Hours after Donald Trump brushed off concerns about new data showing that inflation jumped to an annual rate of 4.2% in May by saying âI love the inflationâ, the US House speaker, Mike Johnson, accused a CNN journalist of taking the presidentâs comment âtotally out of contextâ. âThe president is laser-focused on the domestic economic situationâ, Johnson insisted. âHe is working to bring down prices; his working to get the strait of Hormuz reopened.â As he walked through the US Capitol, trailed by reporters, Johnson said that the meaning of the presidentâs comment, which was made in his presence during an Oval Office event, was crystal-clear, at least to him. âWhat he was saying is: âItâs going to be great to have that number and compare it to what comes next, when we get these situations resolved, thatâll be a fun thing to consider,ââ the Republican congressman suggested. In fact, Trumpâs meaning was far from clear, coming at the start of a rambling answer to the question of whether he was concerned âabout the latest inflation number, which came out this morningâ. âNo, I love it, the numbers were great. You know what I really loved? I love th
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Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz â the vital shipping lane at the heart of the US-Iran conflict â is again plummeting as the ceasefire agreed on June 17 has broken down. Traffic had slowly been picking up, but after Iran struck…
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Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz â the vital shipping lane at the heart of the US-Iran conflict â is again plummeting as the ceasefire agreed on June 17 has broken down. Traffic had slowly been picking up, but…
Read original at CNN →The United States on Wednesday released the official text of the memorandum of understanding reached over the weekend with Iran. A senior US administration official read out the 14-point document, which spells out…
Read original at CNN →Nearly half of Americans say they donât consider themselves a part of either major political party, the highest level of partisan independence measured by CNN polling in more than a decade. Independents have grown to…
Read original at CNN →Kevin Warshâs dream of becoming Federal Reserve chairman was nearly tarnished by the specter of having to confront simultaneous and conflicting challenges brewing in the US economy. In January, when President Donald…
Read original at CNN →Hours after Donald Trump brushed off concerns about new data showing that inflation jumped to an annual rate of 4.2% in May by saying âI love the inflationâ, the US House speaker, Mike Johnson, accused a CNN…
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Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz â the vital shipping lane at the heart of the US-Iran conflict â is again plummeting as the ceasefire agreed on June 17 has broken down. Traffic had slowly been picking up, but after Iran struck…
View source →The United States on Wednesday released the official text of the memorandum of understanding reached over the weekend with Iran. A senior US administration official read out the 14-point document, which spells out provisions for reopening…
View source →Nearly half of Americans say they donât consider themselves a part of either major political party, the highest level of partisan independence measured by CNN polling in more than a decade. Independents have grown to 47% of the…
View source →Kevin Warshâs dream of becoming Federal Reserve chairman was nearly tarnished by the specter of having to confront simultaneous and conflicting challenges brewing in the US economy. In January, when President Donald Trump nominated Warsh…
View source →Hours after Donald Trump brushed off concerns about new data showing that inflation jumped to an annual rate of 4.2% in May by saying âI love the inflationâ, the US House speaker, Mike Johnson, accused a CNN journalist of taking the…
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