Polymarket odds hold: 56.5% on Sept Fed no-change after AI task force
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh named leaders of five outside-led task forces at the central bank, including an AI group led...
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Bank of England eases stablecoin rules, introduces 40B pound issuance cap
The Bank of England published draft rules for systemic stablecoins, easing reserve requirements and replacing holding limits with a temporary...
Iran’s unprecedented ‘whole-regime’ delegation at US deal talks signals one goal: expert
The scope of the Iranian delegation at Switzerland’s first round of technical talks with the United States on Sunday underscored...
Mike Johnson Used Crypto Catnip to Get Freedom Caucus Support for Domestic Spy Law
Far-right Republicans in the House, including many members of the Freedom Caucus, revealed the price of their support for a...
Meet the Four Democrats Who’ll Decide If Trump Gets His Domestic Spying Law
A messy fight over whether the U.S. government can conduct warrantless surveillance of American citizens could come down to whether...
More Than 1 Million People in Lebanon Have Been Displaced. These Are Their Stories.
BEIRUT — It is morning outside Mohammed Al-Amin Mosque in downtown Beirut, and beneath the gigantic crescent moon statue, a woman...
Iran in shutdown as protesters storm governor’s office, crowds chant ‘Death to Khamenei’
Iran ground to a near standstill Wednesday as businesses, universities and government offices closed under a government-ordered shutdown amid protests...
You Will Never Send Money Digitally Without a Private Company — If the GOP Gets Its Way
Americans who want to transfer money online have options. They can go with services like Venmo and PayPal, make transfers...
Trump admin pressures Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah as envoy calls nation ‘failed state’
The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the Lebanese government to disarm the Iran-backed terrorist movement, with one senior U.S. official...
Thousands of Venezuelan opposition supporters take to the streets ahead of Maduro’s third inauguration
Venezuelan opposition parties and their supporters - including leader Maria Corina Machado, who had been in hiding - protested around...
Iran regime under ‘immense pressure’ amid incoming Trump admin policies, regional losses, economic woes
JERUSALEM—President-elect Donald Trump’s slated revival of his maximum pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran coupled with a chronic...
HKMA and SAMA Deepen Financial Ties Between Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Saudi Central Bank strengthen financial cooperation through a bilateral meeting, focusing on infrastructure, technology,...
Argentina’s Milei shuts up critics with miracle turnaround of economy, strong security policies
President Javier Milei of Argentina continues to stun his critics with an economy that has outperformed expectations and continues along...
Israeli Central Bank Official Embraces CBDC Competition with Banks for Economic Growth
In a recent speech, Bank of Israel Deputy Governor Andrew Abir expressed his support for the competition between commercial banks...
German investigators seize $103M in counterfeit US bills linked to Turkey
German investigators said Friday they have seized counterfeit U.S. dollar bills with a face value of over $103 million, which...
