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Europe’s ageing burden far less than in the US or China

About 750,000 federal employees in the US are expected to be furloughed each day, with hundreds of thousands more required to work without immediate pay.
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Economic effects of the US government shutdown: A self-inflicted wound

US payroll growth has softened considerably, to an average of only 29,000 jobs per month in the three months through August, compared with 82,000 during the same period in 2024.
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How to explain 4% growth and no jobs

The Trump administration’s unprecedented deal with chipmakers Nvidia and AMD represents a dramatic departure from traditional export control policies.
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Chips for cash? Where the US policy split on tech sales to China is headed

Lisa Cook's lawsuit represents more than a personal fight for her position – it's a defence of institutional integrity that has underpinned American economic policy for over a century.
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Trump’s assault on the Fed’s political autonomy

Lee's (left) diplomatic approach successfully navigated Trump's transactional style, producing concrete outcomes while preserving South Korea's strategic autonomy.
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US-South Korea summit: A strategic reset for bilateral relations?

Lip-Bu Tan, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., departs following a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. President Donald Trump said members of his Cabinet would continue discussions with Tan in the coming days after meeting with the Intel Corp. chief executive officer at the White House on Monday. Photographer: Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg
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How Intel CEO Tan Lip-Bu survived a presidential attack

(FILES) This file combination of pictures created on June 5, 2025 shows, L/R, Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 8, 2025 and US President Donald Trump at US Steel - Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, May 30, 2025. China and the United States began a new round of trade talks in London on June 9, 2025 Beijing's state media reported, as the world's two biggest economies seek to shore up a shaky truce after bruising tit-for-tat tariffs. The two sides are meeting in the historic Lancaster House, run by the UK Foreign Office, following a first round of talks in Geneva last month. (Photo by Evgenia Novozhenina and SAUL LOEB / various sources / AFP)
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Might a US-China mini thaw be underway?

The rapport between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and US President Donald Trump was once viewed as a stabilising force in the bilateral relationship.
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A partnership at a crossroads: The new reality of US-India relations

US President Donald Trump promised to revitalise American manufacturing through protective tariffs, but the results have been disappointing. The sector lost a combined 14,000 net jobs in May and June, according to federal data.
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Has Trump won the trade wars?

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