US President Donald Trump greets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the West Wing Wing entrance to the White House in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2025. Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets with Donald Trump Thursday in Washington, hoping a personal charm offensive can help convince the US president to cut a more favourable deal on EU tariffs..
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US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has warned that President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on virtually every trade partner could cause spikes in both inflation and unemployment.
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