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EU-Commissioned Study Warns Russian Economy Falters Beneath Kremlin’s Official Claims

EU-Commissioned Study Warns Russian Economy Falters Beneath Kremlin’s Official Claims

European Union finance ministers were presented with a stark assessment this week: Russia’s economy is deteriorating far more rapidly than Moscow’s official figures suggest. Commissioned by the EU and authored by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), the report warns that Russia’s...
Share of overdue loans in the US hits 5 years maximum in Q1

Share of overdue loans in the US hits 5 years maximum in Q1

The proportion of overdue consumer loans in the US increased in the first quarter, reaching its highest point in five years because of the restart of student loan data release. According to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank (the Fed) of New York, the proportion of loans with overdue payments...
U.S. Slashes China ‘De Minimis’ Tariff to 54% as Trade Truce Takes Effect

U.S. Slashes China ‘De Minimis’ Tariff to 54% as Trade Truce Takes Effect

In a dramatic pivot in its trade policy, the United States will reduce the “de minimis” duty on low-value parcels from China to 54 percent of declared value—down from the 120 percent tariff imposed earlier this year—effective 12:01 a.m. EDT on May 14, 2025. A flat fee of US \$100 per package will...
Markets Rally on US–China 90-Day Tariff Pause as Investors Brace for Protracted Talks

Markets Rally on US–China 90-Day Tariff Pause as Investors Brace for Protracted Talks

Global markets surged on Monday as Washington and Beijing announced a provisional halt in their escalating tariff conflict, prompting a wave of investor optimism tempered by caution over the path to a permanent settlement. In a highly anticipated result from two days of negotiations in Geneva, the...
Geneva Summit: How the US and China Engineered a 90-Day Tariff Truce

Geneva Summit: How the US and China Engineered a 90-Day Tariff Truce

In a dramatic shift from the combative rhetoric that has defined their recent trade clashes, senior U.S. and Chinese negotiators emerged from back-to-back sessions in Geneva with a landmark interim agreement to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs. Over two intense days of talks, the world’s two...
Worsening Factory-Gate Deflation in China as Trade War Bites

Worsening Factory-Gate Deflation in China as Trade War Bites

China’s factory-gate deflation deepened in April as rising U.S. tariffs and a prolonged domestic slowdown intensified price pressures at the wholesale level. The Producer Price Index (PPI) fell 2.7% year-on-year, marking the steepest decline in six months, while consumer prices slipped for a third...
European Parliament approves rules to protect EU from foreign investment risks

European Parliament approves rules to protect EU from foreign investment risks

On Thursday, the European Parliament (EP) approved updated regulations regarding “mitigating security threats from foreign investments,” according to the EP press office. The proposal received approval with 378 votes for, 173 opposed, and 24 abstaining. The EP communiqué stated that with the new...
Rapaport: U.S. tariffs are to blame for rise in polished diamond prices in April

Rapaport: U.S. tariffs are to blame for rise in polished diamond prices in April

The price index for polished diamonds weighing 1 carat increased by 0.7 percent in April, according to Rapaport, the organization that computes the industry benchmark known as the RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI). In February, the downward trend in prices switched, as the index increased for the first...
Tariffs and Tit-for-Tat: Can Trump Forge a Fair Trade Deal with China After Years of Trade War?

Tariffs and Tit-for-Tat: Can Trump Forge a Fair Trade Deal with China After Years of Trade War?

President Donald Trump has signaled that his administration is pursuing a “fair trade deal” with China, even as the legacy of a protracted trade war—with mutual tariffs of up to 145 percent on Chinese goods and 125 percent on U.S. exports—casts a long shadow over negotiations. Trump’s recent...
Non-U.S. Filmmakers Face Steep Costs and Disrupted Plans Under Trump’s 100% Foreign-Film Tariff

Non-U.S. Filmmakers Face Steep Costs and Disrupted Plans Under Trump’s 100% Foreign-Film Tariff

President Donald Trump’s proclamation of a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States has ignited alarm and uncertainty among non-U.S. filmmakers who rely on the lucrative American market. Announced via his social platform, Truth Social, the measure is aimed at countering what Trump...
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