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Kenya Secures Duty-Free Access to China in Preliminary Trade Deal
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Kenya struck a preliminary trade deal with China that would grant 98% of its exports duty-free access to the Chinese market, the Nairobi...
Mexico’s Fight to Save the USMCA from Trump
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Mexico has confirmed the mandated six-year review of the USMCA trade pact with the U.S. and Canada is officially underway, aiming to conclude...
Jerome Powell vs. Donald Trump: The Shocking New Fight Over the Fed
The news that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is now the subject of a Justice Department criminal investigation, a move that follows persistent public...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 13
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This week revealed a financial system under direct political assault. The threat of indicting a Fed Chair isn't just a headline, it's a...
How Spain Is Capitalizing on America’s Venezuela Intervention
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Spain has signaled its companies in Venezuela, including oil giant Repsol, have the government's full backing, a stance that directly follows Madrid's refusal...
G7 Sets a Floor to Escape China’s Rare Earth Control
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G7 finance ministers are convening an emergency meeting in Washington to address their collective vulnerability to China's dominance of rare earths and critical...
Economic Despair Meets Police Bullets in Iran
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Rights groups report at least 25 protesters have been killed in Iran over nine days, as economic demonstrations that began in Tehran’s bazaar...
Orbán Finds His “Special Relationship” with US Has Limits
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged Monday that his government has failed to secure a major U.S. financial backstop ahead of a crucial...
Maduro’s Capture Sends Venezuelan Bonds Soaring
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Venezuela's defaulted government and PDVSA bonds surged up to 20% on Monday, rallying on hopes for a potential $150–$170 billion debt restructuring after...
China to Roll Out New Macro Support in 2026, Xi Says
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China is on track to meet its 2025 growth target of around 5% and will roll out more proactive macroeconomic policies in 2026,...