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A Mexican flag hangs at the National Palace, where a portrait of former Mexico President Andres Man…
September 10, 2025 7:24 PM ET

Mexico's new tariffs on Asian imports aim to counter US trade pressures

Mexican import taxes on more than 1,400 products from China and other Asian countries will be as high as 50%, as the country tries to shore up domestic production and pass on some of the Trump administration’s tariff pain

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September 10, 2025 4:52 PM ET

Inflation likely rose last month as Trump's sweeping tariffs boost goods prices

U.S. inflation likely ticked higher last month as the Trump administration’s import taxes lifted the price of goods, putting the Federal Reserve in a tough spot when it meets next week

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ARCHIVO - Lisa Cook, miembro de la Junta de Gobernadores de la Reserva Federal, escucha durante una…
September 10, 2025 4:45 PM ET

Trump takes one step back and another forward in his attempt to reshape the Fed

President Donald Trump’s goal of appointing a majority of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors faced a setback Tuesday when a court blocked his unprecedented attempt to fire Lisa Cook

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September 10, 2025 1:54 PM ET

Labor Department watchdog to audit jobs and inflation reports from embattled BLS

A government watchdog says it will review how a Labor Department agency compiles and reports some of the nation’s highest profile economic data, just two days after the agency made a sharp downward revision in its estimate of the number of jobs

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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook, speaks during a conversations with lead…
September 10, 2025 12:18 PM ET

Trump administration appeals ruling blocking him from firing Federal Reserve Gov. Cook

President Donald Trump's administration is appealing a ruling blocking him from immediately firing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook as he seeks more control over the traditionally independent board

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September 10, 2025 8:39 AM ET

Senate committee approves Trump's Fed Board nominee, raising concerns about its independence

A Senate committee is approving the nomination of White House economic adviser Stephen Miran to the Fed’s board of governors, setting up a likely approval by the full Senate, which would make Miran the third Trump appointee to the seven-member board

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September 10, 2025 6:42 AM ET

US supply chain prices unexpectedly fell 0.1% in August

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September 10, 2025 5:49 AM ET

France's finances are in turmoil. Here's how it came to this

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Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of …
September 9, 2025 8:06 PM ET

Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Fed governor while fighting Trump’s attempt to fire her

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September 9, 2025 8:01 PM ET

Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Federal Reserve governor for now while fighting Trump’s attempt to fire her

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September 9, 2025 7:01 PM ET

Trump is upsetting the US allies needed to counter China

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September 9, 2025 2:33 PM ET

Supreme Court to quickly consider if President Donald Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs

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September 9, 2025 2:29 PM ET

Supreme Court grants unusually quick hearing on whether President Donald Trump has the power to impose sweeping tariffs

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September 9, 2025 2:17 PM ET

How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 9/9/2025

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September 9, 2025 8:08 AM ET

New data shows the US job market was much weaker than thought in 2024, and this year as well

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September 9, 2025 12:56 AM ET

Vanuatu delays $330M Australia security pact over Chinese funding concerns

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People move past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesda…
September 8, 2025 8:45 PM ET

Wall Street rises to more records

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September 8, 2025 6:09 AM ET

The leadership race for Japan's governing LDP party explained

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September 8, 2025 4:53 AM ET

Shortage of homebuyers forces many sellers to lower prices or walk away as sales slump drags on

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September 8, 2025 4:01 AM ET

Indonesian leader fires ministers of finance and security after deadly protests

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September 7, 2025 10:35 PM ET

Stocks tick higher after Wall Street flirts with another record

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September 7, 2025 9:50 PM ET

Japan's economy grew at faster rate in fiscal Q1 than initially thought on healthy consumer spending

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September 5, 2025 10:01 PM ET

Trump's job market promises fall flat as hiring collapses and inflation ticks up

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September 5, 2025 2:22 PM ET

US and EU plan to discuss new Russia sanctions: What could be next for Putin?

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September 5, 2025 8:48 AM ET

Canada's Carney to delay EV mandate as country deals with Trump's tariffs

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September 5, 2025 12:56 AM ET

Japan welcomes Trump's order to implement lower tariffs on autos and other goods

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September 4, 2025 10:47 PM ET

Stocks wobble as Wall Street wrangles with whether the job market is too weak

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September 4, 2025 3:04 PM ET

US hiring stalls with employers reluctant to expand in an economy grown increasingly erratic

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September 4, 2025 2:20 PM ET

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 9/4/2025

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September 4, 2025 12:20 PM ET

Justice Department probes mortgage fraud claims against Lisa Cook of Federal Reserve, AP source says

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