South Africa slashes planned VAT hike after pushback from Democratic Alliance http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKM3Wm #SouthAfrica #VAT #Finance #EconomicPolicy #DemocraticAlliance

From now on the Federal Reserve faces a harder balancing act, as Donald Trump reenters the political fray with threats against Fed Chair Jerome Powell. On one side, economic momentum is weakening: business investment is retracting in the face of political chaos as the “animal spirits” that drive growth are deflating. On the other side, inflationary pressures are building from Trump tariffs. Now layered atop this economic instability is the political wildcard of Donald Trump’s chaos-monkey act, in the context of his very clear and very present desire to fire his own former choice for Fed Chair, Jerome Powell. Inflation bares its teeth, recession looms, and Trump wants the Fed Chair’s head on a pike. These are waves that might wash the sandcastle order of economic stability and prosperity away. —From Brad DeLong’s ‘Grasping Reality’ newsletter #Fed #FederalReserve #banking #finance #economy #economics #EconomicPolicy #TrumpTariffs #TradeWar #Stocks #StockMarket

https://www.europesays.com/2020669/ A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy #APTopNews #Connecticut #DonaldTrump #EconomicPolicy #GavinNewsom #GovernmentPolicy #KrisMayes #Lawsuits #LegalProceedings #Politics #trump #U.S.DepartmentOfJustice #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesGovernment #WilliamTong

Rachel Reeves dashes hopes of early breakthrough in UK-US trade deal https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/23/rachel-reeves-dashes-hopes-of-early-breakthrough-in-uk-us-trade-deal #InternationalMonetaryFund(IMF) #Trumpadministration #Economicgrowth(GDP) #Governmentborrowing #Internationaltrade #Food&drinkindustry #Economicpolicy #Globaleconomy #Budgetdeficit #Publicfinance #RachelReeves #Trumptariffs #DonaldTrump #Environment #USpolitics #Economics #Business #Politics #Tariffs #Farming

UN declaration never required Australia to slash manufacturing, fact-checkers confirm https://www.byteseu.com/946897/ #AAPFactCheck #Australia #AustralianHistory #AustralianManufacturing #EconomicPolicy #factcheck #GoughWhitlam #Misinformation #TradeAgreements #UNLimaDeclaration #ViralClaims

“We all want the same things. Physical safety, inner peace. Economic security. Clean water. Healthy food. Love, connection, happiness.

Some of us just want it for everyone else on the planet too.”

Can Trump fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/21/explainer-trump-powell-federal-reserve-chair #USinterestrates #FederalReserve #Economicpolicy #JeromePowell #Unemployment #Trumptariffs #DonaldTrump #Inflation #USeconomy #Business #Tariffs #USnews

St. Upid

The Patron Saint of Economic Collapse.

“Never forget: Medicare only exists because private insurance doesn’t want to cover old people.”

https://www.europesays.com/2012789/ GOP Senator: Jerome Powell Will ‘Do What He Thinks Is Right’ #america #board #business #EconomicPolicy #FedChair #FederalReserveChairman #GopSenator #InterestRate #JeromePowell #kennedy #president #RecentDay #tariff #TigerBlood #TimeBeing #trump #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USEconomy #USA

https://www.europesays.com/2010832/ Report Highlights States With the Best and Worst Economic Outlook for 2025 #business #EconomicFreedom #EconomicPolicy #Economy #NewYork #Utah

https://www.europesays.com/2007776/ FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates revenue from tariffs #business #DomesticNews #DonaldTrump #EconomicPolicy #FelixTintelnot #Finance #FinancialPerformance #GeneralNews #GovernmentPolicy #InternationalTrade #Politics #RobertL.Johnson #RyanMonarch #syracuse #tariffs #TariffsAndGlobalTrade #TradeWar #U.S.CustomsAndBorderProtection #U.S.DepartmentOfTheTreasury #UnitedStatesGovernment #WashingtonNews #WorldNews

https://www.europesays.com/2006074/ Carney says lower internal trade barriers will help Canada more than Trump’s tariffs will harm it #business #Canadá #CanadaGovernment #Conservatism #DonaldTrump #EconomicPolicy #GeneralNews #GlobalElections #GovernmentPolicy #InternationalTrade #JustinTrudeau #liberalism #MarkCarney #PierrePoilievre #Politics #PublicOpinion #tariffs #TariffsAndGlobalTrade #TradeWar #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesGovernment #voting #WorldNews

https://www.europesays.com/2005384/ Asian markets are mostly higher as Wall Street is stuck in trade war doldrums #business #DiamondbackEnergy #DonaldTrump #EconomicPolicy #FederalReserveSystem #FinanceBusiness #FinancialMarkets #GeneralNews #HalliburtonCo #Inc. #InternationalTrade #JeromePowell #NVIDIACorp #seoul #StocksAndBonds #Taiwan #tariffs #TariffsAndGlobalTrade #Tokyo #TradeWar #UnitedStates #UnitedHealthGroup #WashingtonNews #WorldNews

https://www.europesays.com/2003679/ Trump says Fed Chair Powell’s ‘termination cannot come fast enough’ #business #Chicago #ChristopherRugaber #DistrictOfColumbia #DonaldTrump #EconomicPolicy #FederalReserveSystem #fires #GeneralNews #GovernmentPolicy #GovernmentRegulations #ILStateWire #Inc. #JoeBiden #KevinHassett #México #TheGoldmanSachsGroup #trump #WashingtonNews

https://www.europesays.com/2002933/ Global shares trade are mixed, US futures gain as investors await next steps in Trump’s trade war #Asia #BankOfAmericaCorp. #business #China #DonaldTrump #EconomicPolicy #EuropeanCentralBank #FinancialMarkets #FinancialServices #GeneralNews #GovernmentPolicy #HowardLutnick #InternationalTrade #japan #JapanGovernment #NVIDIACorp #ScottBessent #tariffs #TariffsAndGlobalTrade #Tokyo #TradeWar #WashingtonNews #WorldNews

Trump joins tariff talks with Japan amid his trade war https://www.byteseu.com/929372/ #AnwarIbrahim #APTopNews #AutoIndustry #business #China #ChinaGovernment #Conflicts #DCWire #DonaldTrump #EconomicPolicy #GavinNewsom #GeneralNews #GiorgiaMeloni #GovernmentPolicy #HowardLutnick #InternationalTrade #Japan #JapanGovernment #JeromePowell #MetalsAndMining #Politics #ScottBessent #ShigeruIshiba #TariffsAndGlobalTrade #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesGovernment #WashingtonNews #WorldNews #XiJinping

https://www.europesays.com/2001557/ Newsom says California will sue to block Trump’s sweeping tariffs #business #CAStateWire #California #ChristineGemperle #DonaldTrump #EconomicPolicy #GavinNewsom #GeneralNews #GovernmentPolicy #GovernmentPrograms #InternationalTrade #JoshuaBoak #labor #LegalProceedings #national #PoliticalNews #Politics #tariffs #TariffsAndGlobalTrade #TradeWar #TrumpLawsuits #U.S.News #UnitedStatesGovernment #WashingtonNews

Universal basic income: German experiment bring surprising results

https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/article/a-german-experiment-gave-people-a-basic-monthly-income-the-effect-on-their-work-ethic-was-surprising/

Chinese businesses ponder as Trump tariffs put China-US trade in peril https://www.byteseu.com/917361/ #business #China #ChinaGovernment #DannyLau #DavidYu #DonaldTrump #EconomicPolicy #GeneralNews #GovernmentAndPolitics #GovernmentPolicy #GretaPeisch #InternationalTrade #JoeBiden #JoshLipsky #LinJian #LisaLi #Politics #ProductionFacilities #TariffsAndGlobalTrade #Technology #U.S.News #UnitedStatesGovernment #WashingtonNews #WorldTradeOrganization