Trade, AI and security are on the agenda, but experts say rebuilding trust may take priority over major deals.


Americas business editor
Trade, AI and security are on the agenda, but experts say rebuilding trust may take priority over major deals.

The 25 basis-point hike is the first raise in three years and comes before critical midterm elections in the US.

Analysts say Canada may lose 100,000 jobs under the current tariffs and could go into recession if the USMCA pact ends.

Experts say even a last-minute breakthrough will not result in the US lifting all its tariffs on Canadian goods.

Taiwan’s GDP is soaring on back of US imports of AI chips, but experts warn that problems could arise with Trump, China.

Houthi attacks for now are shaping who moves Saudi crude, not whether it moves, analysts say, even as oil prices soar.

Yields on 10-year US Treasury bills, a bellwether for inflation, are up 60 basis points since the start of the Iran war.

While the ‘export engine is running very hot’, jobs are lagging, squeezing spending in China.

The German-owned naval shipbuilder made the bid with NATO ally Norway, beating out South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean.

US President Donald Trump has warned he would ‘rather not have’ the free trade agreement ahead of its July 1 review.
