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Trump says phase two of Russia sanctions are ready as Treasury asks EU to help defeat Putin
Donald Trump said Sunday at the Oval that he’s ready to move forward with a second phase of sanctions on Russia, a step that would directly target either Moscow or the countries still buying Russian o...
Ishiba exit triggers debt panic and leadership scramble
Japan’s bond market is cracking, and stocks are swinging after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba finally stepped down on Sunday. The country’s financial nerves were already frayed, but this just lit the f...
A fake email pretending to be from Rep. Moolenaar was sent to U.S. agencies during key China trade talks
Right before trade talks between the U.S. and China kicked off in Sweden last July, a fake email shook things up in D.C. Staff working on the House committee dealing with U.S. competition with China s...
Modi met Xi in Tianjin to reset ties and discuss trade, flights, and border issues
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin on August 31, and the timing couldn’t have been more deliberate. With Indian stocks underperforming and global funds pulling ba...
Cryptocurrencies are Banned in China: But a State-Controlled Company Makes a Move on XRP
Air China's miles program partner, Wetour, has announced an XRP payment option. However, the service will only be available on overseas platforms due to a comprehensive ban on digital assets in mainla...
Microsoft's Azure service unaffected after potential Red Sea cable sabotage
Technology company Microsoft said Saturday that its Azure cloud platform is working fine and its network traffic has not been interrupted after multiple international cables in the Red Sea were cut. T...
Singapore court rejects Do Kwon’s bid to reclaim $14.2M deposit
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has seen his claim to recover the $14.2 million deposit he made for a luxury penthouse in Singapore denied. Do Kwon took his pleas to the nation’s high court and subs...
El Salvador Pivots to Gold, Acquires 13,999 Troy Ounces for Diversification
With this move, El Salvador follows in the footsteps of other nations like China, Turkey, and India, which have been significant buyers of gold to diversify their foreign reserves. The Central Bank of...
OPEC+ agrees to raise output next month as focus shifts to market share
OPEC is going for volume again. Delegates from the alliance confirmed they’ve agreed in principle to increase production next month. The plan is to add about 137,000 barrels per day, starting in Octob...
Government bond yields are pressuring everything, from home loans to equities
Government bond yields are tearing through everything right now. Homeowners, stock traders, governments; no one’s getting out of this untouched. What started as a slow change in borrowing costs has no...
India’s Largest Refiner Gives US Crude a Pass as BRICS Barrels Beckon
India’s biggest fuel buyer just sent a message with its wallet: Indian Oil Corporation deliberately skipped U.S. crude in its latest tender and shopped elsewhere. From Houston to Das: IOC’s Tender Tel...
Courts block immigration and education orders as Trump turns to executive power
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Friday night that Democrats will “force votes” in the next few weeks to reverse President Donald Trump’s import tariffs, arguing the measures are hurting Am...