U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to the Economic Club of New York in New York City, U.S., June 13, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the $50 billion loan to Ukraine that President Joe Biden and other leaders of Group of Seven highly developed nations have agreed … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin (not shown), in Paris on May 23, 2024. CNBC French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday affirmed that he would not step down if his party suffers in the recently-called snap elections for France’s parliament. The chance of that happening “never existed,” Macron told journalists, calling … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a trilateral meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (not seen) at the Elysee Palace in Paris as part of the Chinese president’s two-day state visit in France, May 6, 2024. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a … Read more
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. June 9, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Former President Donald Trump said he would eliminate taxes on tipped income if he wins a second White House term, an effort to appeal to voters in the battleground … Read more
A woman casts her ballot paper for the European elections at a polling station. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Populist, far-right parties won record support in this year’s European Parliament elections, early exit polls and estimates indicated on Sunday. The far-right Identity and Democracy group made major gains, while the right-wing European … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with members of the AI sector at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, on May 21, 2024. Yoan Valat | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he would dissolve the country’s parliament and call for a new legislative nationwide vote after … Read more
This photograph shows European countries’ flags waving in front of the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, eastern France, on June 6, 2024. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images) Sebastien Bozon | Afp | Getty Images The final, and biggest, day of voting in the European Union elections was … Read more
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Jay Paul | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Saturday recognized that the price of insulin is lower under President Joe Biden, but he still wants voters to credit his own administration. “Low INSULIN PRICING was gotten for millions of Americans by me, and … Read more
The Netherlands far-right PVV Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders speaks to the media representatives following the European Parliament elections provisional results in The Hague on June 6, 2024. Emiel Muijderman | Afp | Getty Images Sweeping gains for Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders’ anti-immigration party on Thursday are expected to foretell a wider shift to the … Read more
America’s economic engagement in Indo-Pacific “isn’t about China” but for strengthening its presence in the region, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told CNBC. President Joe Biden launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, involving14 countries, about two years ago, for economic and trade cooperation among the member states. The IPEF was also seen as … Read more
