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China’s yuan hits 19-month low after central bank guides currency weaker

April 8, 2025

ASEAN joins Japan, China and South Korea in protectionism warning
MILAN — Asian finance and central bank chiefs on Sunday warned that barriers to trade threaten to create rifts in the global economy. “Escalating trade protectionism weighs on global trade, leading to economic fragmentation, affecting trade, investment, and capital flows across the region,” officials from Japan, China, South Korea and Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
Battered by war and economic crisis, Lebanon holds first local elections in almost 10 years
HARET HREIK, Lebanon — Lebanese voted Sunday in the country’s first local elections in almost a decade, months after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire ended a war between Israel and Hezbollah. The first round of voting, which is taking place by region, was in the Mount Lebanon districts including Beirut’s battered southern suburbs, where Hezbollah headquarters are…
Pakistan Shuts All Routes for Goods Headed to India
Pakistan Shuts All Routes for Goods Headed to India The federal government of Pakistan has officially banned the import of all goods to India through its land, sea, and air routes, citing national security and public interest. This means no Indian products can now pass through Pakistani territory under any circumstances, and even items from…
‘I’ll always call people if I disagree with them’
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Police say they foiled planned bombing targeting Lady Gaga’s Rio de Janeiro show
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Why the Panama Canal is a big, long-term prize in Trump’s global trade war
The Panama Canal has spent the past few years battling extreme weather, with the El Niño phenomenon and severe drought leading to a water-level crisis. Now, it’s President Trump’s trade war that is threatening the global trade gateway. A critical passage for U.S. East Coast bound ocean freight container traffic, the Panama Canal is facing a potential…
Trump says a short-term economic recession will be ‘OK’
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President Trump says he’ll be a ‘two-term president,’ downplays third-term talk
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