Viktor Orban Is a Conservative Lodestar. Now He Wants to Fix the Price of Eggs.
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Viktor Orban Is a Conservative Lodestar. Now He Wants to Fix the Price of Eggs.

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary pioneered many of the themes dear to conservatives in the United States, railing for years against “migration insanity,” “the woke virus” and “gender madness.” Now Mr. Orban is engaged in an effort that veers away from the…

Echoing a Roman Emperor, Croatia Tries to Cap Soaring Prices
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Echoing a Roman Emperor, Croatia Tries to Cap Soaring Prices

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In 301 AD, the Emperor Diocletian made a bold but ultimately unsuccessful bid to address the inflation that was rampaging across the eastern half of the divided Roman Empire. Prices of everything from purple thread and feathers to slaves and cattle were dictated…

China Signals Confidence in Economy Despite Sluggish Growth and U.S. Trade War
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China Signals Confidence in Economy Despite Sluggish Growth and U.S. Trade War

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines China’s top leaders sought to project confidence in the country’s economy on Wednesday despite sluggish growth, an escalating trade war with the United States and growing geopolitical uncertainty caused by the Trump administration. The government will aim to expand China’s economy by “around…

Trump’s Latest Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China Could Be His Biggest Gamble
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Trump’s Latest Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China Could Be His Biggest Gamble

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump made one of the biggest gambles of his presidency Tuesday by initiating sweeping tariffs with no clear rationale on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, triggering a trade war that risks undermining the United States economy. His actions have upended diplomatic…

German Central Bank Loss Points to More Economic Woes for Germany
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German Central Bank Loss Points to More Economic Woes for Germany

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The president of Germany’s central bank, which on Tuesday reported an annual loss for the first time in more than 40 years, said Germany faced another year of economic stagnation, more gloomy news for a country that is struggling to grow. “It is…

Emboldened Kremlin Steps Up Efforts to Seize Businesses in Russia
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Emboldened Kremlin Steps Up Efforts to Seize Businesses in Russia

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After the fall of Communism, Russia ushered in capitalism by selling off billions of dollars in state assets. Now, 30 years later, the Russian government is stepping up a wartime campaign to do the opposite: seizing private businesses, this time in the name…

The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It
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The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It has been a rocky few months for Christian Lindner, and for the German political system that he has thrown into chaos. In November, Mr. Lindner, who was the federal finance minister, effectively toppled Germany’s fragile government in a bid for his political…

Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates as British Economy Weakens
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Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates as British Economy Weakens

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday for the third time in about six months, amid signs of weak economic growth in Britain and an unexpected slowdown in inflation. Policymakers cut the key rate a quarter point to 4.5 percent as…