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The US and EU released details of a trade deal that foresees lower car tariffs but no relief for Europe's wine sector, but Brussels said it would push for further concessions. US President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen clinched a framework accord in July for most EU exports to face a 15% US levy. FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer reports.
#US #EU #trade #tariffs #economics

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alojapan.com/1351516/indian-pm Indian PM Modi to visit Japan; will hold summit with PM Ishiba on bilateral security, economy #Defence&Security #Geopolitics #India #Japan #TheJapanNews #trade #VisitJapan August 21, 2025 TOKYO – Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba informed Liberal Democratic Party executives about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan next week, LDP’s Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama said at a press conference on Tuesday. Ishiba detailed the v

The US caps tariffs on European cars and medicines at 15 percent.

The US will cap tariffs on European cars, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors at 15 percent, Washington and Brussels have agreed in a joint statement seen by POLITICO.

Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen's account of the deal differed on the day, notably on pharma, causing concern that drug producers in Europe could end up being priced out of the US market entirely.

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Shelves with medicines. | Allison Dinner/EPA
Politico.eu · The US caps tariffs on European cars and medicines at 15 percent.Av Camille Gijs

#JacksonHole to open under #Trump's shadow

The #FederalReserve has the full attention of global markets, not least because the #US central bank's highly anticipated Jackson Hole symposium kicks off later today.

Central bankers from around the world will attend, & investors are likely to hang on every word they utter. But chief among them all is #JeromePowell's speech on Friday - his last one at the annual gathering as #Fed chairman.

#economy #trade #tariffs #inflation
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In a letter posted Wednesday to social media, #FHFA director Pulte revealed that the housing agency had been investigating #LisaCook on *suspicion* of mortgage fraud. It marked just the latest instance in which Pulte, a key political ally of #Trump, had personally targeted a member of the #Fed, after he helped stoke suspicion around #JeromePowell & drafted a letter for Trump firing the chair.

#Trump demanded on Wednesday that a #FederalReserve governor, #LisaCook, “resign, now!!!,” citing unconfirmed allegations that she *may* have engaged in mortgage fraud. It is the latest sign that the admin is ramping up its campaign to remake the #independent #CentralBank. Trump has pressured the bank to lower #InterestRates, which it has kept steady out of concern that his policies could cause #inflation.

#economy #law #tariffs #trade #immigration #labor #recession
nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/poli

Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, at an event at Spelman College in Atlanta in 2023.
The New York Times · Trump Calls for Fed Governor Lisa Cook to Resign Amid Campaign to Remake Central BankAv Tony Romm