Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev, foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner attend a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 2, 2025. Kristina Kormilitsyna | Via Reuters A meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to take…
U.S. Treasury yields declined on Wednesday, tentatively retreating from a sell-off that spurred a flight from U.S. assets on Tuesday, as fresh tariff threats ignited renewed ‘sell America’ trade fears. At 4:30 a.m. ET, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was lower by over 2 basis points to 4.27% — it topped 4.3% at the high…
NANJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 25: Aerial view of Alibaba Jiangsu Headquarters at night on November 25, 2025 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by Fang Dongxu/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s technology giants are entering a new phase of the artificial intelligence race called ‘agentic commerce,’ as…
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here. The big story China is moving from global exporter to investor, right into regions the U.S. is eyeing. As U.S. President Donald Trump this year intensified U.S. influence…
A shopper browses fruit and vegetables for sale at an indoor market in Sheffield, UK. The OECD recently predicted that the UK will experience the highest inflation among all advanced economies this year. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. inflation rate rose to 3.4% in December, above forecasts of 3.3% from economists polled…
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch British diplomats have long prided themselves on the so-called “special relationship” with the United States. The phrase was coined by Winston Churchill, Britain’s inspirational wartime leader, when in March 1946 he famously described how an “iron curtain” had descended across…
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the media during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Jan. 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images Markets on Tuesday flashed the classic signs of a “sell America” trade, as investors recoiled from escalating risks…
There could be 20% upside for Reliance Industries’ shares, according to Shrikant Chouhan of Kotak Securities. Sheldon Cooper | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images India’s largest business group, Reliance Industries, has been battling geopolitical headwinds in its oil refining and, reportedly, in one of its new energy ventures. But those are not the…
The EU plans to phase out components and equipment from high-risk suppliers in critical sectors, according to a draft proposal released by Brussels on Tuesday – a move criticized by China’s Huawei, which is set to be among the companies affected. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The EU plans to phase out components and equipment from high-risk suppliers in critical sectors, according to a draft…
A demonstration under the slogans ‘hands off Greenland’ and ‘Greenland for Greenlanders’ takes place in front of the US embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Jan. 17, 2026. Kristian Tuxen Ladegaard Berg | Nurphoto | Getty Images Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said late Tuesday the island and its people should be prepared for “everything,” not…
