Category: International
Trump administration pauses immigrant visa applications
US state department wants consular officers to screen out people likely to need public benefits
SpaceX commits $100bn to Louisiana space base
Elon Musk’s rocket conglomerate plans its second launch complex to support more Starship launches
Canada announces $20bn retaliatory tariffs as US trade ...
Hundreds of US goods will face increased levies from September 8
Iranian tankers gather off Sri Lankan coast
Cut off from home ports by the US blockade, ships seek shelter close to Sri Lanka’s territorial waters
The drip-drip US debt crisis
Rising deficits and debt-servicing costs no longer seem to have the power to restore prudence
An offer Canada could only refuse
Saint Mark Carney’s canonisation owes much to Donald Trump’s inept bullying
Iran threatens 46 ships in Strait of Hormuz transit cra...
Tehran said vessels violated protocols for travelling across waterway and could face fines or confiscation
First Brands forced into liquidation by bankruptcy cour...
Federal judge in Texas said litigation trust plan floated by company and senior lenders ‘was unconfirmable under any circumstances...
Scott Bessent threatens Iran’s economic partners with m...
US Treasury secretary had billed announcement as ‘D-Day’ for Tehran but stopped short of sweeping action
Treasury market interventions are only a band-aid
Bessent’s moves on the yen and long-dated bonds do little to assuage markets long-term
Canadian businesses fear ‘vortex of downward pressures’...
Renewed trade war has inflicted pain and uncertainty on companies that deal with US
How Shein’s $100bn dream unravelled
Once high-flying fast-fashion retailer is listing in Hong Kong at quarter of peak value after years of false starts
