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Media	Title	Date/Source
	China Aims to Placate U.S. With Law Banning Theft of Foreign Trade Secrets BEIJING—China made last-minute changes to a proposed foreign-investment law, trying to address U.S. complaints about forced technology transfer and bolster a compromise seen as crucial to striking a trade deal with Washington.	Thu, Mar 14, 2019
	OPEC cancels April meeting, leaving price-boosting oil output cuts in place through June OPEC and other major oil producers on Monday canceled a meeting planned for April, a move that leaves the alliance’s price-boosting production cuts in place until at least June.	Mon, Mar 18, 2019
	Trump Administration Officials Clash Over Relief for Venezuelan Immigrants WASHINGTON—As an embattled Nicolás Maduro clings to power in Venezuela, the Trump administration has deadlocked over one of its remaining options for bolstering the opposition and pressuring Mr. Maduro, according to American officials and an administration email exchange.	Mon, Mar 18, 2019
	Fed May Retain Bias to Hike Interest Rates: Decision-Day Guide Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the central bank has no bias in whether its next move is up or down, but his colleagues may deliver a more hawkish message.	Wed, Mar 20, 2019
	UK's Corbyn says he will try to renegotiate Brexit deal BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British Labour opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said after meeting the EU’s Brexit negotiator that he will push ahead with Brexit and seek to renegotiate the terms of the divorce deal.	Thu, Mar 21, 2019
	Trump reverses US policy, endorsing Israeli control of Golan Heights President Donald Trump endorsed permanent Israeli control of the disputed Golan Heights, saying on Thursday that the area seized from Syria in the 1967 Arab war is "of critical strategic and security importance" to Israel.	Fri, Mar 22, 2019
	Italy Signs Up to China’s Global Infrastructure Plan Despite U.S. Ire ROME—Italy and China signed an agreement to cooperate on Beijing’s global infrastructure plan, the Belt and Road Initiative, sealing an accord that has alarmed Italy’s U.S. and European allies.	Sun, Mar 24, 2019
	IMF chief joins calls for big tech firms to pay more tax The managing director of the International Monetary Fund has joined the growing clamour to further tax tech firms Google, Facebook and Amazon as part of a wider review of “outdated” global corporation tax rules.	Mon, Mar 25, 2019
	Brexit: Theresa May vows to stand down if deal is passed Theresa May has promised Tory MPs she will quit if they back her Brexit deal.	Thu, Mar 28, 2019
	Treasury yields rise amid strong China data, progress in trade talks U.S. government debt prices were lower Monday, as investors monitored strong manufacturing numbers out of China.	Mon, Apr 1, 2019