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Ukraine minerals deal, consumer confidence, tax cuts and South Korea birthrate

2025/2/26
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Jonah Green: 美国和乌克兰就一项矿产协议达成了初步协议,但该协议并未包含美国的安全保障承诺。乌克兰方面虽然对协议内容并不完全满意,但为了与特朗普政府合作,别无选择。 Tara Oaks: 协议的重点在于双方合作开发乌克兰的稀土和关键矿产资源,并建立一个基金,乌克兰将贡献其国有资源收益的50%,直到支付总额达到5000亿美元。美国则承诺对乌克兰提供长期财政支持,以确保乌克兰的稳定和繁荣。 Mike Collett-White: 协议中缺乏美国的安全保障承诺是该协议最引人注目的特点。乌克兰最初希望获得此类承诺,但最终未能如愿。尽管如此,乌克兰政府认为,与美国进行接触并展现合作意愿至关重要,而这项协议是实现这一目标的唯一途径。 David Morgan: 美国众议院已推进特朗普的减税和边境安全议程。然而,共和党内部存在分歧,温和派共和党人对右翼共和党人提出的大幅削减支出计划表示担忧,这些计划将影响医疗补助、食品援助项目和佩尔助学金等项目。众议院议长及其领导团队已向温和派共和党人保证,美国公民的医疗补助福利不会受到影响。但仍有另一部分共和党人认为应该进行更大幅度的支出削减。这项预算决议的通过只是未来几个月立法者面临的第一个截止日期。他们还需要制定支出法案,以防止当前资金在三周后到期时出现部分政府停摆。此外,他们还需要在年底前处理联邦政府自行设定的债务上限问题,否则可能引发灾难性的违约。 Dan Burns: 由于特朗普政府的关税和贸易政策,美国消费者信心已跌至八个月来的低点。消费者对关税和贸易政策的不确定性以及可能导致物价上涨和失业的担忧,是导致消费者信心下降的主要因素。经济学家担心,消费者对通货膨胀的担忧可能会变成一个自我实现的预言。不仅消费者,一些全国性调查也显示,企业对经济形势的看法正在恶化。企业预计投入品价格将上涨,这将迫使他们进一步提高产品价格。

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This chapter discusses the recently agreed minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine, focusing on its details, implications, and the context of the ongoing war. The deal involves joint development of Ukrainian minerals, with financial commitments from the US, but notably lacks security guarantees.
  • Draft agreement between US and Ukraine on joint development of critical minerals.
  • No US security guarantees included in the deal.
  • Ukraine to contribute 50% of proceeds from state-owned resources to a fund, up to $500 billion.
  • Deal reached despite previous disagreements and war context.

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The U.S. and Ukraine have agreed the terms of a draft minerals deal as Donald Trump seeks to quickly end the war with Russia. U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday, after February figures showed a drop in consumer confidence. The Republican-controlled House off Representatives has advanced Trump's tax-cut and border security agenda. And South Korea's birthrate has risen for the first time in nine years. 

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