Is Trump’s drive to kill the paper cheque a ‘no brainer’?
Americans are still attached to physical payments while other countries move online
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Peter Navarro: the economist who has outsmarted Elon Musk and has the ear of Donald Trump
US president’s chief trade adviser is intellectual driving force behind global tariffs and trade war with China
Elon Musk called him “dumber than a sack of bricks” but, in the raw contest for political power, Peter Navarro has outsmarted the billionaire.
The tumult in global trade shows that for now it is the 75-year-old economist, not Musk, who has Donald Trump’s ear in the Oval Office.
Dollar weakens as Trump attack on Fed chair Powell rattles markets
Gold rises to fresh record while Swiss franc reaches 10-year high
China warns nations against ‘appeasing’ US in trade deals
Beijing was responding to reports that the US will pressure other nations to restrict trade with China.
Dollar weakens after Trump attacks on Fed
Gold price climbs while Swiss franc reaches 10-year high
Crypto casino takings top $80bn as gamblers bypass blocks
Platforms now rival traditional betting groups in scale despite their services being illegal in most countries