Trump excludes Europe from Ukraine peace talk...

Scott Bessent said the US would expand the scope of secondary sanctions on Iran, and JPMorgan Chase is relaxing its approach to lending money against shares in companies that have recently gone public. Plus, US private equity growth funds raised a record amount of capital in the ...  Show more

US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh will seek to soothe investors’ nerves at this week’s Jackson Hole symposium, Andy Burnham is headed to Ukraine for his first overseas trip as Britain’s prime minister, and Saudi Arabia held talks with London brokers for a state-backed war insu ...  Show more

United States President Donald Trump’s plan to cut a Ukraine deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, along with his administration’s shifting approach to transatlantic ties, has left European leaders uneasy. What does this mean for Russia, Ukraine, and the futu ...

On today's podcast: (1) President Biden is considering a trip to Israel as Western nations ramp up efforts to prevent the war with Hamas from engulfing the region. (Interview) (2) The US is planning to tighten measures on China's access to advanced semiconductors and chip making ...  Show more

On today's podcast:
(1) President Biden says China's economic challenges make a Taiwan invasion unlikely.

(2) The UK's Prime Minister confronts the Chinese premier over a Parliamentary spying arrest.

(3) Costs for UK tenants expected to soar by a quarter over ...

In just a few weeks, the Trump administration has taken a hard line with allies such as Mexico and Canada. Now, a trade war is on the horizon with Europe.

Mark Landler, the London bureau chief of The New York Times, explains how a fracturing alliance with Europe could af ...