U.S. takes aim at neighbors with tariffs again

It’s calm … too calm.

After a few quiet weeks on the price front, US President Donald Trump once again stretched the obstacle to Canada and Mexico, promising that the prices interrupted earlier this month “will be forward” next week.

Trump signed decrees on February 1 25% Prices On Mexico and Canada products, as well as 10% tasks on Canadian energy.

Furthermore, the row between American federal workers and the Elon Musk government’s Department of Government continued after the personnel management office seemed to compromise the threat of Musk towards federal workers.

Musk’s Doge had sent an email to all federal workers last week, saying that those who do not submit a list of their recent achievements will face a forced “resignation”. OPM then informed the main human resources agents of the government that the e-mail responses “are voluntary”.

But Musk then doubled his threat, saying in a post on X on Monday evening “the fact of responding a second time will lead to a dismissal”.

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Trump says prices on Canada and Mexico “will go ahead”
President Donald Trump said on Monday that we sweep price on imports of Canada And Mexico “”go ahead“When a month’s delay in implementation expires next week. Trump signed decrees on February 1 25% Prices On Mexico and Canada products, as well as 10% tasks on Canadian energy.

OPM undergoes the threat of “resignation” of musk, Musc Double decreases
The Federal Personnel Management Bureau on Monday undermine a threat By Elon Musk, that government employees who do not submit a list of their recent achievements will be faced with a forced “resignation”. “OPM also said that a non-response to the email is not equivalent to a resignation,” according to an internal email sent by the human resources chief of the Ministry of Justice. Musk, in an article on X on Monday evening, doubled his threat to dismiss federal employees who do not submit the list.

South Korea reduces the lowest rates since August 2022
The Central Bank of South Korea has dropped the rate rates to 2.75% of 3% Tuesday, its lowest since August 2022. The central bank says the decision was taken to alleviate downward pressure on the economy, providing for the growth to “decrease considerably”. The BOK reduced its growth prospects in 2025 to 1.5% against its 1.9% forecast in November, saying that the resumption of domestic demand and export growth should be lower than expected in the light of the deterioration of economic feeling and American tariff policies.

US markets are largely
US markets have mainly slipped Trump’s pricing threats continued to weigh on the feeling of investors on Monday. THE S&P 500 lost 0.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped by 1.21%, because the actions of large technological companies underwent pressure. THE Industrial average Dow Jones made a narrow gain of 0.08%. In Asia, The markets also fell Tuesday, with Japan Nikkei 225 Direct losses in the region and lower more than 1%.

[PRO] JPMorgan says that American investors may be wrong to raise their shoulders on the push of Trump’s price
JPMorgan says American investors can be false To paint pricing concerns, as well as high stock market assessments. Mislav Matejka, Equity strategist at JPMorgan, said that investors should not confuse this surprising force for a bruise signal, especially since the flow of pricing ads of the White House continues.

Anthropic ends with a funding tour of $ 3.5 billion as investors are soaring

Anthropic is in talks to raise a financing cycle of $ 3.5 billion, much more than the amount expected previously, confirmed CNBC.

The round would almost triple the assessment of the artificial intelligence startup at $ 61.5 billion, according to two familiar sources with the agreement. Lightspeed Venture Partners directs the funding, with the participation of General Catalyst and others, according to sources.

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