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Federal Reserve · United StatesA divided Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to keep its benchmark interest rate steady, despite a barrage of criticism from President Donald Trump and dissents from two top officials.See the Story
Fed holds rates steady but sees first double dissent in three decades
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U.S.-Canada Relations · CanadaU.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Thursday that a 35 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods not covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement is still “surely in the cards,” ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.See the Story
35% tariff on Canada still in the cards, Lutnick says
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Scott Bessent · United StatesThe children’s savings program included in President Donald Trump’s tax break-and-spending cut law “is a back door for privatizing Social Security,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday.See the Story
Bessent Says Child Savings Accounts in Trump Law Are 'a Back Door for Privatizing Social Security'
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