Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his identify from consideration for US attorney-general, and billionaire Gautam Adani faces costs over an alleged scheme to bribe Indian officers. The Worldwide Felony Court docket has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and FT economics columnist Chris Giles unpacks simply how a lot tariffs will improve costs within the US.
Talked about on this podcast:
Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s nominee for attorney-general
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US over alleged $250mn bribery scheme
ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Tariffs and taxes are not very inflationary
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