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U.S. natural gas futures have fallen from two-year highs as warmer weather forecasts reduce demand. Discussions continue around U.S.-China relations, including potential tariffs and a possible summit, as the economic impacts of these relations are keenly felt by various industries. In the finance sector, hedge funds are reducing their investments amid rising market volatility linked to ongoing trade wars. The Bank of Canada is expected to implement a seventh consecutive rate cut due to trade uncertainties affecting business confidence. The U.K. is experiencing increased government borrowing amid rising interest payments, highlighting fiscal challenges as economic growth remains weak.

U.S. Natural Gas Falls on Weather-Driven Demand Loss wsj.com an hour ago
U.S. natural gas futures pulled back from more than two-year highs earlier in the week as participants start taking into account the loss of d…
Pakistan’s Army Says Train Hijacking Ends With 21 Passengers Dead wsj.com an hour ago by Tripti Lahiri
Security forces kill 33 militants in operation to free roughly 400 people.
Ukraine Turns Tables With Cease-Fire Proposal but Putin Has Little Incentive to Sign wsj.com 3 hours ago by Matthew Luxmoore
Kyiv has seized the diplomatic initiative but Russia retains the advantage on the battlefield, having chewed through Ukrainian land.
Greenlanders Reject Trump’s Overtures at the Ballot Box wsj.com 6 hours ago by Sune Engel Rasmussen
In a sign that many in the country also want to wrest more power from Denmark, voters put a strongly pro-independence party second place for t…
South Korea’s Acting President Is Betting on Keeping U.S. Ties Strong wsj.com 10 hours ago by Timothy W. Martin
After the chaos of his predecessor’s call for martial law, Choi Sang-mok tells WSJ he hopes to avoid more tariffs and tensions.

Musk’s cuts fail to stop US federal spending hitting new record ft.com an hour ago by FT Client Support
Government spending rose to $603bn in February despite hyperactive efficiency drive, data shows
The team behind Trump’s economic shock therapy ft.com 15 hours ago by FT Client Support
The US president’s officials are standing by their strategy to remake the world’s largest economy
The railway that China hopes will take on the US in Africa ft.com 15 hours ago by FT Client Support
Tazara project showcases Beijing’s leaner approach to overseas development just as western aid appears to retreat
Donald Trump Jr: championing the Maga economy ft.com 15 hours ago by FT Client Support
ESG and DEI are out as the US president’s son makes lucrative investments that align with his father’s vision of America
Recession will not make Trump change course ft.com 9 hours ago by FT Client Support
A president who can’t run again is freer from public opinion than business seems to realise

Here’s the inflation breakdown for February 2025 — in one chart cnbc.com 3 hours ago
The consumer price index rose 2.8% in February from 12 months earlier. Inflation decelerated but economists fear tariffs will stall progress.
Canada to impose 25% retaliatory tariffs on $21 billion worth of U.S. goods cnbc.com 25 minutes ago
Canada will impose 25% tariffs on more than $20 billion worth of U.S. goods in retaliation for the Trump administration's steel and aluminum d…
U.S. budget deficit surged in February, passing $1 trillion for year-to-date record cnbc.com 2 hours ago
The U.S. debt and deficit problem worsened during President Donald Trump's first month in office.
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says 'people are overreacting a bit' to Trump's policies cnbc.com 5 hours ago
Mnuchin, who served under Trump in the Republican's first term in office, said does not see signs of an imminent slowdown for the U.S. economy…
Tesla investor survey shows 85% believe Elon Musk's politics are having 'negative' or 'extremely negative' impact on company cnbc.com 5 hours ago
The poll is the latest sign of mounting frustration with the billionaire entrepreneur as he's become a rising politic figure.