American businessman, a former State Department official and a decorated Green Beret pitched up in the Democratic Republic of Congo in March with a message for President Felix Tshisekedi from the Trump administration.

President Trump plans to impose 30% tariffs on EU imports starting August 1, prompting French dairy leaders to warn of 'disastrous' impacts on their exports.

Seaborne crude cargoes averaged 3.23 million barrels a day in the four weeks to July 13, up by 3% from the period to July 6, tanker-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show.

President Donald Trump says he will put a 50% tariff on copper imports before noting the value of the versatile metal.

The TACO trade theory is making the market complacent at the worst possible time, heading into late-summer lulls when the knife-catchers head for the Hamptons.