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Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed arrives in New Delhi on first official visit to India

His Highness will engage with senior officials to strengthen bilateral partnerships during his visit 

TradeTech Forum’s role in accelerating digital trade systems

TradeTech Regulatory Sandbox provides a secure environment for fintechs and financial institutions to test solutions

UAE–WEF alliance puts TradeTech in the global spotlight

Sean Doherty on scaling digital trade through strategic partnerships, AI innovation, and trust-based infrastructure

EU proposes tariff removal, Trump demands $350 billion in U.S. energy purchases

“Europe is always ready for a good deal,” says Commission President Ursula von der Leyen 

Trump’s 50 percent tariff threat to China raises fears of further trade disruption

Beijing countered, asserting that "pressuring or threatening China is not a right way to engage" 

Oil prices rebound 1 percent to $64.93 after sharp tariff-driven declines

Markets worry Trump's tariffs will hinder global economic growth and negatively impact oil demand

Dubai gold prices drop AED5, global rates slip below $3,000 amid tariff turmoil

Bullion prices slipped by as much as 2.7 percent before paring some losses on Monday

Sheikh Hamdan to visit India, hold high-level talks

Sheikh Hamdan will meet senior officials in New Delhi to enhance bilateral partnerships during his visit

Egypt, France sign strategic partnership agreements in key sectors

Agreements focus on transportation, health, and education

Bitcoin falls to $75,741 as Trump’s tariffs trigger stock market plunge

Bitcoin is expected to continue moving similar to equities as global recession fears overshadow any crypto regulatory tailwinds

Stock market downturn: Asia reacts to U.S. tariff plans, recession fears

S&P 500 futures fell 3.5 percent, Nasdaq futures dropped 4.4 percent, increasing total market losses to $6 trillion

Dubai gold prices up AED0.75, global rates fall to 3.5-week low

Market sell-off continued as investors sold bullion to cover losses amid recession fears from trade war

Oil prices hit four-year low of $63.93 amid Trump tariff fears

Trump intensified trade tariffs, raising worries about slowing economic growth and declining demand

U.S. economy adds 228,000 jobs in March amid looming trade war escalation

Job growth rebounded significantly from last month’s revised total of 117,000 new jobs added 

IMF urges U.S. to collaborate on trade as tariffs pose economic risks

Georgieva stated the IMF will assess tariffs during meetings from April 21-26 

China to impose 34 percent tariffs on all U.S. imports starting April 10

China also announced controls on exports of medium and heavy rare-earths to the U.S., effective April 4

U.S. trade deficit shrinks by 6.1 percent to $122.7 billion amid tariff changes

Imports held steady at $401.1 billion in February after a sharp increase in the prior month

Six must-watch night sky events happening in April: Planets to align again

Early risers will see Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Neptune lining up in the eastern sky just before sunrise on April 17

U.S. tariffs could constrict global trade by 1 percent in 2025, WTO warns 

Trump recently announced a 10 percent import tax and higher tariffs on trade surplus nations.

J.P. Morgan raises global recession odds to 60 percent on U.S. tariff concerns

Retaliation, a slide in U.S. business sentiment and supply chain disruptions could magnify the impact of tax hike

Global AI market to reach $4.8 trillion by 2033: 40 percent of jobs at risk

The report emphasized the need for global AI governance, with 118 countries absent from discussions

OPEC+ to raise oil output by 411,000  bpd in May, citing healthy market fundamentals

The May hike is the next increment of the plan to gradually unwind the most recent output cut of 2.2 million bpd

U.K. targets U.S. imports: List of products facing tariffs

The published list features roughly 8,000 items that could be affected by future retaliatory duties

Oil prices fall to $69.35, set for worst week in months over global demand concerns

OPEC+ now aims to return 411,000 barrels per day to the market in May, up from 135,000 bpd as initially planned