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International

Trump to ramp up US travel to push economic message

US President Donald Trump (centre) shows the signed bill package to re-open the federal government as the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (left) and other Republican leaders applaud in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, Nov 12, 2025.
International

Trump signs bill to end record US government shutdown

A Toyota battery is displayed during a grand opening event at Toyota's battery manufacturing plant in Liberty, North Carolina, Nov 12, 2025.
Transport & Logistics

Toyota opens US battery plant, confirms US$10 billion investment plan

Donald Trump still had more than three years left to his presidency.
D7 Global Enterprise

The Trump blitzkrieg is running into resistance

More than half of the line items reported in the monthly Consumer Price Index from the Labor Department were rising at more than a 3 per cent annualised rate as of the latest report for September, according to analysis by Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok.
International

Trump eyes more domestic travel to tout economic agenda, affordability

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic’s exit marks the second departure this year of a hawkish voice at the Fed.
Banking & Finance

Bostic announces retirement amid Trump push for more influence over Federal Reserve

The statue titled “Best Friends Forever,” depicting US President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands has returned after being taken down by the National Park Service last week due to permit violations.
International

Epstein alleged in private emails Trump ‘knew about the girls’: Democrats

The BBC has been plunged into its biggest crisis in decades after its director general and head of news quit following criticism about its standards and accusations of bias, including over the Trump speech.
Telcos, Media & Tech

UK's Starmer tells BBC to get 'house in order' after Trump legal threat

Global AI spending is projected to reach US$375 billion in 2025 and US$500 billion by 2026, fueling US GDP growth and market optimism. In the first half of 2025, AI-related capital expenditures contributed 1.1 per cent to GDP growth, outpacing the US consumer as an engine of expansion.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

AI boom is US’ economic counterweight

When asked what he planned to do against the South American country, Mr Trump said his “war” was against Venezuelan drug cartels.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Statecraft and diplomacy in the age of political candour

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