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Fed Chair Powell signals US interest rate cut

With Jerome Powell hinting at a September rate cut, we ask what it might mean for the world economy and its financial markets.

As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signals a move to a rate cut in December, we find out what it means for the US economy and the financial markets.
Also, friends again? Canadian PM Mark Carney calls a halt to some of the retaliatory tariffs imposed on the US. We find out what Canada's businesses think of the thaw in trade relations.
And, amid US tariff uncertainty is there still a slice of the US market available to UK artisan cheese exporters? And why California is reaching out to African economies.

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  • Sat 23 Aug 2025 00:06GMT

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