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Concern over central bank independence after Trump push to fire Fed governor

Treasury yields climb and dollar falls as investors grow increasingly concerned about the Federal Reserve's independence. French Prime Minister François Bayrou's decision to call a confidence vote in his government sends markets into a tailspin... And t

Trump orders dismissal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

In an unprecedented move, US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he'd fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud. The Biden appointee denied that Trump had the authority to do so and vowed not to step down. Th

Måndag 25 augusti 2025

France 'on brink of over-indebtedness', PM Bayrou warns

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has warned that the nation is facing an "immediate danger" of over-indebtedness as he tried to rally support for his unpopular budget plan for 2026. Labour unions have threatened to bring France to a standstill with

Evergrande shares delisted in Hong Kong after years of debt problems

China's former real estate giant Evergrande has seen its shares delisted from the Hong Kong stock exchange this Monday. Once the most valuable property company in the country, the firm fell on hard times when the government cracked down on its debt-fuell

Torsdag 31 juli 2025

Trump ups the ante in India trade talks with 25% tariff threat

In a bid to extract concessions from New Delhi in months-long trade talks, Donald Trump announced that he will impose 25 percent tariffs on Indian exports to the US starting August 1. He also threatened to penalise India for its purchases of Russian oil.

Onsdag 30 juli 2025

US-China trade talks in Sweden end without truce extension

Two days of talks between delegations from Beijing and Washington ended without an extension of the tariff truce set to expire on August 12. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Donald Trump still needs to be briefed on the discussions. Also, th

Tisdag 29 juli 2025

Euro currency sees sharpest decline in 2 months after US-EU trade deal

The deal reached by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump over the weekend has led the Euro to lose value against the US dollar. This follows wide-ranging criticisms within the bloc over the "asymmetrical" nature of t

Torsdag 24 juli 2025

Chinese EV maker Zeekr expands EU presence in spite of tariffs

As European leaders attend an EU-China summit in Beijing, the issue of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles entering the single market is one of the items on the agenda. Brussels has imposed tariffs on Chinese manufacturers such as Zeekr because of what

Onsdag 23 juli 2025

US and Japan strike trade deal, avoiding Trump's threat of 25% tariffs

After months of negotiations, the US has reached a trade deal with Japan. US President Donald Trump celebrated the agreement on tariffs in a social media post, while Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hailed the deal, which sets duties on Japanese exp

Tisdag 22 juli 2025

August 1 deadline for 30% tariffs looms over US-EU trade talks

Trade negotiations between Washington and Brussels are continuing ahead of an August 1 deadline, when US President Donald Trump has vowed to impose 30 percent tariffs on nearly all goods imported from the European Union. Both sides are looking to carve o

Måndag 21 juli 2025

China starts construction on world's biggest hydropower project in Tibet

Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended a ceremony on Saturday marking the start of construction for a new $167 billion mega dam project in Tibet. The project aims to boost the national economy as well as increase the country's capacity to produce clean energy

Fredag 18 juli 2025

EU agrees 'unprecedented' round of sanctions targeting Russia's oil exports

The European Union on Friday reached an agreement on an 18th sanctions package against Russia over its war in Ukraine, with a raft of measures aimed at dealing further blows to Russia's oil and energy industry. France's top diplomat described the measure

Torsdag 17 juli 2025

US Senate approves $9 billion in cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid

US Senate Republicans have voted to cut $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid – a victory for US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticised PBS and NPR. Meanwhile, Trump is scaling up his pressure campaign against Fed Chair Jerom

Raids, arrests and deportations: The economic toll of closed borders

This week, we focus on the unprecedented immigration crackdown currently taking place in the United States under President Donald Trump. We head to Los Angeles, where our team meets local business owners whose shops are on the brink of bankruptcy, as wor

Trump says firing Powell 'unlikely' after escalating attacks on Fed Chair

Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that it was "unlikely" he would fire the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, after reportedly floating the idea to Republican lawmakers. The US president has repeatedly criticised Jerome Powell for not lowering in

Tisdag 15 juli 2025

Will Trump's trade war finally start affecting US inflation?

The US Bureau of Labor of Statistics will be releasing its June inflation data this Tuesday, with economists forecasting a slight uptick in consumer prices because of the impact of tariffs. FRANCE 24 spoke to Nela Richardson, Chief Economist at ADP, abou

Måndag 14 juli 2025

Markets shrug off Trump tariff threat against EU

Major stock markets on Monday largely shrugged off US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat to hit the EU and Mexico with 30 percent levies. Analysts said investors viewed the warning as yet another negotiating ploy against America's trading part

Fredag 11 juli 2025

EU orders AI companies to clean up their act, stop using pirated data

The European Commission wants AI companies to stop using pirated data and allow creators to withhold their copyrighted material. This comes amid the rise of a massive global workforce of remote workers from poor countries, who provide bespoke data via th

Torsdag 10 juli 2025

Musk's Grok chatbot praises Hitler and spews racist responses

Elon Musk has unveiled the latest version of his AI chatbot Grok, integrated into his platform X, in the hope that it will rival OpenAI's ChatGPT. The move came just 24 hours after Grok went on a racist, anti-Semitic rant, replying to users by frequently

New Trump tariffs put Brazil in crosshairs ahead of August 1 deadline

US President Donald Trump has unveiled a sweeping new round of tariffs targeting eight countries, with Brazil hit the hardest. The move, which comes despite a US trade surplus with the South American giant, raises economic and political tensions as the A

Onsdag 9 juli 2025

Musk's AI chatbot Grok is 'spewing anti-Semitic garbage on X'

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, July 9: Papers report on the blazing wildfires in Syria, Spain and France. Over in Russia, where independent media are discussing the "alleged suicie" of a high-profile politician, who was found dead hours after being fired. Als

Looking for clues on US consumer sentiment during Amazon 'Prime Week'

US e-commerce giant Amazon has expanded its "Prime Day" promotional event this year to four days, in a bid to give shoppers "more time to shop and save". US President Donald Trump's global trade war has increased the threat of higher prices for US shoppe

Tisdag 8 juli 2025

Trump announces 50% tariff on copper

US President Donald Trump announces a 50% tariff on copper after sending tariff letters to 14 different trading partners. Also, Bulgaria is set to adopt the euro on January 1, 2026. Plus, France's parliament approves a controversial bill on agriculture w

New Trump tariffs leave countries scrambling for deal before August 1 deadline

On Monday, US President Donald Trump announced new "reciprocal" tariffs on 14 countries that would come into effect on August 1 unless a deal was struck before then. Japan and South Korea vowed to pursue negotiations with Washington – as did South Africa

Måndag 7 juli 2025

Trump sends letters to key trading partners announcing steep tariffs

US President Donald Trump has sent letters to several countries dictating new tariffs that will be implemented on August 1. Also, France's poverty rate has surged to its highest level on record. Plus, one of the world's largest Legolands has opened its d

Fredag 4 juli 2025

Telegram boss Durov speaks out before French hearing, hopes to get charges lifted

Pavel Durov, the enigmatic Russian-born billionaire boss of messaging app Telegram, has his third audience with a French investigating magistrate in the coming days, following his dramatic arrest 10 months ago on wide-ranging charges including complicity

Why more and more people are getting their news from social media

For the first time, more Americans are getting their news from social media than from television, and the gap is closing in France and the UK. These findings and more came out of the 2025 Digital News Report by Oxford's Reuters Institute for the Study of

Torsdag 3 juli 2025

Hundreds of flights cancelled as French air traffic controllers go on strike

A walkout by French air traffic controllers is causing major disruptions to summer travel, impacting not just French airports but also the country's airspace. Next, the US House of Representatives has passed Donald Trump's sweeping budget bill, stripping

The big business behind weight-loss drugs: Global market to hit $150 billion by 2035

They burst onto the scene four years ago and are taking over the pharmaceutical world. New GLP-1-based drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy or Zepbound are said to be a weight-loss game changer and could drive big pharma's revenue for years to come. But they come

France fines fast-fashion giant Shein €40 million over deceptive sales practices

France's antitrust agency said on Thursday it had fined fast-fashion retailer Shein €40 million ($47.17 million) over its deceptive business practices, including misleading customers on discounts and the company's environmental impact. The competition re

Onsdag 2 juli 2025

The economic cost of heatwaves in Europe

A new report shows that recent heatwaves across Europe could slow economic growth by half a percentage point in 2025. But first, US President Donald Trump announces a trade deal with Vietnam. Plus, a French court has sentenced three former Ubisoft execut

Trump applies pressure on Japan ahead of July 9 tariff deadline

US President Donald Trump has threatened to increase import duties on Japanese goods to 35 percent as trade talks with Tokyo approach a July 9 deadline. The two countries are fast approaching the end of a 90-day negotiation period before previously impos

French court convicts ex-Ubisoft executives over culture of workplace harassment

A court near Paris has found a former Ubisoft executive guilty of attempted sexual assault and handed suspended jail terms to two other former executives for allowing a toxic environment of harassment to prosper at the French gaming giant.

Måndag 30 juni 2025

US Senate holds marathon vote on Trump's 'big beautiful bill'

A marathon vote is underway in the US Senate over President Donald Trump's megabill, with Republicans divided over how much to cut welfare programmes to extend tax breaks. Meanwhile, the UK-US trade deal has come into effect, but there's still no news on

Fredag 27 juni 2025

Israel-Iran war: Back from the brink of an oil shock?

This week, Charles Pellegrin takes a look back at what's being called "the Twelve-Day War" with Dr Jorge León, senior vice president and head of geopolitical analysis at Rystad Energy. The confrontation between Israel and Iran with the assistance of the

Why AI search tools pose an 'existential threat' to news publishers

AI Overview, ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Perplexity: the list goes on. AI-powered tools are replacing Google searches and causing chaos among news publishers. AI summaries eliminate the need to click on blue links and as a result, traffic and ad revenue at so

Torsdag 26 juni 2025

South Korea's Lee urges parliament to approve 'supplementary budget' to boost economy

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung spoke to parliament this Thursday for the first time since taking office, and asked the legislature to approve a 30.5 trillion won (€19.2 billion) supplementary budget aimed at reviving the economy. US President Donal

Onsdag 25 juni 2025

Huge cable theft on French railway disrupts Eurostar, TGV services

Eurostar services between the UK and the EU have been restored following a chaotic day of delays and cancellations, with dozens of TGV high-speed trains in northern France also affected. The major disruption was caused by the theft of more than 600 metre

'It's the smallest glasses factory in the world': Head of GoodVision France

A new way of ensuring everyone on the planet has access to glasses is being pushed by a global NGO that has just launched in France. A machine has been developed that can make glasses anywhere on the planet for just one single dollar. This as it is estim

French pension reform talks fail as projections show deficit to keep growing

French Prime Minister François Bayrou will face a no-confidence vote from Socialist MPs after talks between unions and employers over a reform of the country's pension system failed to reach a compromise. France's highest auditing authority earlier showe

A digital-free summer: Challenging kids to turn off their screens

School will soon be out for the summer here in France, which can mean a long break for children and teenagers. But what about screens? We know that with kids at home, routines are disrupted and the temptation of digital distraction is stronger than ever.

Tisdag 24 juni 2025

Oil tumbles, stocks rise as fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire holds

Global oil prices tumbled for a second day while stocks rose sharply, as a ceasefire between Israel and Iran remains in place despite earlier violations. Meanwhile, the German government approves a draft budget that will sharply increase its defence spen

Fredag 20 juni 2025

Paris Air Show: Canada seeks stronger ties with EU

Canada makes its move at the Paris Air show. With its US alliance under pressure, Ottawa wants to deepen its relationship with Europe. FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegrin speaks to Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and Mark Masluch from Bombardier Défens

Torsdag 19 juni 2025

Nippon Steel closes US Steel acquisition, grants 'golden share' to US government

After 18 months of negotiations, Japan’s top steelmaker, Nippon Steel, completed its $14.9 billion acquisition of US Steel. On Thursday, CEO Eiji Hashimoto confirmed that the company granted the US government an unusual "golden share", giving it more say

Onsdag 18 juni 2025

Fed keeps rates unchanged as Trump insults Powell again

The US Federal Reserve has kept its benchmark interest rate at the current range of 4.25 percent to 4.50 percent as it expects slower growth, higher inflation and slightly higher unemployment by the end of the year than what it previously forecast. The m

Oil prices sustain months-long highs on fears of US involvement in Israel-Iran war

Crude oil markets continued to hover around the $75 a barrel mark this Wednesday, sustained by fears that the US could get directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran. The possibility that Iran could seek to close the Strait of Hormuz, thro

French authorities say faulty Takata airbag responsible for driver's death

French authorities say a defective airbag manufactured by now-bankrupt Japanese firm Takata was responsible for the fatal injuries sustained by a driver who died of a road accident last week. France's transport minister has called for all Citroen C3 and

Måndag 16 juni 2025

Luca de Meo leaves Renault to head luxury fashion group Kering

Luca de Meo is leaving Renault and the automobile industry after five years at the helm of the company. He will take on the role of CEO at luxury group Kering, which is struggling to revive its flagship brand Gucci. Kering's shares rose 12 percent on the

'Assisting suicide at a systematic scale': Author calls for ban on online forum after sister's death

For those suffering from mental health problems, the internet can be a door to getting help and finding a community, but it can also open a user to extremely damaging content that encourages self-harm. Adele Zeynep Walton is campaigning for a safer digit

Fredag 13 juni 2025

Vivatech 2025: Is Europe lagging behind?

This week, we take you to Vivatech in Paris. The event bills itself as the biggest tech and startup event in Europe. The tech industry is the driving force for growth in the world economy, but Europe only represents a small share of it. Is Europe lagging

How AI is reinventing misogyny

As artificial intelligence continues to transform societies worldwide, The 51 Percent asks what does its rapid development mean for women and girls. A surge of AI-powered systems has misogyny baked into their very core, placing women and girls at risk wo

Torsdag 12 juni 2025

Rate of women hired into top jobs falls for third year running

Fresh analysis from LinkedIn shows the rate of women hired into leadership positions has slowed for the third year in a row, leaving the hiring rate back where it was in 2020. The data shows women are being shut out of senior positions, holding less than

UK, EU reach post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar

Five years after Brexit, the United Kingdom and the European Union have struck a deal on the status of Gibraltar that will ease the cross-border movement of people and goods. The tiny British territory bordering Spain had been one of the final sticking p

Vivatech 2025: How AI is shaping cybersecurity

In this edition, FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegrin speaks with Benjamin Netter, the co-founder of Riot. The French company provides real-time cybersecurity for over 1.5 million employees around the world and has raised $45 million since it was launched in 20

Onsdag 11 juni 2025

Paris Vivatech fair to spotlight transition 'from AI as science fiction to applied AI'

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang headlines the opening day of the Vivatech trade fair on Wednesday, with around 14,000 startups attending the four-day Paris gathering to showcase products embedding artificial intelligence into everyday life.

US, China say high-level talks yield 'framework' for trade deal

The US and China have agreed to a “framework” on trade after two days of high-level negotiations that centred on concerns over rare earth minerals and ongoing tensions over tariffs.

Trade uncertainty weighs on Paris's Vivatech fair

Vivatech 2025, billed as Europe's largest tech and startup event, kicked off this Wednesday in Paris. Some 14,000 startups are showcasing their innovations, hoping to attract the attention of investors in a difficult context. FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegri

Tisdag 10 juni 2025

EU unveils 18th round of sanctions against Russia

The European Union has proposed a new round of sanctions against Russia, which include a ban on the use of the Nord Stream underwater pipelines between Russia and Germany and the addition of 77 more vessels to the blacklist of the so-called "shadow fleet

US, Chinese officials meet in London for Day 2 of trade negotiations

Delegations from Washington and Beijing are in London this Tuesday for a second day of trade talks, with the Americans expected to ease export restrictions on microchips in exchange for China releasing more rare earth minerals supply. Also in this editio

Måndag 9 juni 2025

How the global shipping industry has grown over the years

As France hosts a UN conference on protecting the ocean, NGOs have denounced the fact that large shipping companies are sponsoring the event, calling them some of the biggest polluters. The maritime transport sector accounts for 3 percent of global CO2 e