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Morning news brief: Biden to talk with Xi, Maharashtra political crisis and more

Morning news brief: Biden to talk with Xi, Maharashtra political crisis and more

Morning news brief 

As the US considers lifting some tariffs on Chinese goods, President Joe Biden said he would be speaking to President Xi Jinping.Former US President Donald Trump had imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods over alleged Chinese unfair trade practices and to protectUS manufacturers.

I plan on having a conversation with President Xi, says Biden over tariffs on Chinese goods

Biden's commentscomeas the US battles historic inflation amid reports of an impending recession. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen had asserted that recession is not "inevitable" while conceding that the economy may slow downsaying that "clearly inflation is unacceptably high".

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