Daily News of 26-11-2024

Australia
$A hits four-month low on Trump’s tariff pledge

The greenback soared on Tuesday after the US president-elect pledged hefty levies on its three major trading partners. That sent the Aussie to its weakest level since August. The Australian Financial Review

Australia wobbles as Trump tariff threat upends global economy

Two posts to social media by Donald Trump have been enough to upend global markets, and given the world another insight into “Trump 2.0”. Sydney Morning Herald

France
Anne Hidalgo au « Monde » : « Je ne me présenterai pas à un troisième mandat de maire de Paris »

La maire PS annonce qu’elle souhaite que Rémi Féraud, sénateur et président du groupe Paris en commun au conseil de Paris, lui succède. Sur le plan national, elle préfère la négociation plut... Le Monde

Pourquoi le Black Friday est devenu plus important que les soldes d’hiver

DÉCRYPTAGE - Importé des États-Unis par Amazon, cet événement promotionnel lance le marathon des achats de Noël. Il contraint les enseignes à revoir leur modèle économique. Le Figaro

Germany
Rezension der Merkel-Memoiren: Viele Details, wenig Persönliches und wann Kampfeslust aufblitzt

Angela Merkel setzt in ihrer Bilanz auf Sachlichkeit und Rationalität. Vor allem wenn bei zwei Themen wird es spannend. Süddeutsche Zeitung

USA: Trump kündigt hohe Zölle auf Importe aus China, Mexiko und Kanada an

USA: Trump kündigt hohe Zölle auf Importe aus China, Mexiko und Kanada an Handelsblatt

Israel
UN firing Nderitu over refusal to classify Israeli conduct in Gaza as 'genocide,' WSJ argues

Nderitu's opposition to term Israel's actions in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas War a genocide, resulted in the UN refusing to renew her contract, the WSJ argued.  The Jerusalem Post

Did the ICC just commit suicide? The answer has as much to do with Putin as Netanyahu

Western Allies' Responses to the International Criminal Court's Arrest Warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu Is Complicated by a Similar Move Against Vladimir Putin in 2023 Haaretz

Singapore
Trump threatens China, Mexico, Canada with new tariffs over illegal immigration, illicit drugs

Trump previously floated plans for blanket tariffs of 10 per cent to 20 per cent on virtually all imports The Straits Times

Indonesia mulls review of clean energy exports to prioritise national interest

[JAKARTA] Indonesia may review plans to export clean electricity as the government prioritises national interests and sustainability in allocating natural energy resources, according to a senior minis... The Business Time

Spain
España agota el margen para crear empleo sin sobrecalentar la economía: crecer 'demasiado' tiene consecuencias

La economía de España lleva creciendo muy por encima de la media de la eurozona desde que comenzó la recuperación económica posterior a la pandemia. Al principio, el año 2021 y 2022, este rebote... El Economista

Alivio fiscal en el Impuesto sobre Patrimonio por la vivienda habitual

Importante respaldo del Tribunal Supremo (TS) a los contribuyentes obligados a liquidar el Impuesto sobre Patrimonio (IP). El Supremo ha eliminado el castigo de Hacienda a la... Expansión

United Kindom
China and Russia are already playing the new Great Game

Victory for the Taliban is redrawing the strategic map in central Asia. The West risks being left behind by its rivals, writes Catherine Philp

 The Times

Why a trade war with Trump threatens China’s ruin

Understanding how China’s economy really works is difficult at the best of times. Its statistics agencies do not regularly publish data on things like local employment and, when they do, observer... The Telegraph

Retailers warn inflation could hamper UK shoppers in run-up to Christmas

British Retail Consortium figures come alongside data showing a fall in household disposable income The Guardian

United States
Trump Plans Tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico That Could Cripple Trade

The president-elect said that he would impose the across-the-board tariffs on Day 1 and that they would stay in place until Canada, Mexico and China halted the flow of drugs and migrants. The New York Times

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Exclusive | How Morgan Stanley Courted Dodgy Customers to Build a Wealth-Management Empire  The Wall Street Journal