When U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on Indian goods effective August 1, markets in Mumbai and New Delhi braced for impact. The mere threat of steeper duties sent the rupee tumbling toward record lows, battered domestic equity indices and forced policymakers to juggle...

The Federal Reserve opted to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 4.25 percent to 4.50 percent during its July policy meeting, marking the fifth pause since December. Despite high‑profile calls from President Donald Trump for dramatic rate cuts—he publicly urged slashing the target to as low as...

Global stock markets opened the week with strong gains as investors cheered a new trade framework between the United States and the European Union, while the euro remained broadly supported against major peers. The accord, which imposes a 15 percent levy on most European imports—half the level...

China has unveiled plans to establish an international organisation dedicated to fostering collaboration on artificial intelligence, positioning itself as a driving force in defining how the technology will be governed, developed and deployed worldwide. The proposal, announced by Premier Li Qiang...

In a move that has sparked outrage among global health advocates, nearly \$10 million worth of contraceptive implants, pills and intrauterine devices—purchased by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to serve women in impoverished nations—are set to be incinerated at a...

Germany is undertaking a sweeping transformation of its military posture and capabilities, driven by a commitment to modernize its forces in the face of shifting geopolitical realities. After decades of restraint under a postwar ethos and U.S. security guarantees, Berlin has embraced a new strategy...

The crypto world is abuzz as The Ether Machine, a newly formed entity merging The Ether Reserve with blank‑check firm Dynamix Corporation, announced plans to raise over $1.6 billion in its upcoming Nasdaq debut. This landmark transaction, slated to close in the fourth quarter of 2025 under the...

In recent months, Taiwan’s semiconductor industry has found itself in the crosshairs of an escalating cyber‑espionage campaign tied to Chinese‑aligned hacker groups. Far from random theft, these incursions form a deliberate strategy aimed at closing China’s technology gap, safeguarding national...

Asian car manufacturers maintain a steadfast focus on the American market even as Washington tightens import duties on foreign vehicles. Despite levies of up to 25 percent on cars and trucks shipped from abroad, companies such as Toyota, Hyundai, Honda and Nissan continue to generate a...

Bitcoin surged past the $120,000 threshold on Monday, marking a watershed moment for the flagship cryptocurrency. The jump to an all‑time high of $122,571 before settling near $121,950 represented a dramatic extension of a rally driven by a confluence of institutional buying, regulatory momentum...

U.S. customs duties collections have soared past the $100 billion mark in a single fiscal year for the first time on record, marking a dramatic shift in federal revenue streams. Fueled by a cascade of higher tariffs and broadening import levies, customs duties now represent roughly 5 percent of...