US unemployment falls to 4.1% as Fed weighs shrinking labor force against inflation still above target
The US unemployment rate slipped to 4.1% in July, a level Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has called consistent with full…
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Blumenthal urges House to pass Russia sanctions as Ukraine ceasefire odds slip
Senator Richard Blumenthal has urged the House to pass a Senate-approved sanctions bill targeting Russia's wartime economy, warning of extreme…
BCA: U.S.-Iran conflict won’t reshape the world, but accelerates six existing trends
The U.S.-Iran conflict, running since February with an April ceasefire, has not fundamentally changed the world, according to a report…
EU drafts sanctions package targeting 1,600 Russian entities
The European Union is drafting its largest sanctions expansion since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, targeting roughly 1,600 people and…
Bessent presses G20 on tariffs, Iran sanctions and bond yields in Asheville talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent enters a two-day G20 finance meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, pressing counterparts to shrink trade…
