International Trade

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Trump Tariffs Redraw Global Trade as Deficit Hits $70B Economy

Trump Tariffs Redraw Global Trade as Deficit Hits $70B

December 2025 US trade data reveals a 32.6% monthly surge in the trade deficit to $70.3 billion, with imports from China falling sharply while Vietnam...

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Spain Defies Trump and Merz in NATO Standoff Economy

Spain Defies Trump and Merz in NATO Standoff

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz joined Donald Trump in Washington to pressure Spain to increase its defense spending in NATO, while Madrid refuses to...

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Czech Industry on the Cusp of Recovery: PMI Reaches 50 Points Economy

Czech Industry on the Cusp of Recovery: PMI Reaches 50 Points

The Czech manufacturing PMI rose to the 50-point mark in February 2026, signaling stabilization after a long period of contraction. While business con...

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Paris Fashion Week AW26: Archives, Green Push, Trade Tensions Culture

Paris Fashion Week AW26: Archives, Green Push, Trade Tensions

Paris Fashion Week autumn/winter 2026 confirmed two defining forces in luxury fashion: a return to archival heritage and mounting sustainability press...

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Court Kills IEEPA Tariffs; Trump Signs 10% Global Levy Economy

Court Kills IEEPA Tariffs; Trump Signs 10% Global Levy

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump's IEEPA-based tariffs 6-3 on February 20, 2026, ruling the 1977 law does not grant presidential tariff author...

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How Gold Prices Are Set and What Drives Them Economy

How Gold Prices Are Set and What Drives Them

Gold recently shattered the $5,000-per-ounce barrier for the first time in history. Here's how gold prices are actually determined — and why they move...

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Trump Threatens Spain After It Denies Use of Bases for Iran Attack Economy

Trump Threatens Spain After It Denies Use of Bases for Iran Attack

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's refusal to allow the use of the Rota and Morón bases for U.S. attacks against Iran has triggered an unprecedented diplo...

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Qatar Halts LNG Production: What Does It Mean for Poland? Economy

Qatar Halts LNG Production: What Does It Mean for Poland?

Following Iranian drone attacks on Qatari facilities, QatarEnergy has suspended liquefied natural gas production. European TTF prices have surged by o...

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Gas Shock: Qatar Halts LNG Production, Europe Pays the Price Economy

Gas Shock: Qatar Halts LNG Production, Europe Pays the Price

Iranian drone attacks on Qatari energy facilities have forced QatarEnergy to halt production. European gas prices have subsequently risen dramatically...

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China's 15th Five-Year Plan: AI, Chips, and Growth Economy

China's 15th Five-Year Plan: AI, Chips, and Growth

China's National People's Congress is formalizing the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030), placing artificial intelligence, semiconductor self-reliance, a...

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What Is the Strait of Hormuz and Why It Controls Global Oil Economy

What Is the Strait of Hormuz and Why It Controls Global Oil

A narrow waterway between Iran and Oman, the Strait of Hormuz funnels roughly 20% of the world's oil supply — making it the single most consequential...

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How China's National People's Congress Works Economy

How China's National People's Congress Works

China's National People's Congress is the world's largest legislative body, yet few outside China understand how it actually functions, who sits in it...

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