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US Budget Deficit Increases

The United States’ debt and budget deficit problem worsened during President Donald Trump’s first month in office.

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Canada to Impose Retaliatory Tariffs on US Goods

Canada on Wednesday, March 12, said it would impose 25% tariffs on US goods worth more than $20 billion.

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EU Launches Countermeasures Against US Metals Tariffs

On Wednesday, March 12, the European Union launched countermeasures against the United States tariffs on metal imports, announcing its intention to enact its own levies on American goods worth up to 26 billion euros ($28.3 billion).

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US Inflation Declines

In the United States in February, consumer prices showed growth, the pace of which turned out to be the slowest in the last four months, against which a kind of respite is forming in anticipation of the impact of tariffs, characterized by many experts as a factor in increasing the cost of goods and services.

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Female Entrepreneurs Strive in Middle Income Nations Focusing on Domestic Markets

The majority of the countries where male early-stage entrepreneurial activity rates exceed that of females by five percentage points or more belong to the high-income group.

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Donald Trump Doubles Tariffs on Canadian Steel and Aluminum

President of the United States Donald Trump on Tuesday, March 11, announced that he would raise tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Canada to 50% in response to the decision of the province of Ontario to increase taxes on electricity sent to the US.

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China Seeks to Boost Consumption

China’s latest action as part of efforts to increase consumption is not aimed at dramatically raising all types of spending.

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Riksbank Prioritises Offline Payments in Contingency Planning

Swedish Riksbank wants to strengthen the resilience of the national payment system, developing solutions that enable offline payments with cards, amidst the global geopolitical turmoil.

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Gender Pay Gap Still an Issue in U.S.

As Women’s History Month progresses in the U.S., the same cannot be said about the gender pay gap, which hasn’t been shrinking much in the last few years.

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Wall Street Ends Sharply Lower

On Monday, March 10, the stock indexes of the United States showed a significant drop.

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China’s Inflation Declines Below Zero

In China, consumer inflation showed a decrease, which turned out to be more widespread than preliminary expectations regarding the dynamic of this indicator, and fell below zero for the first time in 13 months, an assessment skewed by seasonal distortions, but also a signal of continued deflationary pressure on the economic system of the Asian […]

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JPMorgan Chase Hikes Euro Area’s 2025 Economic Growth Forecast

JPMorgan Chase has revised its forecast for the growth of the eurozone economy in the current year, expecting that the upward dynamic of this indicator will demonstrate a faster pace compared to previous projections.

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Trump Tariffs to Accelerate Inflation, Hinder GDP, Employment

As U.S. President Donald Trump fiddles with tariffs on some goods from Canada, China and Mexico, analysts share their estimations on how that might influence key economic indicators, such as inflation, employment and GDP.

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Hinge Health Reportedly to Go Public as Soon as April

The media reported that perhaps as early as next week, the digital physiotherapy startup Hinge Health will file for an initial public offering (IPO) of shares.

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Fed’s Chair Says Still No Need to Hurry to Consider Rate Moves

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged the growing uncertainty in the context of the prospects for the subsequent dynamic of the United States economic system but at the same time, he noted that currently there is no need for officials to rush to adjust monetary policy.

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US Economy Adds 151,000 Jobs

In the United States, job growth stabilized last month, while the country’s unemployment rate increased.

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