Scaramucci warns Bessent and Lutnick of ‘Potomac fever’
Anthony Scaramucci has described having “Potomac fever” in the White House — and said Scott Bessent and Howard…
CNBC Daily Open: Markets trapped in Iran doom loop
A view of a new anti-U.S. billboard featuring President Donald Trump alongside a slogan reading, ‘Great Victory, Strait…
Trump faces huge backlash for inviting Russian finance minister to G20 talks after years of exile
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Bessent says China dissented from G20 agreement on ‘cheap exports’
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that 19 of the members of the G20…
Canadian leader Carney pushes back against Trump administration
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Trump administration Tuesday to “stop doing memes, stop…
Scott Bessent Says Iran Bank Sanctions Could Come This Week, Strait Of Hormuz Will Be ‘Worthless’ In 2 Years
Bessent said the U.S. could announce new sanctions targeting Iranian banks this week and again next week. He…
Bond yields soar as fresh U.S.-Iran tensions revive inflation concerns
Government bond yields jumped across major markets Tuesday, with borrowing costs in Japan and the U.K. touching multi-decade…
Canada’s Liberals sweep 3 special elections
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s Liberals swept three special elections Monday in a result that showed voters backing Prime…
Tanker struck by three projectiles in Hormuz as U.S.-Iran conflict escalates
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, Aug. 31, 2026. Stringer | Reuters A…
Markets see Warsh endorsing a rate hike in September. Not everyone is convinced
Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, walks the grounds during the Kansas City Federal Reserve’s Jackson…
UAE intercepts Iranian drone as fighting resumes
An Iranian drone was intercepted early Monday over the United Arab Emirates’ territorial waters, the Defense Ministry said.…
Bessent huddles with G20 to try to rally allies on Iran
By FATIMA HUSSEIN ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with finance ministers of the…