While the yuan has replaced the U.S. dollar as Russia’s preferred currency for international settlements, it is far from ready to actually fulfill this role.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Afghanistan as a "state sponsor of wrongful detention," accusing the Taliban of "unjustly" detaining Americans and other foreign nationals....
Seven major central banks, including the Federal Reserve, will issue rate decisions next week just as war-driven oil price spikes raise fresh concerns about global inflation....