US Bars Russia Economic Relief Until Ukraine War Ends Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly told Russian officials on Monday that Washington will offer no economic…
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Kalshi Bans Santos After State of Union Bet Former Republican Representative George Santos of New York has been permanently banned from Kalshi, the prediction market…
Treasury Bars Reporters From G20 Summit In a move that has drawn sharp criticism from press freedom advocates, the U.S. Treasury Department excluded certain reporters…
Treasury Secretary Bessent Carries Iran Strategy to G20 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is heading to the G20 summit in Brazil this week, aiming to…
BYD reported first-half 2026 net profit that missed analyst expectations, sending shares lower on Friday despite a stronger second-quarter performance. Second-quarter net profit rose roughly…
Beijing’s Diplomatic Offensive Precedes Washington Talks Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to make his first state visit to India before traveling to the United…
Milei’s Stronger Peso Sparks Smuggling Surge Buenos Aires, August 31, 2026 – Argentina’s libertarian president, Javier Milei, has made opening the economy a cornerstone of…
Icelandic voters rejected restarting European Union membership talks in a national referendum, with opposition strongest outside the capital, Reykjavik. Concerns over national sovereignty, fisheries management,…
Operation Economic Outcast Targets Iran’s Remaining Global Ties On August 30, 2026, the Trump administration unveiled Operation Economic Outcast, a sweeping sanctions campaign aimed at…
Harborne’s Military Holdings Test Reform’s Defence Stance Reform UK leader Nigel Farage faces growing scrutiny over the £5 million donated by Christopher Harborne, a crypto-billionaire…
G7 government bond yields have climbed sharply since the onset of the US-Iran conflict, adding tens of billions of dollars to annual debt servicing costs.…
Carney’s Trade War Stance Rattles Markets On Sunday, August 30, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a stark message from a walnut-veneered lectern: trade…
Federal Judge Strikes Down Pentagon’s Anthropic Ban In a significant legal setback for the Trump administration, U.S. District Judge Rita Lin of the Northern District…
Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Breached Fed, NASA, DOJ Court documents unsealed this week reveal that a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group targeted networks operated by hospitals, telecommunications…
Australia’s monthly CPI indicator rose 3.5% year-on-year in July, down from June’s 3.8% but above the 3.4% market consensus. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)…
OpenAI Disrupts Russian Misinformation Campaign Leveraging AI On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, OpenAI revealed it had banned a cluster of Russian-linked ChatGPT accounts used in…
Zelenskyy Details Rift With Dismissed Minister Fedorov On Sunday, 23 August 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly detailed the rift that led to the dismissal…
PM Narendra Modi held an extended interaction with all 67 newly appointed BJP national office-bearers, signaling a more hands-on approach to organisational management. The meeting…
Turkey’s Central Bank to Restart One-Week Repo Auctions The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced it will resume one-week repo auctions, a…
Kalshi Blocks Washington Users Amid CFTC Rule Push On Sunday, August 23, 2026, Kalshi, a leading U.S. prediction market platform, blocked users in Washington state…
Trump’s Crypto Windfall Draws Bipartisan Disapproval A new Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday, 21 August 2026, shows that 63% of Americans view the $1.4 billion…
Warsh Faces Fed Independence Test as Treasury Coordination Looms Washington, D.C. – August 20, 2026. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s effort to tamp down long-term Treasury…
Trump Pauses 50% Tariffs, Announces Tentative Deal President Donald Trump announced a tentative deal with Canada late Tuesday night, just hours before 50% tariffs on…
Ukraine Ex-Defense Minister Calls for Wartime Elections Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has reignited a political firestorm by calling for wartime elections, arguing that…
Beijing’s New Disaster Management Mandate President Xi Jinping has called for China to pivot its disaster management strategy toward prevention, emphasizing that safety and resilience…
China’s Military Readiness in Disputed Waters In a recent escalation of tensions in the South China Sea, China’s military has signaled its readiness to respond…
Trump’s Cautious Diplomacy Towards Iran In a significant geopolitical development, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would refrain from further military action against…
Modi’s Call for Compassion in Youth Protests Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently voiced his opposition to legal actions against young protesters who took…
Iran’s Complex Power Structure Iran’s political landscape is marked by a multitude of power centers, each wielding different degrees of influence. At the top is…
US Strikes and Regional Tensions Intensify Global markets are increasingly focused on the escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, particularly following a new…