Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. sanction threats against Russia, possible White House nuclear talks with Iran, and deadly clashes in Syria. Russia ‘Pounding’ Ukraine U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Moscow on Friday with sanctions and tariffs in a bid to force both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war to come to…
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Moscow on Friday with sanctions and tariffs in a bid to force both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war to come to the negotiating table. “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am strongly considering large scale Banking Sanctions, Sanctions, and Tariffs…
In the latest whipsaw of headlines this week, Donald Trump’s tariff delay Wednesday eased investor worries with bitcoin (BTC) leading the crypto market higher. The U.S. government confirmed to delay tariffs on auto parts coming from Canada and Mexico by one month just one day after enacting them. Germany’s plan to ease debt limits for…
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors are weighing whether Donald Trump might turn to unconventional ideas to try to bring the ballooning U.S. debt under control, after the president insisted he won’t cut popular health and retirement benefits. Some of Trump’s advisers have espoused unorthodox ideas in recent months, including forcing foreign governments…
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is leaving the White House early on Friday after a contentious Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump, a White House official said. Zelenskiy is “not ready for Peace if America is involved,” U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Friday, following a contentious…
US stocks fell on Monday as the threat of tariffs against Mexico and Canada were put back on the table, and investors awaited this week’s Nvidia (NVDA) earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was little changed, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.5%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell 1.2% as Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia…
(Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation metric is expected to cool to the slowest pace since June, but glacial progress on taming price pressures overall will keep policymakers cautious about lowering interest rates further. The core personal consumption expenditures price index — which excludes often-volatile food and energy costs — probably rose 2.6% in…
Politics / February 18, 2025 By cutting a raw deal with the Trump/Musk regime, the mayor is attacking the very fabric of New York City. Ad Policy New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Donald Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan appearing on Fox & Friends on Friday, February 14, 2025. (Fox News) Eric Adams’s…
Off in the depths of the QAnon and PizzaGate corners of the internet, conspiracists swear Donald Trump is quietly preparing charges to bring down notorious sex trafficking circles operated by celebrities. Back in reality, the Financial Times reports the Trump administration is pressuring Romanian authorities to let Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate travel…
(Bloomberg) — DeepSeek’s breakthrough in artificial intelligence is helping drive a rotation of stock funds back into China from India. Most Read from Bloomberg Hedge funds have been piling into Chinese equities at the fastest pace in months as bullishness on the DeepSeek-driven technology rally adds to hopes for more economic stimulus. In contrast, India…