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US doubles steel, aluminum tariffs as OECD ministers gather
US doubles steel, aluminum tariffs as OECD ministers gather
Economy

The United States doubled steel and aluminum tariffs Wednesday, casting a pall on a gathering of OECD ministers as President Donald Trump's intensifying trade war weighs on the world economy. Despite the doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs Wednesday, imports from the UK will remain at 25 percent for now, while both sides work out duties and quotas in line with the terms of their trade pact.

Eurozone inflation slows sharply in May
Eurozone inflation slows sharply in May
Economy

Inflation in the eurozone eased in May to its lowest level in eight months, back below the European Central Bank's two-percent target, further raising expectations for another interest rate cut this week. The ECB is expected to deliver its seventh-straight interest rate cut Thursday as the United States' volatile trade policies hang over the sluggish eurozone economy.

Trade war cuts global economic growth outlook: OECD
Trade war cuts global economic growth outlook: OECD
Economy

The OECD slashed its annual global growth forecast on Tuesday, warning that US President Donald Trump's tariffs blitz will stifle the world economy -- hitting the United States especially hard. While annual inflation is expected to "moderate" among the Group of 20 economies to 3.6 percent in 2025 and 3.2 percent in 2026, the United States is "an important exception".

Asian markets rise as traders eye possible Trump-Xi talks
Asian markets rise as traders eye possible Trump-Xi talks
Economy

Asian stocks rallied Tuesday as investors kept tabs on developments in the China-US trade war amid speculation the countries' leaders will hold talks soon. And Japanese trade point man Ryosei Akazawa is eyeing another trip to Washington for more negotiations amid speculation of a deal as early as this month.

Coral-rich Greek archipelago hopes to gain from trawler ban
Coral-rich Greek archipelago hopes to gain from trawler ban
Economy

As a reddish dawn broke over the tiny, coral-rich Greek archipelago of Fournoi, Manolis Mytikas's wooden fishing boat slowly glided home, his nets almost empty. Last month, the Greek government banned bottom trawling in the waters around the archipelago, to protect a recent discovery of exceptionally rich coral reefs.

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