Business, News Could Trump’s bid to become peacemaker-in-chief sideline the struggling UN? January 23, 2026 The US president has promised to “end decades of suffering” but critics dismiss his Board of Peace as a vainglorious project.
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Beijing gears up for a big strategy meeting as tensions with Washington deepen Beijing will discuss goals for tech and economic development at a five-year planning meeting next week.
Japan, China lead foreign government retreat from U.S. Treasurys as Gulf War fallout stokes currency fears The selloff came as the outbreak of the U.S.-Iran conflict and resulting surge in crude oil prices sent the Japanese…
U.S. oil prices top $100 as Trump administration threatens strikes on Iran’s crude export facilities The U.S. strikes on Kharg Island and Trump’s threat to hit Iran’s oil infrastructure mark a major escalation in the…