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(1) US President Donald Trump expects to announce economic deals totaling more than $10 billion during his trip this week to the United Kingdom, senior US officials said Monday.

(2) Prime Minister Keir Starmer has suffered a third forced departure from his government in less than two weeks as one of his senior advisers resigned amid media allegations about his past conduct.

 
(3) President Donald Trump said he would speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday as US and Chinese officials reached a framework deal on keeping the TikTok app running in the US.

(4) Donald Trump’s economic adviser Stephen Miran is on his way to joining the Federal Reserve board after the Senate confirmed him to the post in a vote Monday evening.

 
(5) Overseas investors are slashing their dollar exposure at “an unprecedented pace” as they put on currency hedges when buying US stocks and bonds, according to a Deutsche Bank AG analysis of exchange-traded funds.

(6) Wall Street’s main regulator said it is “prioritizing” a proposal from Donald Trump to reduce the frequency of corporate earnings reports, after the president again stepped into a long-running debate over transparency in American capitalism.

(7) Top dealmakers from global investment banks have been heading to Zurich in recent weeks to pitch UBS Group AG on transactions that could change the face of Swiss finance.

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