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  • Japan’s Growth Revision—and the Rate Question

    Japan’s 2025 growth revision looked like evidence of stronger momentum, but it was driven more by consumption and inventories than business investment. With the…

  • A Strong Jobs Report, a Harder Fed Decision

    U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August while unemployment held at 4.1%, far exceeding forecasts. The report eases fears of an immediate labor-market downturn…

  • Huawei on Trial: Crime, Commerce and U.S.-China Power

    Jury selection is scheduled to begin in Brooklyn in the long-running criminal case against Huawei and related entities. Prosecutors allege racketeering, trade-secret theft, sanctions…

  • The Price of Staying in Uniform

    Russia has proposed reclaiming part of the federal enlistment bonus from contract soldiers convicted of crimes who remain in service. The draft is not…

  • The Firewall Under Pressure

    The AfD has won a historic 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt, becoming the state’s largest party but falling short of a majority. The central uncertainty is…

  • The Kyiv Test: Can Shuttle Diplomacy Restart Ukraine Talks?

    U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled from talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, seeking to restart…

  • Who Controls the Mail Ballot?

    The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to permit new United States Postal Service restrictions on federal mail ballots before the November 3,…

  • Sanctions, Gold, and Iran’s Financial Lifelines

    The United States has sanctioned Türkiye’s Golden Global Investment Bank and two subsidiaries, alleging they helped route Iranian oil proceeds through China and Türkiye.…

  • Sudan’s Alleged Chemical Arsenal

    A Washington Post investigation alleges that Sudanese Armed Forces officials developed, tested and stockpiled chlorine-based munitions during the civil war. The claims expand on…

  • Germany’s Industrial Reckoning

    Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns that Germany is losing industrial jobs as Volkswagen plans roughly 50,000 additional reductions and possible closures at four plants. The…