G7 leaders gather in Canada for a summit overshadowed by Israel-Iran crisis
Also looming over the meeting are President Trump's inflammatory threats to make Canada the 51st state and take over Greenland.
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Trump's first-term G7s were tense. That trend could continue this year
Leaders of seven of the world's largest economies will meet starting on Sunday. President Trump has imposed tariffs on his G7 partners — and has threatened to annex this year's host country, Canada.
Foreign ministers meet in Italy for the last G7 of the Biden administration
Foreign ministers from the world's leading industrialized nations are meeting Monday, with a certain pressure to advance diplomatic efforts ahead of the new U.S. administration taking over.
Oil gluts, Russian bucks, and Starbucks
Indicators of the Week is back! This week, we've got indicators about oil gluts, big bucks for Ukraine and fewer bucks at Starbucks. (Apologies for the slurping.)
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Related episodes:
How to get Russia to pay Ukraine
An oil boom, a property slump and dental deflation
ICYMI, preorder our new Indicator t-shirt at the NPR shop. For more ways to support our show, sign up for Planet Money+ where you'll get sponsor-free listening, bonus episodes, and access to even more Indicator merch.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
G7 agrees to loan Ukraine $50 billion from the interest on frozen Russian assets
G7 leaders are meeting in Puglia, Italy, this week. At the top of their agenda: the tricky details of how to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine
With the U.S., Great Britain and France facing elections in coming months and a rightward shift in European parliamentary elections, there is pressure for leaders to act while the status quo lasts.
Why G7 leaders are turning to a special guest — Pope Francis — for advice on AI
G7 leaders are meeting in Italy, where Pope Francis will join them to talk about the ethics of artificial intelligence.
G7 finance leaders pledge to contain inflation and to continue support for Ukraine
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs ended talks in Japan with a joint statement pledging to bring inflation under control while aiding those suffering the most from surging prices.
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