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NATO, Rubio and GDP

NATO Members Will Soon Agree To Raise Defense Spending To 5% Of GDP Over Next Decade, Rubio Says
NATO members are set to agree to a goal to increase their defense spending level to 5% of their GDP as a means to address a long-held grievance by President Donald Trump.
Dutch leader says NATO's chief insists allies should spend at least 3.5% of GDP on defense budgets
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof says NATO’s chief wants the allies to agree to start spending at least 3.5% of GDP on their defense budgets at their summit next month
NATO to Set 5% Defense Spending Goal by 2025 Summit, Says Rubio
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that all NATO members are expected to agree on a defense spending goal of 5% of GDP by the 2025 NATO Summit in June. Speaking on Fox News Hannity, Rubio emphasized the
NATO Members Will Agree To 5% Defence Spending Over Next Decade: Marco Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that all NATO members will have agreed on a goal of spending the equivalent to 5% of GDP on defence over the next decade by the 2025 NATO Summit in June.
Rubio to NATO: Boost defense spending high enough so alliance has ‘no weak links’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NATO allies that much more defense spending is needed to reinforce the 32-nation security pact.
Nato weighs US demand to hike defence spending to 5%
Nato foreign ministers were debating an American demand to massively ramp up defence investment to 5% of gross domestic product over the next seven years, as the US focuses on security challenges outside of Europe.
Factbox-Investment banks raise China's GDP forecast after tariff pause
Global investment banks are raising their forecasts for China's economic growth this year, after Beijing and Washington ...
GDP surge gives Rachel Reeves only brief respite from economic challenge
Better than expected figures could still leave chancellor needing to raise taxes or cut spending in autumn, analysts say ...
NATO Is Sketching Out Plan to Meet Trump Call for 5% of GDP on Defense
NATO allies have started cobbling together an agreement to significantly boost defense spending in a way that may assuage US ...
Malaysia's GDP slows in Q1, outlook hit by trade tensions
Malaysia's economy grew 4.4% in the first quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, slower than the previous quarter, with the ...
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Yes, the U.S. GDP Decline Is an Ominous Sign
Journal Editorial Report: Can President Trump blame Joe Biden for a shrinking GDP? U.S. gross domestic product shrank by ...
Why Q1 GDP Was Actually Really Good
A significant surge in equipment investment, driven by businesses front-running potential tariffs, boosted GDP but may lead ...
Weak Japan GDP figures reinforce extended BoJ hold
Private investment saw strong growth but domestic consumption remained weak ...
Sterling rises after upbeat UK GDP data
The pound climbed against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after data showed the British economy grew faster than expected, ...
UN revises India’s 2025 GDP growth to 6.3% in mid-year report
The UN report said that despite a projected moderation, India remains one of the fastest-growing large economies, supported ...
Goldman Lifts China GDP Forecasts
Goldman Sachs bumped up its forecasts for Chinese economic growth, a day after the U.S. agreed to an unexpectedly large reduction in tariffs on the country's goods. G ...
How fast is the UK's economy growing and what is GDP?
The strength of the economy affects things like pay rises and how much tax the government can raise to pay for services.