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Members of the Trump administration and other attendees listen to U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednessday. © Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

In the snow-capped peaks of Davos, Switzerland, where the world’s power brokers convene each year under the banner of the World Economic Forum (WEF), President Donald Trump took center stage this week, delivering a message that resonated more with champagne…

Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Sensoji Temple, Tokyo, in October. © Francis Tang

Japan and the United States convened their second high-level consultation committee meeting on Tuesday, signaling renewed momentum in deploying a landmark $550 billion Japanese investment pledge that anchors the allies’ hard-won trade agreement. The two-hour virtual session, co-chaired by Japanese…

Ligovsky Prospect, Tutunciftlik, Izmit, Turkey, December 15, 2019. © REUTERS/Yoruk Isik

Trump has unleashed a barrage of sanctions on Russia’s oil behemoths, Rosneft and Lukoil, sending shockwaves through global energy markets and forcing America’s key Asian trading partners—China and India—to rethink their cozy deals with Vladimir Putin’s war machine. The move,…

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