US President Donald Trump speaks at Wheeler High School, in Marietta, Georgia, on July 22, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images U.S. trading partners from Canberra to Brasília have rejected the forced-labor rationale behind President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs, while most signaled they would keep negotiating rather than retaliate. The Office of…
US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing titled “The Federal Reserve’s Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images He’s not quite at the level of obscurity of former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, but…
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order on researching the effects of psychedelic drugs in medical treatment for veterans, on Saturday, April 18, 2026 in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump said generic drugs imported into the…
Dock workers offload shipping containers from a ship at Port Everglades on April 20, 2026 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The cost of goods brought into the U.S. posted an unexpected increase in June as the price of goods from China rose by their largest monthly level in more than 18…
Soccer fans gather for a watch party at China Basin Park during the World Cup semi-final match between Spain and France on July 14, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Heather Diehl | Getty Images While the FIFA World Cup provided a tourism boost to host cities, its positive impact was mitigated by economic weakness seen…
People shop for groceries at a store in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, on June 10, 2026. Li Rui | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Wholesale prices unexpectedly fell in June as sliding energy prices helped brighten the inflation picture, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. The produce price index posted a seasonally…
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), speaking at the ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal on July 1st, 2026. CNBC Several consecutive days of strikes exchanged between the U.S. and Iran have once again thrown oil prices into the spotlight — and cast uncertainty on the European Central Bank’s interest rate decision next…
YANTAI, CHINA – JULY 14, 2026 – Containers parked at Yantai Port International Container Terminal in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on July 14, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s economy in the second quarter grew at its weakest pace since 2022, as an accelerating slide in investments deepened the strain on…
A shopper carries a Target bag in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Consumer prices posted their biggest decline in more than six years during June as a sharp swoon in energy prices provided at least temporary relief from this year’s inflation surge, the…
NEW DELHI, INDIA – JULY 9: People are seen crossing a waterlogged road after the heavy rainfall at Gazipur Sabzi Mandi on July 9, 2026 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India’s consumer price inflation rose to 4.38% in June,…