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US tariffs will likely dent growth prospects in Central Europe, S&P Global says

U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to impose 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union is likely to dent growth prospects in Central Europe, compounding existing fiscal challenges, S&P Global Ratings told Reuters. Trump said last week his administration would soon announce the tariffs on goods from the EU, which the Republican leader said had been created to "screw" the United States.

Trump flags crypto reserve, mum on funding

It's been a bumper day for crypto fans after President Donald Trump took to social media to announce a proposed reserve of digital assets would include bitcoin, ether, XRP, solana and cardano. Bitcoin is up around 10% while ether jumped 13% before easing back a touch as details of how the fund would work are not clear yet and, presumably, will be outlined at Friday's White House Crypto Summit. Analysts are wondering exactly how the reserve will be funded given the government has $36 trillion of debt, so borrowing to buy crypto would seem a tough sell.

Investors are scouring emerging markets for Trump-proof bets

(Bloomberg) -- From China’s artificial-intelligence successes to Dubai’s immigrant-led boom and rising prospects of debt restructuring in Venezuela and Lebanon, the winning emerging-market trades of 2025 all help investors withstand President Donald Trump’s trade agenda. Most Read from BloombergCuts to Section 8 Housing Assistance Loom Amid HUD UncertaintyRemembering the Landscape Architect Who Embraced the CityNYC Office Buildings See Resurgence as Investors Pile Into BondsHong Kong Joins Globa