Trump says Ireland took advantage of the US, but his bigger beef is with EU

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….

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UK financial regulators in retreat after pressure from Keir Starmer

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…

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Trump’s Commerce secretary defends the tariff endgame against recession worries

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…

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