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July 14, 2025

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Written 14 July   The US administration did not meet its self-imposed target of striking “90 trade deals in 90 days”. With the July 9 deadline now in the rearview mirror, only the UK, China and Vietnam have some form of a deal. August 1...

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July 7, 2025

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  Last week, the House of Representatives granted final approval to President Trump’s widely debated tax and spending legislation, titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”. The bill extends tax cuts from Trump's first term in office, while also cutting Medicaid funding and clean energy...

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June 30, 2025

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  At a summit in the Hague last week, Nato allies pledged to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. This was music to President Trump’s ears who reassured the allies that he is “with them all the way”. Although this assurance from...

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June 20, 2025

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  Saturday 21 June marks the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. This is the day with  the most daylight hours in the year and is celebrated as the start of summer in many cultures. However, despite currently being in the season of long days...

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June 16, 2025

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  The short week kicked off with a thaw in trade tensions between the US and China as representatives from the world’s two largest economies met in London to continue negotiations. However, concerns rose again later in the week when President Trump told reporters that...

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