US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to reduce certain mortgage costs, including through the automatic cancellation of mortgage insurance for eligible future borrowers and a permanent
With the foreplay over and US-Iranian talks commencing in Muscat on Saturday, a constructive engagement has begun in right earnestness. The sure sign of it is that Iran’s currency rose nearly 6
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A version of this column originally appeared in The Daily Pioneer, New Delhi, on 12 April 2025 -Editors Less than twelve hours after proudly boasting at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)
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American consumers are facing a new wave of price hikes after former President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 125% tariff on more than $1 billion worth of Chinese imports. The move, aimed
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In a stark admission of America’s economic contradictions, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick made a striking statement about the state of global trade relations, declaring that countries should
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The U.S. dollar, once regarded as the gold standard for financial stability, is losing its “safe haven” status as global investors increasingly turn their backs on both U.S. bonds and the dollar
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In a bold diplomatic maneuver, officials in Somaliland have proposed a deal to U.S. President Donald Trump, offering recognition of the self-declared republic’s sovereignty in exchange for the lease of the strategically
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Norwegian officials are voicing renewed concerns over the security and sovereignty of the nation’s Arctic territories following a fresh wave of geopolitical tensions sparked by former U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed interest
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U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly set his sights on controlling one of Ukraine’s most crucial gas pipelines, a key piece of infrastructure that has long been used to transport Russian gas
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Since US President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February to impose a 10% tariff on all imports, the world has witnessed a confounding series of unilateral tariffs placed on both
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The United States and Iran began high-level, indirect nuclear talks in Muscat on Saturday, in a bid to de-escalate mounting tensions and explore the possibility of renewed negotiations over Tehran’s advancing nuclear
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The rubric of the US-Iranian talks slated for Saturday in Muscat turned into a vanity fair of sorts — whether the talks should be called ‘indirect’ or ‘direct’. The US President Donald
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A sharp decline in European tourism to the United States is raising alarms among travel and hospitality leaders, with industry figures and analysts blaming President Donald Trump’s policies and rhetoric for creating
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The Trump administration is preparing an executive order to enable the U.S. to stockpile critical minerals sourced from the deep seabed of the Pacific Ocean, in a strategic move to reduce American
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In a piece evocative of a grandmasters’ duel, The Financial Times recently reflected on the enduring rivalry between two of America’s most formidable Cold War strategists: Zbigniew Brzezinski and Henry Kissinger. More
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The BRICS nations have issued a sharp collective response to the United States’ “reciprocal tariffs” policy, condemning it as a serious threat to global economic stability and a violation of international trade
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