US debt crosses $40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and BidenUnited States debt has now exceeded forty trillion dollars for the first time. This significant increase occurred during the presidencies o...
20 Aug, 2026, 06.11 AM IST
Why rising Treasury yields are becoming a growing risk for the US economyA sell-off in U.S. Treasuries has pushed yields higher, raising borrowing costs for households, companies and the federal government. Highe...
19 Aug, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Trump posts map showing Strait of Hormuz as US territoryUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted a map on his Truth Social platform showing the Strait of Hormuz as "NEW U.S. Territory," pressi...
18 Aug, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
How U.S. military funding propelled China's robot dogsThe rise of Unitree, a Chinese company known for its impressive robot dogs, can be attributed to research breakthroughs funded by the US mi...
18 Aug, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
Global bond yields rise to multi-year highs as inflation and fiscal concerns intensifyGlobal bond yields surged on Tuesday, with US, Japanese and German government borrowing costs hitting multi-year or multi-decade highs. Ris...
18 Aug, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
Trump crypto firm backs venture offering AI from restricted Chinese companiesWorldClaw, founded earlier this year, offers customers access to a suite of AI models and accepts World Liberty's crypto tokens as payment....
18 Aug, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
Trump's slight of South Korea in favor of the North raises broader US security concernsPresident Trump reduced joint military exercises with South Korea. This decision raises concerns about United States security interests in ...
18 Aug, 2026, 08.55 AM IST
British PM Andy Burnham exchanged messages with Trump aide impostor: ReportPolitico, citing four unnamed officials, first reported that Burnham believed he was messaging with Susie Wiles before becoming suspicious ...
18 Aug, 2026, 12.53 AM IST
Global Market: Emerging Asian currencies rise as softer dollar supports regional marketsEmerging Asian currencies gained on Monday as a weaker US dollar supported regional markets, with Taiwan and Thailand leading gains. Invest...
17 Aug, 2026, 12.53 PM IST
Iran parliament approves bill to criminalise interviews with 'hostile' foreign media, including US and Israeli outletsIran's parliament has approved a bill criminalising interviews with hostile media outlets. Violators of this new legislation could face imp...
16 Aug, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Global Market: Taiwan dollar surges to one-month high as foreign flows boost currencyTaiwandollar surged 0.5% to a one-month high as foreign investors poured funds intolocal equities. The move reflects stronger capital inflo...
14 Aug, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
Trump to impose 100% tariffs on larger, sensitive drones; smaller models face 25% levyUS President Donald Trump has announced tariffs of up to 100% on imports of certain larger drones and sensitive unmanned aircraft systems, ...
14 Aug, 2026, 07.18 AM IST
Global Market: Emerging markets draw nearly $19 billion in July as foreign investor outflows easeForeign investors returned to emerging markets in July, investing a net $18.8 billion in debt and equities after two months of outflows. De...
12 Aug, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
Trump extends Jones Act waiver for 90 days, narrows scopeUS President Donald Trump has extended a waiver allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil and other commodities between US ports for ...
11 Aug, 2026, 07.59 AM IST
Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US concessions on several demandsIran says a deal with Oman on new shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz is in its final stages, but reopening the strategic waterway ...
10 Aug, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
Meta launches new AI model as Zuckerberg champions open-weight pushThe new model, Muse Glimmer, is much smaller than leading AI models from rivals and is instead designed for agentic tasks and can run on a ...
10 Aug, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
US to vet social media of foreign journalists applying for visas, report saysThe US State Department will now screen foreign journalists' social media accounts. This initiative expands a Trump administration policy t...
07 Aug, 2026, 06.55 AM IST