Posts by Amelia Frost
Trump Softens Tone on Inflation After Pledging to Lower Prices
President Trump promised voters that, if elected, he would enact policies that would bring prices down on “Day 1” in office. But three weeks into his term, Mr. Trump and White House officials have become more measured in how they discuss their efforts to tame inflation. They have begun downplaying the likelihood that consumer costs…
Read MoreMarmoush’s Man City Move Sparks Excitement In Egypt
In a packed cafe in Cairo, all eyes were glued to a flickering flat-screen TV, waiting for Omar Marmoush, now donning Manchester City’s sky-blue jersey, to step onto the pitch. In the 84th minute, the Egyptian forward finally jogged to the sideline, ready to make his UEFA Champions League debut against Real Madrid. The cafe…
Read MoreSBA Layoff Chaos: Agency Sends, Retracts, Then Confirms Termination Notices
The Small Business Administration (SBA) sparked confusion and anxiety among its probationary employees after mistakenly sending termination notices Friday, reversing the decision by Monday, only to follow through with actual layoffs Tuesday. Last Friday evening, several probationary employees at the SBA received emails notifying them that their employment would be terminated on Feb 21, Politico…
Read MoreX’s Oval Office Takeover: Trump Amused By Elon Musk’s Son, A ‘High IQ Individual’
KEY POINTS X’s antics stole the press briefing, with the president looking unbothered even as the young boy picked his nose at one point X also made funny faces at the press as his billionaire father spoke about U.S. government bureaucracy Some social media users found the boy’s antics adorable and praised the president for…
Read More‘Saudi Is The Best!’: Why Are TikTok Mumfluencers Lauding Desert Megacity?
Expat “mumfluencers” are taking to TikTok to sing the praises of life in Saudi Arabia and to extol the virtues of its new NEOM megacity, filming their idyllic lives spent picnicking by turquoise waters and shopping in gleaming malls. “If you have children, Saudi Arabia is the best place,” Aida McPherson, an Azerbaijani born in…
Read MoreHow Big Is the Tariff on That Harley? Trump and Modi Are Set to Talk Trade.
The economic relationship between India and the United States is widely seen as good for both sides. Two-way trade is growing and, alone among Asian countries, India routinely trades more with the United States than it does with China, its neighbor and rival. Yet under President Trump, trade is a point of friction. Like virtually…
Read MoreFlattery And Pragmatism: UK Plan To Stay On Trump’s Good Side
With its flattering rhetoric, leniency in responding to US trade threats and alignment with Washington this week at a summit on artificial intelligence, the United Kingdom has signalled a willingness to take President Donald Trump’s side over Europe. “The UK has no closer ally than America,” Britain’s newly appointed ambassador to the United States, Peter…
Read MoreTrump Welcomes Home Freed Russian Prisoner Marc Fogel
AFP From a Russian prison to the White House in a matter of hours, American schoolteacher Marc Fogel saw his three-and-a half-year captivity come to a whirlwind end in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night. Fogel, 63, who has been detained in Russia since August 2021 on charges related to cannabis possession, gained his freedom following…
Read MoreAsian Stocks Rise As Powell Rate Warning Taken In Stride
Equities rose in Asia on Wednesday as traders took in their stride a warning from Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell that the US central bank “did not need to be in a hurry” to cut interest rates again. The remarks, reflecting similar sentiments from another top monetary policymaker, came a day before the release of…
Read MoreCalifornia’s FAIR Plan Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires
California’s home insurance plan of last resort, designed for people who can’t get coverage on the private market, does not have enough money to pay claims from the Los Angeles wildfires and is getting an infusion of cash from regular insurers. State regulators said Tuesday that they will allow the program, known as the FAIR…
Read MoreThe Squad Saving Deer From Tourist Trash In Japan’s Nara
As peckish deer chase delighted tourists in Japan’s temple-dotted Nara Park, a quiet but dedicated team of litter-pickers patrols the stone paths, collecting plastic waste that threatens the animals’ health. The ancient city of Nara is a major draw for the country’s record influx of visitors — but like in nearby Kyoto, where photo-hungry crowds…
Read MoreFed Chair Jerome Powell Shows Little Urgency to Lower Rates
Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, signaled little urgency to lower interest rates with the economy sturdy and inflation still too high in a hearing with lawmakers on Tuesday. Mr. Powell, who testified before the Senate Banking Committee, confronts an economic and political landscape that is far different from what it was when…
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