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1 day ago · On January 23, when addressing global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos by video stream, Donald Trump declared: “I’ll demand that interest rates drop immediately… they should be dropping all over the world.”The comments came on the heels of a Federal Reserve meeting days earlier in which chairman Jerome Powell opted to leave the rate unchanged at 4.25-4.5%, defying some ...

1 day ago · President Donald Trump left Canadian politicians scrambling with the announcement of a 25% tariff on all Canadian exports, with the exception of oil, which was targeted with a lower 10% rate. Upon announcing the tariffs, President Trump warned that any retaliation from the Canadian side risked a ...

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Nov 12, 2024 · John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy, will lead the US delegation to Azerbaijan to attend the upcoming COP29 climate conference which commenced on 11 November.. Other senior officials that will travel to Baku include Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Assistant to the President and White House National ...

Nov 20, 2024 · On November 6, shortly after the results of the 2024 US elections became clear, Germany was plunged into political uncertainty when Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a confidence vote for January 2025. Given the flagging popularity of the coalition government, the confidence vote is likely to result in snap elections in February, well ahead of the expected date of September 2025.

Jan 18, 2024 · The Middle East has long been an epicenter of geopolitical tensions and upheaval, with its complex dynamics influencing global peace and stability.

Nov 25, 2024 · The thinking across the US policy establishment is increasingly clear: China represents a geopolitical threat of the likes the United States hasn’t seen since the Cold War, if ever.

Jan 21, 2025 · The GIUK Gap—stretching between Greenland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom—has long been a critical maritime chokepoint. Throughout the 20th century, it shaped naval strategy, from protecting Allied supply lines in both World Wars to serving as a frontline in Cold War anti-submarine warfare.