America’s inflation worries; Earthquake hits Myanmar, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 29 March 2025
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| 0:42.5 | Our top stories, Myanmar's government said that at least 144 people were killed and hundreds injured after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the country. Mandalay in the center of |
| 0:57.1 | the war-torn country suffered widespread damage. It was also strongly felt in Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand |
| 1:04.4 | where a skyscraper collapsed and over 90 people are trapped under the rubble. Thai authorities declared a state of emergency in the city. |
| 1:15.6 | American stocks tumbled amid mounting concerns that Donald Trump's tariffs could stoke inflation. |
| 1:23.3 | The Dow dropped by over 700 points, or 1.7%, when markets closed on Friday. |
| 1:30.1 | The SMP fell by 2%. |
| 1:32.1 | Earlier, the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, the core personal consumption expenditures |
| 1:38.5 | price index, rose by 0.4% month on month in February. |
| 1:44.0 | The biggest jump in a year. |
| 1:47.6 | America's vice president said Greenland would be, quote, much more secure if it chose to, quote, partner with America. |
| 1:57.1 | During a visit on Friday, J.D. Vance said Mr. Trump believes Greenland is, quote, important to American security, but denied that military force was, quote, necessary to acquire it. This week, the president said he would, quote, go as far as we have to go to control Greenland. |
| 2:23.3 | The Trump administration asked America's Supreme Court to allow it to deport alleged gang members using the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th century law. |
| 2:29.9 | Lower courts have ordered the government to halt such deportations. |
| 2:36.1 | The administration argues that the pause infringes on the president's power and jeopardizes, quote, delicate national security |
| 2:42.4 | operations. It has not disclosed evidence that the deportees are gang members. |
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