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Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited a command post in Kursk, where his army chief told him Moscow’s forces are on the verge of retaking the Ukrainian-held border region. Putin’s visit came just hours after Ukraine agreed to US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its war with Russia. He ordered the army to drive…

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franconiaphoto/iStock via Getty Images U.S. grains led by corn fell Wednesday on the CBOT, as traders coped with both Tuesday’s WASDE report and new retaliatory tariffs placed on U.S. goods by other countries. CBOT corn (C_1:COM) for May delivery closed -1.9% to $4.61

President Trump accused Ireland of luring American pharmaceutical companies, taking revenue and jobs from the U.S. because of its low corporate tax rate. President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Ireland’s tax system of luring American pharmaceutical companies, taking revenue and jobs from the U.S. because of its low corporate tax rate. “Ireland was very smart….

Britain’s financial regulators are in retreat. Only hours after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced plans to abolish one of the country’s financial regulators, the City of London’s main watchdogs announced they were ditching or delaying several of their most controversial proposals. Confronted by an onslaught of government calls for them to support economic growth, regulators…

Markets are losing faith in Trump’s administration amid escalating trade wars and government cost-cutting that might be doing more harm than good. Read More

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick breaks down reasoning behind a plethora of tariffs, reacts to trade criticism and reveals the ultimate goal for President Donald Trump’s negotiation tactics. Setting the record straight around seemingly constant tariff debates in the political and economic spheres, President Donald Trump’s commerce secretary quelled any recession fears and explained how…

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US inflation fell more than expected to 2.8 per cent in February, bolstering the case for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates amid signs of slowing growth in the world’s largest economy. Wednesday’s annual…