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Iran Nuclear Talks Advance as Inspectors May Return Within Days
Iran and the U.S. signaled progress after roughly 18 hours of talks in Switzerland, with IAEA inspectors potentially returning within…
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Alan Greenspan Dies at 100, Closing a Defining Era for the Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan, who led the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, died at age 100. His long tenure shaped decades…
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Canada May CPI Hits 3.2% as Gasoline Drives Inflation Above Forecasts
Canada May CPI rose 3.2% year over year, topping the 3.0% consensus and accelerating from 2.8% in April. The hotter…
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China Sanctions 10 U.S. Firms, Targets Rare Earth Supply Chain
China added 10 U.S. companies to its export control list and barred 46 from government procurement, widening pressure in the…
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Scottish Court Rules Transgender Women’s Prison Policy Unlawful After Bryson Case
A Scottish court has found prison guidance unlawful in a closely watched case over housing transgender inmates in women’s prisons.…
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Eurozone Consumer Confidence Falls to -17.7 in June Flash Reading
Eurozone consumer confidence came in at -17.7 in the June 2026 flash estimate, slightly weaker than the -17.5 forecast but…
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Core PCE Inflation Headlines a Data-Heavy Week for Fed and Markets
The May core PCE report on June 25 is the week’s central market event, with forecasts pointing to annual inflation…
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US-Iran Talks, Fed Hold and ECB Hike Deepen Market Divergence
A new 60-day US-Iran roadmap and widening central-bank divergence are colliding with elevated oil prices, sticky inflation and record-high equity…
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Trump Orders Immediate Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Repairs After Vandalism
Repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are set to begin immediately after President Donald Trump cited vandalism, algae issues…
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Iran Talks Advance as Vance Signals Strait of Hormuz and IAEA Breakthrough
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said talks with Iran made meaningful progress, including a mechanism to keep the Strait of…
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US-Iran Talks and Starmer Resignation Steady Markets as Oil Slips
Markets on June 22, 2026 balanced cautious optimism over US-Iran talks against fresh political risk in the UK after Prime…
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Keir Starmer Resignation Statement Looms as UK Politics Faces a Defining Shift
Keir Starmer is expected to outline his resignation plans in an imminent Downing Street statement, a move that could quickly…