The US Federal Reserve’s Trump problem

The president is undermining his own desire for lower interest rates
Central banks warned to stay on inflation alert

BIS says households scarred by pandemic still expect prices to rise sharply in coming year
Nvidia executives cash out $1bn worth of shares

Chief executive Jensen Huang leads wave of insider selling as AI demand boosts stock to record high
Israel 1967, Iran 2025: two countries on the threshold of a nuclear bomb

Facing an existential threat in the 1960s, Israel hastily assembled an atomic device. What will Iran choose to do?
Crypto-crazy investors make South Korea the best-performing market in Asia

New president’s pledge to allow won-based stablecoins has led to huge gains in related shares this month
Trump’s tariff war and aid cuts threaten poorest nations’ recovery

Smaller countries face ‘perfect storm’, says UN and WTO trade tsar ahead of key sustainable development summit in Spain