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Now is the right time for US-EU trade deal

  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reminded the US and Europe that their alliance matters. Their united response to President Vladimir Putin’s assault on the international order should alert them to something else — that resilience depends on economic and financial cooperation and not just on formal security commitments. In that light, reviving stalled talks on a free-trade agreement is ...

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Joe Biden should tax the rich to shrink deficit

  To help fight inflation, Joe Biden ought to take a page out of his former boss’ book: He should make a strong pitch for taxing the rich to reduce the federal budget deficit. From the day his party suffered a massive midterm “shellacking” straight through his successful re-election campaign, Barack Obama branded the Democrats as the party of deficit ...

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Biden seeks to temper remark on Putin as US allies object

Bloomberg President Joe Biden sought to clarify his call for the removal of Vladimir Putin, saying he wasn’t seeking regime change after European allies raised concern and critics said he was further inflaming tension with Russia. French President Emmanuel Macron and the UK government distanced themselves from Biden’s stunning comment, which capped a speech in Warsaw to rally support for ...

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