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• Autoridades do Fed citam inflação elevada, crescimento lento do emprego e incerteza no Oriente Médio como razões para manter as taxas • O Federal Reserve dos EUA manteve as taxas de juros inalteradas após sua última reunião de diretoria, desafiando mais uma vez o pedido de corte de Donald Trump, enquanto o banco central se prepara para uma reformulação de liderança no próximo mês. • Na quarta-feira, funcionários do Fed continuaram a citar a inflação elevada, o crescimento lento do emprego e a incerteza no Oriente Médio como razões para que as taxas permanecessem intocadas.

President says he gave Britain ‘better deal than I had to’ but ally was ‘not there when we needed them’ on IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened to row back on the trade deal the US signed with the UK last year, in his latest salvo against the British government over sharp differences about the US’s approach to the Middle East.The US president said the economic deal struck with the UK, which cut some of his tariffs on cars, aluminium and steel, was “better than I had to” and that it could “always be changed”. Continue reading...

The prime minister clearly believed that Trump’s threat of mass bombings of bridges and power plants crossed a new lineGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has adopted a careful and deliberate strategy for dealing with Donald Trump since his return to the White House in early 2025: don’t buy-in, don’t bite back.The approach is a calculation that there is little to be gained from responding to Trump’s every Truth Social post, lest it distract the government, provoke the president or, heaven forbid, threaten the Aukus pact. Continue reading...