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"If [President Trump] expects a dramatic transformation at the Fed that will lead to significant interest rate cuts, he is likely to be disappointed. Financial markets and economic realities will impose strict limits on the next chair," writes expert Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Why Kevin Warsh Won’t Revolutionize the Federal Reserve | Council on Foreign Relations
Warsh has aligned himself more closely with Trump’s agenda recently, but the president is mistaken to think a dramatic transformation at the Fed will lead to sudden rate cuts.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Where do things stand in Iran? On The Current, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş speaks with Suzanne Maloney and Mara Karlin about the recent protests, the Iranian regime’s response, U.S. military options, and how President Trump might respond.
Iran’s uprising: What’s the endgame? | Brookings
In recent days, the Iranian regime has conducted an unprecedented and bloody crackdown on protests across Iran. In this episode, Brookings Fellow Aslı Aydıntaşbaş is joined by two Iran experts, vice p...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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'they [the US] could go after the centres of military power, including Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and maybe the militias that are suppressing the protesters' @mtsavill.bsky.social quoted in the below BBC article.
US-Iran relations: Is the US preparing to strike Iran again?
Satellite images show a steady and significant build-up of US military forces in the region.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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“When President Trump said Iran won’t have a nuclear bomb, he meant it,” said U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying the Pentagon is ready to deliver whatever Donald Trump demands as U.S. forces posture toward Iran.
January 30, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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President Trump said he was planning to talk to Iran amid rising tensions. “We have a lot of very big, very powerful ships sailing to Iran right now, and it would be great if we didn't have to use them,” Trump told reporters at the Kennedy Center.
January 30, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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Trump Net-Approval On:

Border Security: +5%

Immigration: -10%
Venezuela: -15%
Iran: -16%
Economy: -19%
Ukraine: -19%

Foreign Policy: -22%
Healthcare: -23%
Russia: -25%
Tariffs: -26%
Inflation: -30%
Greenland: -36%

Beacon/Shaw / Jan 26, 2026
January 29, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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NEW: US President Donald Trump condemned on January 27 the Shia Coordination Framework’s nomination of State of Law Coalition head and former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki as prime minister designate. (1/

Iran Update, January 28, 2026: isw.pub/IranUpdate01...
January 29, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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"Iranians aren't just fighting for themselves - they are protecting the entire world."

Exiled Iranian activist Masih Alinejad calls on President Trump to take "calculated military action" against the government in Iran.

#Newsnight
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Iran latest: Tehran tells Trump it has ‘finger on the trigger’
Iran latest: Tehran tells Trump it has ‘finger on the trigger’
Iran latest: Tehran tells Trump it has ‘finger on the trigger’
www.independent.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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Trump is threatening to strike Iran. His supporters wouldn’t mind.
Trump is threatening to strike Iran. His supporters wouldn’t mind.
65 percent of Trump voters say the U.S. should take military action in at least one country, according to a new POLITICO poll.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Exclusive: Trump says Iran wants a deal as U.S. "armada" arrives
Exclusive: Trump says Iran wants a deal as U.S. "armada" arrives
"We have a big armada next to Iran. Bigger than Venezuela."
www.axios.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Food prices are the top factor in how people see inflation. Higher prices in 2025 were largely driven by coffee, cocoa, sweets and meat, despite a basket share of <25%.
The good news? Food inflation is lowering towards 2%.
#EconomicBulletin link.europa.eu/6xYXtJ
January 12, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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The ECB and other European and international central banks stand in full solidarity with the Federal Reserve System and its Chair Jerome H. Powell.

The independence of central banks is in the interest of the people we serve.
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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Bank of England to hold rates on Feb 5, slim majority expect March cut: Reuters poll reut.rs/4rivqlp
Bank of England to hold rates on Feb 5, slim majority expect March cut: Reuters poll
The Bank of England will hold its benchmark interest rate at 3.75% at its February meeting, according to all but two economists polled by Reuters, with only a small majority now expecting it to fall to 3.50% in March following a run of better economic news.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Bank of Canada holds rates, says threat to Fed independence adds to uncertainty reut.rs/4k2WnHa
Bank of Canada holds rates, says threat to Fed independence adds to uncertainty
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its policy rate ‌at 2.25%, as widely expected, and Governor Tiff Macklem said a high level of trade uncertainty made it difficult to predict when and how rates might next change.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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Threat to Fed's independence boosts economic uncertainty, says Bank of Canada head reut.rs/4bZa08j
Threat to Fed's independence boosts economic uncertainty, says Bank of Canada head
The threat to the independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve is boosting economic uncertainty around the world, Bank ​of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said on Wednesday in his strongest ‌comments to date on the outlook for the Fed.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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PM Carney clarifies the relation to China in light of President Trump’s willingness to increase tariffs on Canadian imports to 100%.
January 25, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is visiting India. In the face of US tariffs, Russian threats and an uncertain China, Germany is courting the Asian giant as a trading and geopolitical partner." DW
www.dw.com/en/chancello...
German Chancellor Merz begins his first state visit to India – DW – 01/12/2026
Merz is due to meet India's Prime Minister Modi, on his first visit to India as a chancellor. The visit comes just weeks ahead of plans to sign a long-awaited free trade agreement between India and th...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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On Greenland:

"We welcome that the United States is taking the threat posed by Russia in the Arctic. Seriously, this threat is itself an expression of great power rivalry, both at Europe and the United States"

Merz very deliberately omits China, not once but twice.
January 22, 2026 at 10:30 AM