President Donald Trump will ask the U.S. Congress for dramatic cuts to many federal programs as he seeks to bulk up defense spending, start building a wall on the border with Mexico and spend more money deporting illegal immigrants.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday it was possible Tokyo and Washington could hold bilateral free trade talks in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) this week.
Volkswagen shares plunged more than 20% on Monday, their biggest ever one-day fall, after news the German carmaker had rigged U.S. emissions tests, and Germany said it would investigate whether data had been falsified in Europe too.
Canadian consumer confidence declined for the first time in a month last week as sentiment deteriorated in the western provinces, where much of the country’s natural resource wealth is concentrated.
