Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit Email Print People in Iran are grappling with economic hardships, and officials of the regime have no solutions Three-minute read The Central Bank of Iran confirmed on June 1, 2026, that point-to-point inflation has reached 77.2 percent — the highest since the Second World War — with point-to-point goods inflation […]
Anadolu staff 19 June 2026•Update: 19 June 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin held separate meetings with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit in Kazan on Thursday. During talks with Anutin, the two leaders agreed to expand cooperation in trade, energy and security, […]
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) – Authorities in Ohio say two women have been arrested and charged with theft for stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of items from a store where they worked. According to Toledo police, Marsha Schultz, 44, and Stacey Leestema, 46, have been charged with grand theft for stealing nearly $44,000 worth of […]
A record number of the US’s young adults were living with their parents last year, according to new data from Realtor.com, as high housing costs pushed the milestone of independent living out of reach. A third of young adults between the ages of 25 and 35 – 25.2 million people – were living with their […]
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 18. Just a few years ago, executives at the world’s largest corporations were focused on one thing above all else: cutting costs. Production was moved wherever labor was cheapest, supply chains were designed for maximum efficiency, and suppliers were chosen regardless of geography. Today, the conversation in boardrooms looks very different. Instead […]
Former Council of Economic Advisors acting chair Tomas Philipson discusses the price of crude oil and the Middle East conflict on ‘The Bottom Line.’ Dagen McDowell and Brian Brenberg analyze President Trump’s Iran deal, detailing immediate military and blockade changes. They discuss the 60-day plan including a $300 billion fund. Tomas Philipson, former Council of […]
It’s a relatively tame morning in financial markets while traders await the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates and Chairman Kevin Warsh’s comments in an afternoon press conference. US stocks opened slightly higher: The Dow gained 22 points, or 0.04%. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.46%. Oil prices were up […]
The dollar is back, and it brought receipts. Speculative net long positions on the US dollar have surged to their highest level since 2018, according to CFTC data as of mid-June 2026, marking the largest single-week increase in bullish bets over the same period. The catalyst is a familiar story repackaged for 2026: US exceptionalism. […]
So what does that all mean for our beleaguered little economy? If, as Finance Minister Nicola Willis said, our recovery was delayed, not derailed … how soon can we get it rolling again? It feels a bit risky to assume this thing will hold, but markets have rallied and the price of oil has fallen. […]
World leaders are in Évian-les-Bains, France, for the 52nd G7 Summit, with wars, oil security, artificial intelligence and the global economy dominating the agenda. The summit brings together leaders from France, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, Italy and Canada, along with invited partner countries and organisations.Ukraine is expected to remain a major […]
