Yellen’s de-dollarization fears will only get worse
In the middle of an otherwise mundane Congressional hearing on July 9, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made an extraordinary admission: De-dollarization is now her biggest fear.
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Newsom a better bet than Biden for China ties
The recent US debate was not kind to Joe Biden. The president’s lackluster performance has prompted discussions about potential replacements, with California Governor Gavin Newsom’s name gaining particular traction.
Japan is worried about another 'transactional' Trump presidency, Tokyo-based expert says
There is a lot of uncertainty in Japan about the next few years as a "transactional" Donald Trump's possible return to the Oval Office has raised business and regional security-related concerns, author William Pesek said.
Iran’s Pezeshkian a ray of hope for the West
Good news for democracy in Iran – words which in recent times, particularly in Western news reports, are rarely seen in the same sentence. But the election of Masoud Pezeshkian as president of Iran must be seen as a positive development.
Biden, Trump and the evolving Taiwan 'strategic ambiguity' debate
TAIPEI -- The debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump last week has kicked the U.S. presidential election campaign into full swing, and thrown the president's future into doubt due to his much-maligned performance. Whatever happens, fraught ties with China and the fate of Taiwan are set to be front and center in the U.S. foreign policy conversation over the coming months.
Friday Briefing: A Make-or-Break Moment for President Biden
President Biden is ending the three-day NATO summit with a high-stakes news conference that could help rejuvenate his presidential campaign or provide more proof for those calling for him to step aside.
U.S. Supreme Court says Trump has immunity for official acts, not private ones
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. Supreme Court found on Monday that Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for any actions that were within his constitutional powers as president, but can for private acts, in a landmark ruling recognizing for the first time any form of presidential immunity from prosecution.