Supreme Court Signals Doubts About Trump’s Tariff Authority
The Supreme Court pressed the Trump administration on Wednesday over its sweeping use of a decades old law to justify global tariffs, raising doubts...
Democrats Sweep Key Races in Major Rebuke to Republicans
Democrats scored decisive victories in the nation’s most closely watched elections Tuesday, winning high profile contests across several states and delivering a sharp political...
Trump Administration Moves to Partially Fund November SNAP Payments
The Trump administration said Monday it will provide partial November food assistance for millions of Americans, but warned that many states may need weeks...
Zohran Mamdani Poised to Become New York City’s Youngest Mayor
Zohran Mamdani’s campaign trail has turned into a victory march. As he greeted early voters on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the 34-year-old Democratic nominee...
Government Shutdown Costs Federal Contractors $12 Billion in One Month
Businesses that work with the U.S. government have lost an estimated $12 billion in revenue during the first four weeks of the ongoing federal...
Fed Cuts Rates Again but Signals Uncertainty Over December Move
The Federal Reserve approved its second consecutive interest rate cut on Wednesday but stopped short of promising more reductions this year, sending mixed signals...
Trump, Takaichi Seal Rare Earths Deal, Pledge ‘Golden Age’ in US-Japan Ties
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday finalized a rare earths agreement that both leaders described as the...
U.S. and China Near Trade Deal to Avert Tariffs and Ease Tensions
Top U.S. and Chinese economic officials reached a preliminary framework for a trade deal that could halt Washington’s planned 100% tariffs on Chinese imports...
China Pledges to Boost Consumption and Tech Self-Reliance in Five-Year Plan
China’s top leadership on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen domestic consumption and advance homegrown technology over the next five years, signaling renewed focus...
Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan’s First Female Prime Minister
Sanae Takaichi made history on Tuesday after being elected by Japan’s parliament as the country’s first female prime minister, following weeks of intense political...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth
By Danny Leipziger
China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives?
China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...
