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Beijing has warned the US that it would retaliate against any significant expansion of the Trump administration’s new secondary sanctions relating to Iran that hit Chinese companies.

Oil prices fell more than 3% on Tuesday, after the New York Times reported the State Department plans to return evacuated diplomats to the Middle East, in a sign the U.S. does not expect a return to full-scale war.

The Treasury could use its near $1 trillion General Account to help fund its recently announced plans to increase purchases of government bonds, according to two senior Treasury officials.

Countries that calculate appeasement of the regime to be a safer choice should reconsider

The Canadian dollar fell on Monday morning after trade talks between Ottawa and Washington fell apart, leaving both sides facing higher prices on a wide array of imported goods and threatening Canada’s economic growth.

U.S. President Donald Trump ​said on Friday he would allow up ‌to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported without impacting ​tariff quotas as part of ​a 90-day deal aimed at ⁠lowering prices as U.S. consumers ​struggle with grocery bills.

Iran vowed on Friday to deliver a “devastating” response to any new U.S. threats, as Washington threatened to slap historically “tough” sanctions on Tehran.

Applications for US unemployment benefits edged lower last week, staying near historically low levels and suggesting few layoffs across the labor market.

Bond yields climbed Thursday morning, erasing most of the pullback they saw the previous day after the Treasury Department announced an intervention aimed at easing pressure on longer-dated government debt.

Oil moved higher Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed “economic warfare” on Iran and financial penalties for its supporters, as the United Arab Emirates said it was suspending trade with Tehran.

Bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies surged after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass a bill expected to boost the sector.

The Treasury Department on Wednesday said it will more than double the size of its government debt repurchases, sending yields sharply lower.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced late on Tuesday he was putting a three-day pause on new ​50% tariffs set to go into effect on Canadian goods at midnight, saying the two countries had reached a deal.

Στο τραπέζι του Ιράν ακόμη και επιθέσεις σε υποθαλάσσια καλώδια στα Στενά του Ορμούζ – «Αν οι ΗΠΑ το παρακάνουν, ο πόλεμος μπορεί να φτάσει στην Ευρώπη», λέει πηγή προσκείμενη στο καθεστώς

A global sell-off of government bonds gripped markets Tuesday morning, sending borrowing costs to multi-decade highs, as hopes for an end to hostilities it the Middle East rapidly faded.

Oil prices have risen again after the two-month window to negotiate a peace deal in the US-Israel war on Iran expired on Monday with no end to the conflict in sight.

«Οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες στηρίζουν την ενεργειακή ασφάλεια και τη συνεργασία στην Ανατολική Μεσόγειο, μεταξύ άλλων μέσω του Κέντρου Ενέργειας Ανατολικής Μεσογείου», ανέφερε ο εκπρόσωπος του Στέιτ Ντιπάρτμεντ.

President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. would “bomb” Oman if the Gulf nation “gets in the way,” as Washington’s 60-day ceasefire with Iran expires with no official negotiations or deal in sight.

President Trump has instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “substantially reduce” the joint military exercises the U.S. performs with South Korea, saying he hasn’t been happy that the U.S. long ago agreed to participate, based on his “very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea.”

Sales at U.S. retailers last month proved much weaker than expected. But the surprising dip may be due more to one-time factors than a signal that consumer spending is substantially weakening.