U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) speaks on the day Brian Quintenz, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) testifies before a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 10, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee voted … Read more
Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen talks to journalists ahead of a EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on January 29, 2026. Simon Wohlfahrt | Afp | Getty Images Denmark’s foreign minister on Thursday welcomed “very constructive” high-level talks over Greenland’s future, saying the conversation about the island was “back … Read more
An aerial view of Singapore’s skyline. Tong Thi Viet Phuong | Moment | Getty Images Spot gold prices rose to a fresh record Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve overnight kept its benchmark rate steady at a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%. The bullion rose more than 3% to breach the $5,500 per ounce … Read more
People walk in front of a crude oil tanker at Maracaibo Lake in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on January 12, 2026. After the US raid that deposed Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela’s leader, citizens hope the ensuing talks on selling its oil to US may improve their dire economic fortunes. (Photo by Margioni BERMÚDEZ / AFP via Getty … Read more
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is followed by reporters as he walks to the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 27, 2026. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Republican senators appear to be opening the door to preventing a partial government shutdown as the chamber prepares to start voting on a … Read more
A television station broadcasts the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The S&P 500 reached a milestone level on Wednesday, hitting 7,000 … Read more
President Donald Trump has “brought down the temperature” on Minnesota, the site of major civil unrest over aggressive federal immigration efforts, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday. Trump is “urging” Congress to take action to avoid triggering a partial government shutdown amid disputes over federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security, Bessent told CNBC’s … Read more
The U.S. government is on the brink of a partial shutdown beginning at 12:01 a.m. ET Saturday in large part because of a second recent killing of a U.S. citizen by federal agents in Minneapolis. It would be different than last year’s shutdown. The killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, has galvanized … Read more
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 27, 2026. Patrick Doyle | Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday denied Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s claim that, in a private call with President Donald Trump, he had backtracked on some … Read more
President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 27, 2026, as he travels to Iowa. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday said “we’re going to de-escalate a bit,” referring to the … Read more