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The meeting with Sanae Takaichi comes days after Trump criticised Japan for not answering his demands for help in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. mulls lifting oil sanctions on Iran as it hits key Gulf energy sites  The Washington Post U.S. Encourages Flow of Iranian Oil While It Battles Iran  The New York Times Bessent rules out government intervention in oil futures market during Iran war  Fox Business Trump adminis…
Live Updates: Iran war escalates, energy prices spike after Israeli strike on South Pars gas field  CBS News Trump Says U.S. and Qatar Not Involved in Strike on Iran’s South Pars Gas Field  The New York Times Live updates: Iran war news; energy prices soar as attacks on Middle Ea…
Live updates: Interest rates steady, Federal Reserve forecasts 1 rate cut in 2026  Yahoo Finance Traders now see little chance of an interest rate cut this year following Fed decision  CNBC In This Crisis, the Best Investors Can Expect From the Fed Is Nothing  The New York Times…
Stock Market Today: Major Indexes Pull Back as Oil Prices Rise Further; Dow Sheds 400 Points; Gold, Silver Drop  Investopedia Stock Market Today: Brent Crude Pares Gains After Touching $119, Dow Slips — Live Updates  WSJ Wall St falls as oil surge stokes inflation fears; Russell…
The former counter-terrorism head resigned on Tuesday over the war with Iran, saying the country posed "no imminent threat" to the US.
Trump tried to push Powell out, but now he may be stuck with him  The Washington Post Trump signals DOJ should continue Powell probe, complicating Warsh Fed nom  CNBC DOJ investigation into Powell could backfire on Trump and keep Fed chair in office  10TV Fed Chair Powell: I’ll s…
Iran Strike Damages 17% of Qatar LNG for 3-5 Years, Reuters Says  Bloomberg.com What strikes on the world’s largest natural gas sites could do to the global economy  CNN Qatar Assesses Damage as Energy Strikes Escalate  Bloomberg.com Asia Turns Back to Coal as War Chokes Off Natu…
8 states, including California and New York, sue to block $6.2B Nexstar-Tegna merger  NBC News State AGs sue to block Nexstar-Tegna merger, another Trump-backed megadeal  CNN Oregon sues to stop merger of KGW and KOIN’s parent companies  OregonLive.com States challenge "broadcast…
Mortgage rates climb to highest level in more than 3 months as Iran war reignites inflation fears  CNN Mortgage Rates Highest in Three Months as War Weighs on Housing Market  The New York Times Mortgage rates jump to highest level in nearly 4 months  Fox Business Mortgage refinan…
Economic fallout from U.S.-led war is hitting the rest of the world harder  The Washington Post The Iran War’s Economic Threat to Europe and Asia  The New York Times The Middle East conflict begins to cast a shadow on the global economy  Deloitte IMF says prolonged increase in en…
The Strait of Hormuz has a long history of disruption  AP News About 90 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite the war  AP News Iran allows handful of favoured ships through Strait of Hormuz  Financial Times You can’t print molecules…