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Trump says war with Iran will end after midterm elections

Trump says he will spend more than $400 million before midterm elections

Trump said more than $300 million has already been spent on advertising, voter outreach, rallies, and voter turnout and integrity initiatives. The president of the United States, donald trumpsaid Tuesday that it will have spent more than $400 million supporting the candidates Republicans ahead of the midterm legislative elections on November 3. “More than US$300 ...

Christine Lagarde sends a message to Putin at the IMF: war harms prosperity

Christine Lagarde sends a message to Putin at the IMF: war harms prosperity

According to one person familiar with the matter, the president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagardeconfronted the Russian Finance Minister in Bangkok over the war in Ukraine. In a closed-door meeting held on Saturday before the plenary session of the highest advisory body of the International Monetary Fund, she asked Anton Siluanov to tell ...

Hurricane Trudy strengthens slightly off the Mexican Pacific coast

Hurricane Trudy strengthens slightly off the Mexican Pacific coast

Hurricane Trudy strengthened slightly on Saturday in the waters of the Mexican Pacific, although it is expected to weaken from Sunday, as it moves towards the northwest and would later approach the coast of southwest and central Mexico, affected by rains in recent weeks. Trudy, category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, was located 425 kilometers ...

Ecuador bonds fall after unexpected change of Noboa at the head of finance

Ecuador bonds fall after unexpected change of Noboa at the head of finance

The bonuses of Ecuador widened their losses after the president Daniel Noboa made an unexpected change in the leadership of the Ministry of Economic and Productive Development. Securities maturing in 2039 fell US$0.023, to US$0.929 per dollar in face value, after Noboa formalized on Monday through an executive decree the replacement of Sariha Moya, who ...

Wall Street rebounds as fears about the impact of AI on markets ease

Wall Street rebounds as fears about the impact of AI on markets ease

Stocks rebounded after a drop caused by concerns about the sustainability of the bet on artificial intelligence that has driven the market bullish. The S&P 500 ended three days of losses. The sell-off among chipmakers moderated after Jensen Huangchief executive of Nvidia Corp., defended the financial health of CoreWeave Inc., provider of computing capacity for ...

Inflation spike in the United States puts another rate hike on the table

Inflation spike in the United States puts another rate hike on the table

Inflation accelerated again in the United States and put more pressure on the Federal Reserve, FEDto raise interest rates again. Consumer prices increased 0.6% in September compared to August, the largest monthly increase since April, and accumulated an increase of 3.7% in the last 12 months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. LR Chart ...

Colombia would grow 2.2% this year and would be below the pace of Latin America

Colombia would grow 2.2% this year and would be below the pace of Latin America

The Colombian economy would grow 2.2% in 2026 and 2.3% in 2027, according to projections from the International Monetary Fund, IMF. The figures show that the country would advance at a rate of less than the 2.6% estimated for 2025 and would remain below the growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean during the ...

President Donald Trump plans to be a partner of the world's business giants

President Donald Trump plans to be a partner of the world’s business giants

The Government of donald trump He wants to have more weight in the decisions of companies that he considers essential for the United States. Since his return to the White House, in January 2025, his Administration has announced more than 30 direct investments in companies, for US$27.6 billion, according to estimates by investment bank Jefferies. ...

Trump says war with Iran will end after midterm elections

Russia and Ukraine agree to stop attacks on their energy facilities, Trump says

The president donald trump announced on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an “energy ceasefire” with immediate effect. “Both parties have reached an agreement. Don’t break it!” he wrote on social media. The day before, trump had again demanded from the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries and ...