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U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Global debt hits record of nearly $338 trillion, says IIF

The Institute of International Finance, a financial services trade group, said that global debt rose over $21 trillion in the first half of the year to $337.7 trillion.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 27: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on the phone in the Oval Office of the White House June 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump congratulated Prime Minister Varadkar to become the new leader of Ireland. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump Confirms Phone Calls With Putin And Zelensky, Discusses Ending Ukraine-Russia War

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce that he had “highly productive” phone calls with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. His phone call with Putin ended in having their respective teams “start negotiations immediately” to end the almost three-year war.

US investor and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on his nomination to be Secretary of the Treasury, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 16, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Scott Bessent Confirmed By Senate As New Secretary Of The Treasury

The United States Senate has voted to officially confirm Scott Bessent as the new secretary of the Treasury.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 03: In this handout image provided by South Korean Presidential Office, South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol speaks during the declaration of emergency martial law at the Presidential Office on December 03, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law on Tuesday, accusing the opposition of "anti-state activities plotting rebellion." (Photo by South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images)

South Korean President Declares Martial Law, Citing Threats Of ‘Anti-State Activities’

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law Tuesday in an unannounced late-night address broadcast live on YTN television, stating he would get rid of “shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping speak during a plenary session in the outreach/BRICS Plus format at the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 24, 2024. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MAXIM SHEMETOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Warns Of 100% Tariffs For BRICS Countries Looking To Break Away From U.S. Dollar

President-elect Donald Trump revealed plans to enact a 100% tariff on BRICS countries, should they attempt to move away from utilizing the U.S. dollar within international trade.

Shoppers walk through the King of Prussia Mall, United States' largest retail shopping space, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 8, 2018. REUTERS/Mark Makela/File Photo

Motor vehicles, electronic goods lift US retail sales in October

Retail sales increased slightly more than expected in October as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles and electronic goods.