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In reversal, Trump supports House vote to release Epstein files

The Malaysian ringgit is the best performing currency in Asia this year.
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Shutdown over, is volatility just beginning?

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.
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Trump signs bill to end record US government shutdown

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.
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Trump eyes more domestic travel to tout economic agenda, affordability

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the October consumer price index (CPI) and jobs reports will “likely never” be released.
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October inflation, jobs data may never be released: White House

US President Donald Trump's comments meanwhile showed him once again bucking a trend of US presidents historically avoiding politically partisan messages when addressing service members or commemorative events.
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Trump claims ‘big victory’ on US shutdown

Economists have warned that weaker growth in consumption and global trade, along with slow job growth, higher unemployment and stickier inflation are marring the US economic outlook, although surging business investment could provide a key offset.
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White House eyes return to growth of 3%, 4% by early 2026 after shutdown knock

The Senate’s 60-40 vote on Monday comes amid escalating flight disruptions, food aid delays and frustrations in a federal workforce that has mostly gone without pay for more than a month. 
International

US shutdown nears end as Senate passes deal, House readies vote

Thousands more trips involving US airports were cancelled or delayed on Monday after nearly 3,000 were cut a day earlier, according to tracking website FlightAware.
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Trump threatens air traffic controllers over shutdown absences

Democrat Chuck Schumer could not be persuaded and voted against the bill that would end the shutdown.
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US senators take major step towards ending record shutdown

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