A sigh of relief on US-China tariffs
Global stocks surged after the US and China slashed tariffs for 90 days, and Brussels is preparing to use capital controls and tariffs against Russia. Plus, OpenAI and Microsoft are rewriting the term...
13 Touko 202510min
Are investors starting to prefer Europe over the US?
US officials say they made “substantial progress” on trade talks with China, and trade optimism has driven German stocks to record highs. Plus, US President Donald Trump will visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar...
12 Touko 202510min
Swamp Notes: Trump takes on higher ed
Description: US President Donald Trump is in an ongoing standoff with America’s top universities. Harvard lost $2.3bn in federal funding after it refused to comply with the administration’s demands on...
10 Touko 202520min
The US-UK trade deal
The US and the UK agreed to a trade deal, and the Bank of England cut interest rates by a quarter point. Plus, we hear from an FTC commissioner who was fired by US President Donald Trump and is challe...
9 Touko 202512min
Conflict puts Pakistan’s economy at risk
The US scraps rule that aimed to limit exports of artificial intelligence chips, Pakistan vowed to retaliate after India launched air strikes against its neighbour, and the Federal Reserve held intere...
8 Touko 202510min
A rough start for German Chancellor Merz
India said it had carried out “precision strikes” on “terrorist infrastructure” at nine sites in Pakistan, Friederich Merz suffered a stinging defeat in the German Bundestag before being voted in as c...
7 Touko 202510min
US stocks make full recovery
OpenAI will remain under the control of the group’s non-profit arm, US stocks have wiped out the steep losses that followed US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement, and the Bank of England is ...
6 Touko 202510min
Berkshire after Buffett
The world’s most famous investor says he plans to step down after six decades leading Berkshire Hathaway, and Chinese exporters are turning to third countries to get around 145 per cent US tariffs. Pl...
5 Touko 202511min
