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US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Elon Musk for a role in government cost-cutting, as part of his drive to "dismantle" bureaucracy. We speak to Trevor Traina, former United States Ambassador to Austria during Donald Trump's first presidency.

Also, China is showing off its latest generation of stealth fighter jets and other military hardware at its Zhuhai Airshow.

Why Germany is in the midst of a lot of political and economic trouble?

Devina Gupta explains us how businesses copying in Indian capital city Delhi while facing high levels of air pollution.

And the New York City council passed a bill that will prevent tenants from having to pay fees to brokers hired by landlords.

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President Xi goes to Lima, as Peru gears up for the thirty-first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economic leaders' meeting.

Bitcoin continues to hit new highs following Trump's victory. How long can it continue?

Jaguar is betting big on EVs and is even going so far as to stopping selling its new petrol cars in the UK entirely.

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It's been three weeks since Italy's far-right government signed the five-year migration deal with Albania. Now, a court has blocked Italy's plan to send asylum seekers to the Balkan nation, disrupting Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's main migration policy and raising questions about what's next.

Also, we find out why dockers have been locked out of the Port of Montreal after they reject their latest pay offer.

And we'll speak to one man who's riding the waves of retirement... quite literally.

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There are reports that Donald Trump wants his former trade representative back when he returns to the White House - what does it mean for the economy?

Robert Lighthizer was the man who pushed protectionism and tariffs on imports during President Trump's first term. So what will it mean for global trade if he takes up his old job? And will this provoke another trade war with China?

Also, why are Swedish police seizing luxury items without formal suspicion?

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America’s central bank has announced a quarter-point rate cut - rates down to 4.5% from 4.75%. It's been the second time in a row that the US Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates. Mostly because the inflation continues to ease and a Trump presidency hangs over the central bank. We hear from economists what will happen next.

Also, Rahul Tandon talks to Everett Eissenstat, a former Trump trade adviser.

And we look at German economy and find out why Australia plans social media ban for under-16s.

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President elect Donald Trump is promising to increase tariffs of 60% on goods coming into the US from China. We discuss whether this will lead to a trade war between the two economic superpowers.

Presenter Rahul Tandon assesses the economic fallout from Donald Trump’s big win over Kamala Harris in the US Presidential race. We explore what this means for the future of relations with China and the issue of tariffs.

Bitcoin and the US dollar also reached record highs. We hear why from a US based fintech company.

The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sacked his finance minister. We assess what this means for the country's shaky coalition government and will it lead to a snap election next Spring.

Hours before the US elections we take a look at the different economic routes proposed by Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and their differing views on taxes, tariffs and inflation.

On today's programme, job growth and housing affordability are front and centre as Trump and Harris visit Michigan and Wisconsin.

With the U.S. election in its final stretch, Roger Hearing examines how the economy might sway voters at the polls.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are making whirlwind tours of key battleground states in the final week of campaigning. Opinion polls show the candidates are neck and neck. Rahul Tandon looks at the swing state of Michigan and examines what really matters to voters there.

In the UK, the Chancellor has delivered the first budget of the new Labour government. It was seen as a key moment for the economy, with some describing it as the most important budget for years as the government raised taxes by over $50 billion. Also, millions of people will be celebrating Diwali which can lead to an increased demand for gold. But with the price at record highs is demand for gold falling?

Rahul is joined by Dana Peterson, Chief Economist at global nonprofit thinktank The Conference Board, and Tony Nash CEO and founder of Complete Intelligence.