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- Trump’s First Year Could Have Lasting Economic Consequences - President Trump’s policies have so far done little to change the overall state of the American economy, but economists warn they will ultimately weaken the United States.
- Bessent Attended a Supreme Court Argument. Now He’s Telling Powell Not to. - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was a mistake for Jerome Powell to attend arguments in a case on Fed independence. But Mr. Bessent attended a tariff case.
- Fact-Checking Trump’s Misleading Claims After One Year Back in Office - The president has justified many significant moves of his second term with inaccurate claims and overstated boasts.
- The Trump Drama Hits Davos - Greenland, tariffs and wobbling markets are the talk of the town at the World Economic Forum ahead of the president’s arrival on Wednesday.
- Trump Threatens 200% Tariffs on Wine if France Declines to Join Gaza Board of Peace - France has said it will not join President Trump’s “Board for Peace.” France’s agriculture minister described the tariff threat as “blackmail.”
- Trump Is Pushing the U.S.-Europe Alliance to the Brink Over Greenland - As President Trump tries to coerce European leaders over Greenland, they are pondering the unthinkable: Is an 80-year-old alliance doomed?
- I.M.F. Raises Forecast for Global Growth as Tariff Drag Fades - The 3.3 percent rate for 2026 would match last year’s pace. Booming investment in artificial intelligence is buttressing global output.
- After U.S. Reignites a Trade War Over Greenland, Europe Weighs Going All-Out - Europe’s dependence on the United States for NATO security limits its options. Its strongest response could be retaliating with its own trade “bazooka.”
- Trump Announces 10 Percent Tariff on European Countries in Standoff Over Greenland - The president escalated his drive to take charge of the Danish territory, targeting Denmark and seven other nations aligned with it.
- Canada Breaks With U.S. to Slash Tariffs on Some Chinese Electric Vehicles - China will in turn cut its own tariffs on Canadian canola products, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said in Beijing on Friday.