Britain, South Africa finalising interim post-Brexit trade deal

With just a month to go before Britain is due to leave the European Union, London has been trying to strike agreements with trade partners around the world to replicate the terms it now has as a member of the bloc.“We are very, very close to concluding a bilateral agreement with the UK which is essentially a roll over … of the partnership agreement,” he said in a phone interview, referrin…

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Inequality in the U.S. is Finally Lessening

If 2022 was the year the U.S. economy came roaring back like a lion, 2023 is more of a lamb. Modest job growth, consistent inflation, falling home prices, slowing GDP growth—meh.

February was another month of meh, the government reported Friday, with personal incomes increasing 0.3% in February after growing 0.6% in January. In addition, consumer spending grew 0.2% in February.

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