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Panama authorizes First Quantum to remove material from closed copper mine

Tuesday, April 7 by SRN News

PANAMA CITY, April 7 (Reuters) - Panama's trade ministry has issued a resolution allowing First Quantum Minerals to remove material from its shuttered Cobre Panama mine out of the country. The ministry said in a statement this resolution aims to prevent environmental risks and protect... Read More.

Goolsbee says stagflationary shock of Iran war puts Fed in a bind

Tuesday, April 7 by SRN News

April 7 (Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday he is worried that the Iran war will drive inflation higher even as it slows the U.S. economy, putting the Fed in an uncomfortable position where there is no obvious... Read More.

Fed’s Williams: FOMC leadership not in question amid slow Warsh confirmation

Tuesday, April 7 by SRN News

April 7 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said on Tuesday that U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would remain in charge of the central bank's key monetary policy function even if Kevin Warsh has not been confirmed as... Read More.

Iran War may boost inflation, but not expectations, per Dallas Fed research

Tuesday, April 7 by SRN News

By Ann Saphir April 7 (Reuters) - An extended disruption of the world's oil trade from the Iran War could lift headline U.S. inflation to well over 4% by year-end, with even bigger increases possible in the short-term, fresh research from the Dallas Federal Reserve... Read More.

Bayer US head says tariffs will not affect its 2026 forecasts

Tuesday, April 7 by SRN News

By Michael Erman NEW YORK, April 7 (Reuters) - A top Bayer AG executive said on Tuesday the German drugmaking and crop science company saw no need to adjust its 2026 forecasts because of tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals announced by the U.S. government last week. "We... Read More.

Delta joins the growing list of US airlines raising checked bag fees as jet fuel costs soar

Tuesday, April 7 by SRN News

Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of U.S. carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tied to the war in the Middle East. Beginning Wednesday, most passengers on domestic and short-haul international routes will pay... Read More.

Bridge over Panama Canal closed after a truck explosion kills 1 person

Tuesday, April 7 by SRN News

PANAMA CITY (AP) - The explosion of a fuel truck at the base of a bridge over the Panama Canal has left one person dead and prompted Panamanian authorities to close the span while firefighters investigate the accident and engineers assess the damage. The blast... Read More.

Donald Trump Jr. criticizes the European Union during a trip to Bosnia

Tuesday, April 7 by SRN News

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - Donald Trump Jr. lashed out at the European Union on Tuesday, saying its liberal policies were discouraging investment and predicted a "major fracture" between the bloc's eastern and western member states. The eldest child of the U.S. president said... Read More.

Deal, delay or strike? Investors on edge as Trump’s Iran deadline nears

Tuesday, April 7 by SRN News

April 7 (Reuters) - Global markets have entered a period of heightened uncertainty ahead of a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Iran, with investors weighing various outcomes ranging from a ceasefire to renewed military escalation and their implications for oil, currencies... Read More.

USTR Greer says US-Mexico-Canada pact talks may run past July 1 deadline

Tuesday, April 7 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - The Trump administration will try to resolve as many problems with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement as it can before July 1, but negotiations to rebalance the trade pact are likely to continue past that deadline, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson... Read More.

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Panama authorizes First Quantum to remove material from closed copper mine

Goolsbee says stagflationary shock of Iran war puts Fed in a bind

Fed’s Williams: FOMC leadership not in question amid slow Warsh confirmation

Iran War may boost inflation, but not expectations, per Dallas Fed research

Bayer US head says tariffs will not affect its 2026 forecasts

Bridge over Panama Canal closed after a truck explosion kills 1 person

Donald Trump Jr. criticizes the European Union during a trip to Bosnia

Deal, delay or strike? Investors on edge as Trump’s Iran deadline nears

USTR Greer says US-Mexico-Canada pact talks may run past July 1 deadline

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