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Brexit has had 'negative' impact, says major new poll

A major new polling report reveals that British voters across all party lines - including those that support Reform UK - now believe the UK’s decision to leave the European Union in 2016 has had a “negative” impact on the country. These, it says, include many of the key issues

Surging dollar battering Asia’s most fragile currencies

TOKYO — Kevin Warsh’s arrival at Federal Reserve headquarters isn’t playing out the way Asia hoped. Since taking the baton from Jerome Powell on May 22, Governor Warsh has run notably more hawkish than US President Donald Trump wanted — or at least so far. He could still be

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Japan’s frigate sales pitch masks a wider regional power play

Japan isn’t just selling warships — it’s quietly building a new Indo-Pacific security architecture in the shadow of China’s rise, amid uncertainty in US leadership. This month, the Wall Street Journal reported that Japan is actively marketing its advanced, stealthy Mogami-class

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