WH Press Sec. Leavitt: Russia’s Putin Agreed To Begin The Next Phase Of The Peace Process; Rubio, Vance And Witkoff To Coordinate With Ukraine

US Pres Trump: Europeans Want To End The War With Ukraine And Russia - Fox - On Putin Zelenskiy Meeting: We'll Let Them Meet First - Putin Relationship Only Matters If We Get Things Done - Hope Putin Will Be Good, If Not, A Rough Situation US Pres Trump: Zelenskiy Has To Show Flexibility Also - Fox - Putin – Zelenskiy Getting Along Better Than Expected - Setting Up Meeting With Putting And Zelenskiy US Pres Trump: Ukraine Won't Be A Part Of NATO - Fox TRUMP ON WAR IN UKRAINE: UKRAINE SHOULD NOT HAVE ASKED TO BE IN NATO IT'S POSSIBLE PUTIN DOESN'T WANT TO MAKE A DEAL WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT ABOUT PUTIN IN NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS

BESSENT: PLAN TO UP TARIFFS ON INDIA OVER RUSSIAN OIL BUYING US Trsy Sec Bessent: We're Pushing Back On Countries Around The World On Digital Services Taxes - CNBC - Digital Taxes Won't Stand In Way Of Ukraine Peace Deal BESSENT: WILL MEET WITH FED CANDIDATES RIGHT BEFORE, RIGHT AFTER LABOR DAY Bessent Claims India Is Making Profits From Buying Oil From Russia , Saying It Is 'Profiteering' From The Deal. #US Treasury sec Bessent has just blamed the PPI jump on markets going up. -Much of PPI rise was investment services. -Investment services inflation just means markets rose I thought he was the sensible one #USD

ECB's President Lagarde: Trade deals haven't eliminated uncertainty. ECB's President Lagarde: Euro-Area economy proved resilient earlier this year. ECB’s Pres Lagarde: Recent Trade Deals Have Alleviated, But Certainly Not Eliminated, Global Uncertainty - Slowdown In Euro Area Growth Already Evident In Q2 Lagarde: Panel remarks at the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum The global economy is at a challenging juncture. But despite recent trade tensions and substantial uncertainty, global growth has remained broadly steady so far. This resilience has been mainly driven by tariff-induced distortions of economic activity. In the first quarter of the year, for example, we saw strong global frontloading as importers boosted their inventories in anticipation of higher tariffs. That has led to stronger than expected growth. The International Monetary Fund finds that global growth for the first quarter of 2025 was 0.3 percentage points higher than it had projected back in April – with international trade and investment driving activity. Recent trade deals have alleviated, but certainly not eliminated, global uncertainty, which persists on account of the unpredictable policy environment. One index of global trade policy uncertainty has fallen by roughly half from its peak in April, but remains