Putin orders Russia to boost size of army by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million By Christian Edwards and Anna Chernova, CNN 2 minute read Published 11:42 AM EDT, Mon September 16, 2024 ...

The slumping dollar and increase in yields on U.S. government bonds were signs that the world’s faith in the United States economy had been shaken.

Before Wednesday's policy shift, Bessent downplayed the impact of China’s 84% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports and called a trade war between the U.S. and Beijing “a loser for them.” ...