Here are some of the highlights from Donald Trump’s speech to the US Congress, the longest such presidential address in modern history.
The Bank of Canada (BOC) has trimmed its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 3 percent, cut growth forecasts and warned Canadians that a tariff war triggered by the United States could cause major economic damage. “A long-lasting and broad-based trade conflict would badly hurt economic activity in Canada,” Governor Tiff Macklem said…
Quotable Trump is using tariffs as “tool” for specific “objectives” Read more William Lee, chief economist of the Milken Institute, explains the specific purpose behind President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminium. Published On 10 Feb 202510 Feb 2025
The world has just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial times, scientists have said. The milestone was confirmed by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) on Friday, which said the climate crisis is pushing the planet’s temperature to levels never before experienced by modern humans. “The…
A United States federal judge has said that parts of Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI to halt its conversion to a for-profit entity might go to trial, adding that the Tesla CEO will have to appear in court and testify. “Something is going to trial in this case,” US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in…
Montreal, Canada – For years, Pierre Poilievre has hammered home a simple slogan: “Axe the tax.” The leader of Canada’s opposition Conservative Party — who is widely expected to become prime minister this year — has vowed to repeal a carbon pricing scheme enacted by outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. Recommended Stories list…
United States President Donald Trump has proposed talks with China and Russia to discuss reducing all three countries’ nuclear stockpiles and slashing their defence budgets in half. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Thursday, Trump said he hoped to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin “when things calm down”….
