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De-dollarisation despite Trump: Nations with high debt turning away from dollar to renminbi, Swiss franc
Despite US President Donald Trump’s threats about ‘dedollarisation’, nations with high debt are turning away from the US dollar over high debt servicing costs and costs of borrowing and are switching to debt in China’s renminbi and Switzerland’s franc….
To dump West, embrace BRICS
BY habit, the choreographed Indian crowd began to chant “Modi Modi” at an event for the Indian prime minister’s two-day visit to China. The Chinese hosts, on the other hand, greeted him with a knowledgeable display of Indian classical music, something …
Opinion: The steep cost of tariffs is finally coming into focus
Some six months after the Trump administration announced its first tariffs on goods from China, Canada and Mexico, it’s starting to feel that policy may be starting to stabilize now that higher rates for most of the rest of America’s trading partners w…
Defence spending won’t protect from recession
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a closing press conference following the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a l…
Defence spending will lift Canada’s economy, but not out of a recession: report
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts.
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift,…
FTSE 100 share index hits 9,000 points for the first time – business live
From 1h ago 03.04 EDT FTSE 100 hits 9,000 points for the first time ever Newsflash: Britain’s blue-chip stock index has risen through the 9,000 point mark to hit a new record high.…
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Letters to the editor, July 14: ‘We can’t keep waiting for the U.S. to return to normal. I don’t think it’s coming back’
Open this photo in gallery: U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 35-per-cent tariffs on imports from Canada starting next month.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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America is going back on all the things that made it great. India’s must seize the opportunity
An autoimmune disease occurs when your body’s immune system treats its own healthy tissues as invaders and attacks them. America’s policies currently targeting its three powerful muscles — universities, companies and immigration — create short-term pai…
Politics Insider: Carney calls for cabinet meeting to discuss trade talks
Hello, welcome to Politics Insider. Let’s look at what is happening in Ottawa.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has convened a Tuesday cabinet meeting to discuss trade talks with the United States.…
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As Trump’s trade tumult continues, Albanese shifts his tone on the US alliance
The European Union’s leadership has been meeting, at length, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Brussels this week, talking about trade and issues like Ukraine, ahead of an EU-China summit later this month.…
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