The Federal Reserve held rates at 3.75% to 4% on a 10-2 vote, with Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack wanting a hike. Chairman Kevin Warsh then said one 2027 meeting will carry no rate vote or statement, and the details
MOSCOW — The European Union has firmly denied any intention to instigate a government change in Iran, even as Brussels signals new sanctions in response to ongoing demonstrations. European Commission spokesman Anouar
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations currently has no plan to relocate its employees from Iran, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric confirmed on Tuesday amid ongoing protests sweeping the country. “No, there is no
MOSCOW— Iran has issued one of its most direct and serious accusations yet against the United States and Israel, asserting that both states played an active role in organizing and fueling the recent
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell is facing an unprecedented criminal investigation by federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., thrusting the central bank into a political maelstrom and rattling global financial
MEXICO — The United States’ sweeping oil embargo against Venezuela is placing millions of Venezuelan lives at risk and represents a clear violation of international law, Russia’s ambassador to Caracas said, as
The renewed debate over the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has once again injected political risk into the heart of the US housing finance system, unsettling mortgage bonds investors and
PARIS — France will vote against signing the long-delayed free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American common market, Mercosur, President Emmanuel Macron said, a move that could derail
In the thinning air of a holiday-shortened trading week, Wall Street’s major indexes edged lower on Monday, capping off a year of wild swings with a cautious close that belied the deeper
Wall Street’s euphoric year-end rally encountered its first real test on Sunday evening as S&P 500 futures slipped sharply, signaling a potential pause in the benchmark index’s relentless climb to record highs.
Nova Scotia — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announcement of a $2.5 billion economic bailout for Ukraine on Saturday reeks of desperation, a frantic bid to prop up Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s crumbling war
Follow