Evening roundup: Powell lifts markets, Canada softens tariffs, Trump eyes $2B for DC
Friday, 22 August 2025 () From Wall Street’s surge on Powell’s rate-cut hints to Canada’s softer line on US tariffs and Donald Trump’s push for $2 billion to overhaul Washington, it’s been a busy day across finance and politics. Here are the biggest news stories that made headlines today. Powell signals possible rate cuts as Wall Street soars US Federal […]
A German daily, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), has claimed that Donald Trump tried calling PM Narendra Modi four times after imposing a 50% tariff on Indian goods—yet Modi never picked up. The..
President Trump warned of steep 200% tariffs on China if rare-earth magnet exports were curbed, raising fresh concerns over the fragile U.S.-China trade truce. Speaking alongside South Korean President..
As Donald Trump pushes for a three-way peace meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron is calling for Europe to be..