Five things to watch in Asia as Trump prepares to meet China’s Xi this week
Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, ...
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Iran focus at Trump-Xi summit may delay progress on tariffs, rare earths
Pictured here is the last time a sitting U.S. president made a state visit to China. President Donald Trump traveled ...
Bessent defends U.S. dollar swap lines as Iran war harms global finances
Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent testifies during a during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing ...
Bessent says ‘many’ U.S. allies have asked for currency swaps amid Iran war turbulence
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General ...
IBM CEO Krishna says Iran, other uncertainty is weighing on company’s outlook
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna speaks at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, on March 11, 2025.Andy Wenstrand | Sxsw Conference ...
Trump says he had ‘no idea’ Anthropic’s Amodei met with White House about Mythos
The White House said its meeting with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei was "productive and constructive" on Friday, the latest sign ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent backs rate cuts but says he understands if the Fed wants to wait
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday expressed confidence that inflation will moderate through the year, giving the Federal Reserve room ...
Vance, Bessent questioned tech giants on AI security before Anthropic’s Mythos release
Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week questioned leading tech CEOs about the security of artificial ...
Powell, Bessent discussed Anthropic’s Mythos AI cyber threat with major U.S. banks
Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary (L), and Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve.Getty ImagesFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and ...
China says ‘thorough preparations’ needed as Trump-Xi meeting hangs in the balance amid Iran war
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference on China's foreign policy and external relations on the sidelines of ...
