World Business Report

Ports in the US see record levels of activity in anticipation of a global trade war


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Ports in the United States are experiencing ‘record levels of activities’ due to the tariffs and businesses trying to stock up to avoid the threat of tariffs and trade war, as the chairman of the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, has highlighted uncertainty over President Trump's trade policies in a speech in New York. We hear from one of President Trump’s former advisers.

Bitcoin makes it big in Washington as President Trump establishes an official government cryptocurrency reserve office after meeting with crypto business leaders in the White House.

And also we hear about hundreds of female tennis players on the WTA tour who will be eligible for twelve months' paid maternity leave.

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