The #Trump administration’s “America First” policies have left the United States embroiled in tit-for-tat tariffs with the #EuropeanUnion, #Canada and #Mexico as well as an escalating #tradewar with #China.
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The #dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, was steady at 95.403 after hitting a two-week high of 95.737 during the previous session.
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Offshore #oil driller Transocean Ltd said on Tuesday it would buy peer Ocean Rig UDW Inc in a $2.7 billion cash-and-stock deal, its second major acquisition this year as the company bets on a recovery in the offshore sector.
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Argentina's Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne met IMF chief Christine Lagarde in Washington and both said they were working together to improve a $50 billion standby finance deal agreed with the IMF’s executive board in June.
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#LaborDay is a time to celebrate & honor the #AmericanWorker. And this year, we have more cause to celebrate than we have for a long time. Our economy is vibrant, unemployment has hit 50-year lows & for the first time on record, job openings outnumber Americans looking for work.
#Oil prices rose on Monday, supported by concerns that falling Iranian output will tighten markets once U.S. #sanctions bite from November, but gains were limited by higher supply from #OPEC and the United States.
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VTB, #Russia’s second-biggest bank, said on Monday it had sold its New York-based business, VTB Capital Inc., to its executives, citing geopolitics as one of the reasons for the deal.
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The dollar consolidated near a one-week high against a basket of currencies on Monday as tensions around global #trade negotiations fuelled demand for the greenback
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#NAFTA Negotiations entered a crucial phase this week after the U.S. and Mexico announced a bilateral deal, and paving the way for Canada to rejoin talks that underpins over $1 trillion in annual #trade.
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The U.S. #economy shows signs of extending its nine-year expansion with the help of tax cuts and strong #business and consumer confidence.
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Cable giant @comcast currently leads Rupert Murdoch’s @FoxTV in the fight for @SkyUK with a 14.75 pound a share offer last month that values the broadcaster at £25.9 billion
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Shares of the 149-year-old company fell 4 percent in pre-market trading.
The company has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Centerview Partners to sell the units.
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The trade agreement between the two countries would allow the United States to pursue national security #tariffs on annual Mexican #car and SUV #imports of over 2.4 million vehicles
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Benchmark Brent crude #oil up 20 cents or 0.3 percent at $76.15 a barrel by 1100 GMT. U.S. light crude was 30 cents higher at $68.83 a barrel.
#markets#stocks#Iran
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Canada and United States are set to tackle their contentious issues in bilateral talks on today, as the two nations work to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement #NAFTA#trade
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