Hope versus reality: That’s the mood among market watchers as we count down to the Fed’s interest rate decision.
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India delays Washington trade visit as U.S. tariff policy shifts, source tells CNBC
US President Donald Trump (R) and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a joint press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images) Prakash Singh | Afp | Getty Images India’s trade negotiators will reschedule their planned visit […]
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Iran and U.S. diverge in views on sanctions relief, senior Iranian official tells Reuters
Protesters carry a large “Lion and Sun” pre-Iranian Revolution national flag of Iran, during the ‘March for a Free Iran’, held by Britain’s Iranian Committee for Freedom and Stop The Hate, in London, Britain, on Jan. 18, 2026. Toby Melville | Reuters Iran and the United States have differing views over the scope and mechanism […]
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Ukraine accuses Hungary, Slovakia of ‘blackmail’ over threats to cut electricity
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA – FEBRUARY 15: Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks to the media during the joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Mirror Hall of the Slovak Governmental Office on February 15, 2026 in Bratislava, Slovakia. (Photo by Zuzana Gogova/Getty Images) Zuzana Gogova | Getty Images News | Getty […]
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