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Canadian PM Says Canada’s Long-Standing Close Economic Ties with the United States Has Now Become a Serious Weakness That the Country Must Actively Fix

In a straightforward 10-minute video message released on Sunday, April 19, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a clear message to the people of Canada: the country’s heavy reliance on trade and economic connections with the United States used to be one of its greatest strengths, but that situation has now changed. He explained that these close ties have turned into a weakness, and Canada needs to take steps to correct it. Prime Minister Carney, who previously

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UK economy grew faster than expected in February 2026, but the Iran war then caused big energy price rises that are now hurting future growth

In simple terms, Britain's economy performed better than most people thought it would during February 2026. According to official numbers from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the total value of goods and services produced in the country (known as GDP) went up by 0.5% that month. This was the strongest monthly increase in more than two years and much higher than the 0.1% most economists had predicted. They also improved their figure for January to show a small 0.1% g

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Leaders of Britain's Largest Companies Are Now More Worried About the Economy Than They Have Been for Six Years, Mainly Due to Rising Energy Costs from the Iran Conflict

A new survey of the top finance bosses at many of the UK's biggest companies (including those on the FTSE 100 and 250 stock market lists) has found that their overall confidence in the economy has dropped dramatically. In the second half of March 2026, their "net confidence" score fell to a very negative -57%. This is much worse than the -13% seen at the end of 2025 and is the lowest level recorded since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The main reason for thi