Russia’s intermittent nuclear threats make a lot of in the West “freak out,” and the Kremlin likes creating that panic. But China’s 12-place peace proposal tends to make Moscow’s nuclear threats much less credible, CNBC’s Ted Kemp reviews.
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European Central Bank’s latest rate cycle is ‘done,’ chief economist says
The European Central Bank’s latest period of monetary policy interventions to bring inflation in check is “done,” the institution’s chief economist Philip Lane told CNBC on Tuesday. “We do think the last cycle is done, bringing inflation down from the peak of 10[%], back to 2%, that element is over, but on a forward-looking basis […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Keeping a cool head paid off for investors
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with US President Donald Trump as they attend the North Atlantic Council plenary meeting at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. Ludovic Marin | Via Reuters What a first half of the year it has been. In the first six months, […]
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China’s June factory activity unexpectedly expands, private survey shows
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