King Dong threatened to double the tariffs on India to 50%, which enraged India

By: keiko

US President Donald Trump has doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50% as a punishment for India’s purchase of Russian oil. This move has exacerbated the dispute between India and this important Asian partner and sparked anger in New Delhi. The White House said on Wednesday that Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25% […]

Trump: Close to a “trade truce extension” deal with China

By: keiko

US President Donald Trump said that he was “very close to reaching a deal” with China to extend the trade truce, with the two sides agreeing to reduce tit-for-tat tariff hikes and ease export restrictions on rare earth magnets and certain technologies. Trump told CNBC in an interview: “It’s not necessary, but I think we’ll […]

Baumann and Waller openly “jumped ship”, but Powell downplayed expectations of a rate cut

By: keiko

Despite pressure from the White House, Federal Reserve Chair Powell rejected the arguments of two dissenting officials for a rate cut, insisting that the central bank needs to remain vigilant against inflation risks. The Federal Open Market Committee voted Wednesday to keep interest rates unchanged. This is the fifth consecutive time the committee has voted […]

Meta is frantically poaching top AI talents from Apple.

By: keiko

Apple has lost its fourth artificial intelligence researcher in a month, who has joined Meta Platforms Inc. This is the latest setback for the iPhone maker’s artificial intelligence efforts. According to informed sources, Bowen Zhang, a key researcher in multimodal artificial intelligence at Apple, left the company on Friday and will join Meta’s newly established […]

Trump: Thailand and Cambodia will not stop fighting and will impose punitive tariffs

By: keiko

US President Donald Trump said that after Thailand and Cambodia agreed to stop conflicts in the disputed border area, the United States would resume trade negotiations with the two countries and take credit for promoting peace between the two countries after threatening to impose punitive tariffs. After five days of fighting, including air strikes and […]

When the president handed Powell a piece of paper, claiming it provided details of the new estimate, Powell briefly told Trump that his revised estimate included a building that was already completed

By: keiko

“That’s the third building,” Powell interrupted the president, “built five years ago.” When a reporter asked Trump what he would do if the manager of a construction project he was in charge of exceeded the budget, he replied straightforwardly: “What would I do in general?” Trump said, “I would fire them.” When Trump tapped Powell […]