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Russian President Vladimir Putin pushed back at prospects for European leaders to help negotiate an end to his war in Ukraine, dismissing them as mediators and pointedly insisting on a peace deal he said had been worked out with Donald Trump in Alaska. “How can the European Union or individual EU countries serve as mediators when they are directly assisting ...

It is a pleasure to be here in Aix-en-Provence to mark the launch of Essenti'Elles Santé for Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Today is about the women who are shaping healthcare in this region. For most of history, societies have been readier to raise women up as symbols than to let them lead. We do not have to look far for an example. Aix’s most famous ...

As Kevin Warsh takes over as chair of the Federal Reserve, investors and financial media outlets are looking closely for any hints at how his appointment will impact monetary policy. One series of comments Warsh made while testifying to Congress back in April as a nominee has been getting more attention in recent weeks, following some high inflation ...

Fed's Chair Warsh names two conservative policy veterans as interim advisers, Paul Winfree and Daniel Heil, who are to work as temporary contractors to support policy analysis and planning - WSJ citing Source. New: Kevin Warsh has tapped two outside associates as advisers—in as temporary contractors for now. Both are budget policy specialists, and one wrote the Fed chapter of Project 2025, which endorsed a radical restructuring of the central bank.

BoE Gov. Bailey: Policymakers facing growth/inflation trade-off BAILEY: INFLATION OVERSHOOT ENTIRELY DUE TO GULF EVENTS BoE Gov. Bailey: Outlook is for slower growth, not recession. Just in | BoE Governor Bailey: Future Events Remain Highly Unpredictable.

Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 3.2% in May 2026, up from 3.0% in April according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, energy is expected to have the highest annual rate in May (10.9%, compared with 10.8% in April), followed by services (3.5%, ...

Panel Discussion : The Role of Central Banks in a New Digital Economy Moderator Robert M. Townsend , Elizabeth & James Killian Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Panelists : Neel Kashkari , President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Tuomas Välimäki , Member of the Board, Bank of Finland Dániel Palotai , Deputy ...

Bank of England policymaker Megan Greene and US Federal Reserve policymaker Christopher Waller split publicly on Sunday over whether stablecoins have a future, with Greene predicting that tokenised deposits will push them aside and Waller defending them as a harmless payment innovation. Sharing a panel in Dubrovnik, Croatia, the two exposed how far the ...

With North America hosting the largest-ever FIFA World Cup football (or soccer) tournament this summer, all three countries will naturally be rooting for the home team. But they are also hoping to capitalize on increased tourism, while containing costs related to security and infrastructure. Will their economies be triumphant? The 2026 edition of the ...

U.S. Central Command on Monday said Iran fired two ballistic missiles overnight targeting American forces stationed in Kuwait, the latest in a series of attacks that further undermines a threadbare ceasefire. The missiles fired Sunday night at 11 p.m. ET were successfully intercepted and no U.S. personnel were harmed, CENTCOM said in an X post. “U.S. ...