Tag: Economic policy

Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924

Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark. The 39th...

Mexico's president touts austerity on his way out of office but lavishes largesse on friends

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s outgoing president has always taken pride in his reputation as a penny-pincher but on Friday, three days before leaving...

Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?

WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign...

Bank of England keeps its main interest rate on hold at 5% in wake of big US Fed rate cut

LONDON -- The Bank of England is widely expected to announce it is keeping interest rates unchanged later Thursday despite a big cut...

UK inflation is steady at 2.2% ahead of Bank of England's next rate decision

LONDON -- The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday, a day after official figures showed inflation...

China accuses Canada of protectionism over 100% tariffs on electric vehicles

BEIJING -- China on Tuesday accused Canada of protectionism after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government imposed a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made...