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US officials believe trade deals with UK and EU possible by year-end 2020
The US has raised the prospect that trade deals with both the United Kingdom and the European Union could be in place by year-end 2020.
In face of new challenges, ECB launches year-long strategy review
The European Central Bank kicked-off a comprehensive one year-long review of its goals, strategy and policies in light of the structural changes that the euro and global economies had undergone since 1998 and the multiple and in many cases new challenges that it was facing.
ECB keeps policy unchanged, strategy review details to follow
The European Central Bank kept all its main policy settings unchanged on Thursday and announced the launch of its long-awaited strategy review.
US leading index drops but continues to point towards modest economic growth
A closely-followed gauge of economic activity in the States turned slightly lower at the end of 2019, but continued to point towards growth of around 2. 0% in the early part of the current year.
Mnuchin tells Greta Thunberg to study economics before preaching
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin attacked teen activist Greta Thunberg and said she should study economics at college before lecturing the US.
ECB's Lagarde refuses to pre-empt policy strategy review, positive on trade relations with US
The European Central Bank's recently arrived boss refused to be drawn on her own views regarding the monetary authority's policy strategy review, which it had formally launched just an hour before.
Siemens boss says Trump will offer support for reconstruction projects in Middle East
Siemens's boss said that US President Donald Trump would offer his support for the company in the reconstruction projects planned for Iraq and Syria.
Weekly US jobless claims continue to undershoot forecasts, economists upbeat
A key leading indicator of joblessness in the US continued to point to better-than-expected conditions.
Trump dilutes new environmental legislation after BP lobbying
Trump watered down a landmark environmental law which could allow major infrastructure projects to avoid certain checks after BP lobbied against it.