Good morning. Well, we’ve got a trade deal with Japan and a blueprint for a national AI policy (more on that below). In this topsy-turvy business environment, that’s something you can hang your hat on. But don’t keep your hat off too long. There’s plenty of potential surprises still working their way through the various

Donald Trump will heap further pressure on the chief of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, on Thursday when the US president makes a visit to the central bank’s Washington offices. In an unusual move, the White House announced on Wednesday that Trump would visit the Fed at 4pm on the following day, without saying whether

Antonio Gracias, a high-ranking DOGE official who was simultaneously managing nearly $2 billion in assets for nine public pension funds, has left the government, his firm said, after a top union leader raised questions about the risks Gracias’ dual roles posed to the funds. Gracias is founder, chief executive and chief investment officer of Valor

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping urged top European Union officials on Thursday to “properly handle differences and frictions” as he criticized Brussels’s recent trade actions against Beijing at a tense summit dominated by concerns on trade and the Ukraine war. Expectations were low for the summit in the Chinese capital marking 50 years of

By Liz Lee, Laurie Chen and Xiuhao Chen BEIJING -Chinese President Xi Jinping urged top European Union officials on Thursday to “properly handle differences and frictions” as he criticised Brussels’s recent trade actions against Beijing at a tense summit dominated by concerns on trade and the Ukraine war. Expectations were low for the summit in

A decade after acquiring The Washington Post, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is reportedly setting his sights on another media asset—CNBC. According to The New York Post, the billionaire is exploring a potential bid for the financial news network, which is set to become part of a newly spun-off media entity from Comcast. The development follows

Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the European Union must deepen mutual trust amid growing