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Bessent’s Intervention in Argentine Peso Soars Past $1 Billion
The US spent an amount well in excess of $1 billion this month acquiring Argentine pesos, according to market estimates, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s backstop effort intensified ahead...
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Trump and Xi to Meet With Stakes High for Both
Face-to-face encounter follows escalation of trade tensions.
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Trump to Pick Michael Selig for CFTC Chair Amid Crypto Expansion
President Donald Trump has picked Michael Selig to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, according to an administration official, who asked not to be...
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US Sanctions Colombia President After Drug Trafficking Claim
President Donald Trump sanctioned Colombia’s leader and members of his inner circle for allegedly enabling drug trafficking, personally targeting an ideological foe and frequent...
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Trump Tariffs Panned by Bernanke, Yellen at Supreme Court
A slate of economists from across the political spectrum, including former Federal Reserve Chairs Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen, urged the US Supreme Court...
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Ontario to Pause Anti-Tariff Ad Campaign After Trump’s Ire
The Ontario government plans to stop running the anti-tariff advertisement that irked President Donald Trump, but only after airing it during US broadcasts of...
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Mamdani Receives Long-Awaited Jeffries Backing for NYC Mayor
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, throwing the weight of one of the highest-ranking party members...
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Rubio Visits Gaza Command Hub in Israel to Reinforce Peace Plan
Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed cautious optimism on the implementation of President Donald Trump’s peace agreement that’s come under strain from bloodshed in...
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Cameroon Top Court Rejects Fresh Allegation of Vote Irregularity
Cameroon’s top court has rejected a petition by an opposition party, alleging discrepancies in vote count in this month’s presidential elections.
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Binance’s CZ Prepares for Second Act as Trump Wipes Slate Clean
Hours after receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump, Binance Holdings Ltd.’s billionaire co-founder Changpeng Zhao issued a thank-you message mid-flight — and signaled...
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US Launches China Tariff Probe Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting
The Trump administration is launching a trade investigation that opens the door to new tariffs on Chinese goods, ratcheting up tensions ahead of a...
