America’s Congress passes crypto bill; Britain to lower voting age, and more
America’s House of Representatives passed legislation regulating stablecoins, cryptocurrency tokens backed by safe assets.
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Trump denies plan to sack Fed chair; Israel strikes Damascus, and more
Donald Trump said he would not sack Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, after reports that he discussed the plans with Republican congressmen on Tuesday.
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America’s inflation picks up; Trump’s deal with Indonesia, and more
Inflation in America accelerated in June.
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Trump threatens Russia with tariffs; EU warns of trade war fall-out, and more
Donald Trump said America would impose “very severe tariffs” on Russia if it does not agree to a peace deal with Ukraine within 50 days.
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The EU holds fire on tariffs; Iran says it’s open to talks, and more
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said that the European Union would not impose retaliatory tariffs on American goods before August 1st.
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