US President Donald Trump and China’s chief Xi Jinping agreed to launch a brand new spherical of high-level commerce talks, the European Central Financial institution minimize rates of interest by 1 / 4 level and Europe is being flooded with metal diverted from the US due to excessive tariffs. Plus, the FT’s Aanu Adeoye explains how a Russia-backed junta chief in Burkina Faso turned an icon throughout Africa.
Talked about on this podcast:
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agree to launch new round of trade talks
Christine Lagarde signals ECB rate-cutting ‘nearly concluded’
‘The cult of Saint Traoré’: how a Russia-backed junta leader became an icon
EU hit by surge in steel imports as US tariffs divert shipments
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