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Japan's government began auctioning its rice stockpile last month

Almost double than start of year

Japan rice prices soar as core inflation accelerates

A container ship unloads its cargo at Kwai Chung Container terminal in Hong Kong

Bid to boost domestic shipbuilding

US unveils new port fees for Chinese-linked ships

US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni both say they believe an EU-US trade deal is possible

Charm offensive

Trump and Italy's Meloni talk up EU tariff deal hopes

US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has warned that President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on virtually every trade partner could cause spikes in both inflation and unemployment

Independent head

Trump insists he could fire independent Fed Chair Powell

Having won a court ruling that Google had a monopoly in online ad technology, US attorneys could recommend that the tech titan be ordered to spin off its ad exchange operations

Google has illegal monopoly in ad tech, US judge rules

US President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (R) look on before Trump signed a proclamation expanding fishing rights in the Pacific islands in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2025.

World's largest economies

Trump says US 'talking' to China on tariffs

Countries are increasingly seeking to improve trading relations with regional and like-minded partners, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told AFP

Countries must 'make the best' of new multipolar world: IMF chief

The United States has been the top market for Swiss-made watches since 2021

Swiss watch exports to US soared ahead of Trump tariffs

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the International Monetary Fund still expects the global economy to avoid a recession

Trade disruptions

World economy likely to avoid recession despite tariffs: IMF chief

Christine Lagarde warned about the impact of Trump tariffs on euzone growth

Increasingly likely

ECB cuts rates as Trump tariffs raise fears for eurozone growth

Nvidia this week said it expected a $5.5 billion earnings hit this quarter due to a new US licensing requirement on GPUs (graphics processing units) with bandwidths similar to the H20

Hoping for 'continued cooperation'

Nvidia CEO in Beijing as US tech curbs, trade war threaten sales

Jonathan Anderson was creative director of Loewe from 2013

New creative director

N.Ireland designer Jonathan Anderson takes helm at Dior Men

Turkey was roiled by street protests against the arrest and jailing last month of Istanbul's popular mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, which sent the Turkish lira to record lows against the dollar

Following month-long protests

Turkish central bank raises interest rate to 46 percent

The dollar has slumped since Trump launched his trade war

Trading currency

Trump's tariff storm a threat to dollar's dominance?

Sri Lanka's Hotel Amba Yaalu opened in January with a unique selling point -- its staff are exclusively women.

New opportunities

Sri Lanka's women-run hotel breaks down barriers

France and its farmers, joined by other agricultural groups in Europe, oppose the EU-Mercosur trade deal and held protests

EU hopes Trump tariffs can nudge Mercosur deal past finish line

TSMC said its net profit for the first three months of 2025 rose 60.3 percent from a year ago

Taiwan's TSMC net profit soars as US tariff threat looms

Hermes posted strong US sales in March before tariffs came into force

Silk scarves and Birkin bags

Hermes to hike US prices to offset tariff impact

Trump is banking that his tariffs will lead to a bonanza of beneficial trade deals, lowering barriers to US products and shifting global manufacturing to the United States

Cutting deals left and right

Unease grows over Trump tariffs despite 'progress' in Japan trade talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump show no sign of being ready to deal on an intensifying trade war

Around the world

Trump tariffs provoke growing economic uncertainty

Mark Zuckerberg took direct aim at the US government's argument that he sought to neutralize rivals when his company Facebook, now Meta, bought Instagram and WhatsApp

Landmark antitrust case

Zuckerberg denies Meta bought rivals to conquer them

US stocks sank to session lows shortly after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks in Chicago

Investors rattled

US stocks fall with dollar as Powell warns on tariffs

Silicon Valley chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) told regulators that the US might not grant newly required licenses for chips exported to China, hitting the company's bottom line

AMD says US rule on chips to China could cost it $800 mn

The State Department's Global Engagement Center (GEC) has long faced scrutiny from Republican lawmakers, who accused it of censoring and surveilling Americans.

Preserving 'free speech'

US eliminates unit countering foreign disinformation

As TikTok tests a feature letting approved users add

TikTok tests letting users add informative 'Footnotes'

Clogau gold is prized for its scarcity, Welsh heritage and ties to the British royal family, fetching up to 10 times the standard market rate

'Exploration phase'

Long-abandoned Welsh mine revived as gold prices soar

World Bank President Ajay Banga, seen in October 2024, said his team had held 'constructive' conversations with the new US administration

Stop-start tariff rollout

Global uncertainty will 'certainly' hit growth: World Bank president

Global trade could fall by as much as 1.5 percent this year, the WTO warned

Following Trump tariffs

WTO chief says 'very concerned' as tariffs cut into global trade

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