U.S. President Donald Trump’s desire to intervene in the Federal Reserve, as he…
Close-up of ‘Shop Canadian’ poster displayed in a local storefront in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on April 4, 2025. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Just across the U.S.-Canada border, some small businesses are taking tariffs personally. President Donald Trump has said his wide-sweeping tariffs, even on some of the country’s closest trade partners, will…
Ukraine started today with, for once, the diplomatic wind in its sails. It had finally agreed a mineral deal “framework” with Washington. An agreement that would see the US invest in Ukraine’s recovery, in return for a share of the country’s future profits from its natural resources, energy infrastructure and its oil and gas. There…
Stephen McDonell China correspondent BBC/Benjamin Begley The ‘silver train’ initiative aims to get retirees to visit remote parts of China and boost the local economy Beijing insists it will stand firm in the face of Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods. It has been trying to reassure everyone that the country is strong and the…
