3 d. ago Economic leaders at Davos say global growth is resilient despite disruption from Trump

Leading global economic policymakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on boosting growth and fighting inequality in a world where trade will continue to flow and international cooperation is still badly needed

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3 d. ago Trump whisperers, bullying and leaked texts: World leaders are still struggling to deal with the Rule of Don

Trump insisted everybody was “happy” with him at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. But European leaders face growing criticism for failing to push back against the US president, writes James C. Reynolds

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4 d. ago FIFA boss trolls British football fans with 'no arrests' jibe ahead of World Cup

Gianni Infantino spoke to diplomats and world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday when he made the striking announcement that appeared to dunk on Brits

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4 d. ago Trump meets Zelensky after boasting about ending wars at Board of Peace ceremony in Davos: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest from the World Economic Forum at Davos where world leaders including Donald Trump are gathering alongside CEOs.

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4 d. ago Trump boasts about ending wars and 'obliterating' Iran's nuclear facilities as he unveils his Board of Peace at Davos: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest from the World Economic Forum at Davos where world leaders including Donald Trump are gathering alongside CEOs.

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4 d. ago Trump to meet Zelensky at Davos as world leaders sign up to his 'Board of Peace' following UK snub: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest from the World Economic Forum at Davos where world leaders including Donald Trump are gathering alongside CEOs.

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5 d. ago Donald Trump makes chilling 'dictator' comment as he gathers world's despots and strongmen

The shocking remark comes as he mingles with world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos - urging them to join his "Board of Peace"

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5 d. ago Donald Trump's 'faltering' voice at Davos sparks fears he'll 'collapse any minute'

US president Donald Trump is speaking to world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, less than 24 hours after claiming he could have been a professional baseball player

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5 d. ago Davos live: Trump rules out taking Greenland by force but calls for ‘immediate negotiations’

Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where the US president is addressing world leadersQ: Is the US worried that institutional investors in Europe might pull out of the US Treasury market, such as pension funds in Denmark?Bessent brushes this aside, sayingThe size of Denmark’s investment in US Treasury bonds, like Denmark itself, is irrelevant.It is less than $100 million.They’ve been selling Treasuries for years. I’m not concerned at all. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago European leader brands Trump 'a Very Hungry Caterpillar' ahead of Davos showdown as President issues coy remark on how far he is willing to go to have Greenland

As European leaders arrived at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, yesterday, Emmanuel Macron hit back against 'imperial ambitions'.

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6 d. ago Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super

Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influenceNearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich, amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence.An open letter, released to coincide with the World Economic Forum in Davos, calls on global leaders attending this week’s conference to close the widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago China meets initial soybean purchase goal, but Trump's shifting trade policy could disrupt deal

The Trump administration says China has fulfilled its initial commitment to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans, but it’s not clear if the trade agreement announced in October can withstand President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting trade policy as American farmers are still dealing with high production costs

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8 d. ago Greenland is only the beginning: MARK HALPERIN reveals the full scope of Trump's global 'disruption' plan... and its secret architects

President Trump's renewed tariff threat against Europe puts into sharp relief two questions that matter more than any single trade dispute.

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3 w. ago Hundreds of flights canceled as Trump’s Venezuela move disrupts Caribbean holiday travel

Flights to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Aruba and other destinations near Venezuela were canceled

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4 w. ago Why haven’t Trump’s tariffs crashed the US economy? | Jeffrey Frankel

Effects on inflation and employment have not been as bad as feared – but could still materialise with full force in 2026When Donald Trump took office last January, most economists feared what would happen if he raised tariffs. The expectation was that, as the new duties drove up prices of consumer goods and inputs – affecting households and companies, respectively – surging inflation and falling real incomes would follow. This would be a supply shock, so the US Federal Reserve could not do much to counteract it.Trump did raise tariffs to shocking levels, violating international agreements and blowing up the Republican party’s oft-professed commitment to free trade. In terms of severity and disruptiveness, Trump’s 2025 tariffs went far beyond the already harmful tariffs of his first term, and even beyond the infamous Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930. According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average effective tariff on US imports rose from 2% to 18%, the highest level since the 1930s, this year....

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