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Trump's win aided by a relentless focus on the cost of living
Donald Trump's US election victory was, at least in part, down to his success in pinning the blame for a post-pandemic inflationary surge on the Biden-Harris administration.
Trump mass deportation pledge faces legal, economic barriers
Donald Trump has pledged to launch -- on day one of his presidency -- the largest deportation operation of undocumented immigrants in US history. He said the first thing he expected to see happen under Trump, who made anti-immigrant rhetoric a central theme of his campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris, would be restrictions on legal immigration.
As Musk's big Trump bet pays off, US government faces 'hardcore' reform
Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is positioned to have sweeping powers in the second Trump administration as a deputy tasked with restructuring government operations using his aggressive approach to business.
Trump's climate denial and green rollbacks poised to fuel warming
Donald Trump's election victory puts a climate change denier back in the White House, poised to dismantle his predecessor's green policies and jeopardize global efforts to curb human-caused warming. "With a climate sceptic back in the White House, the pressure on the world, and especially on EU leadership, to act will intensify enormously."
Mexico girds for tariffs, migrant deportations after Trump win
Donald Trump's victory has left Mexico bracing for potential trade tensions, tariffs and mass migrant deportations that experts say could pose a major test of relations between the closely connected neighbors. - 'Credible threats' - Experts think Trump's vow to carry out the largest mass deportation of migrants in American history will be one of the biggest tests for ties with Mexico.
US Fed expected to look beyond Trump win and cut rates again
The US Federal Reserve is expected to announce a quarter-point interest rate cut this week, shrugging off the economic uncertainty raised by Donald Trump's US election victory to continue easing borrowing costs on the back of cooling inflation.
'We don't feel safe': Serbians lash out after fatal roof collapse
For years, Serbia's leaders boasted of launching a building spree across the country that had touched off a new era of prosperity in the Balkan country.
What impact will Trump have on the world economy?
Donald Trump's return to the White House with his protectionist policies poses threats for the global economy, with the prospect of new trade wars, resurgent inflation and slower growth, experts say. - Donald Trump's policies could also rekindle inflation, which cooled following a series of interest-rate hikes that the Federal Reserve began to unwind this year.
Low taxes, high tariffs: What a Trump victory means for the US economy
Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 US presidential election is likely to usher in a raft of economic changes at home and abroad, touching everything from foreign trade to the independence of the US central bank.
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