US Fed set to hold rates steady at Warsh’s first meeting in charge

The US Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday at Kevin Warsh’s first meeting in charge of the central bank, with rate hikes potentially on the horizon to combat surging inflation. Warsh has presided over the two-day meeting of the Fed’s open market committee (FOMC) this week, with a decision to […]

Fresh Evidence Strengthens Case That Cosmic Expansion Is Still Accelerating

Astronomers say the universe is still expanding at an accelerating rate, reinforcing the modern view that cosmic growth is being driven by a mysterious force known as dark energy. A new analysis by researchers using updated astronomical data found no convincing sign that the long-accepted picture is breaking down. Instead, the results support the idea […]

U.S. Delays Blacklisting DeepSeek and Dozens of Chinese Firms Despite Security Concerns

The Trump administration has held off adding China’s AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker CXMT, and more than 100 other companies identified as national security risks to a key U.S. trade blacklist. The decision suggests that the White House is trying to avoid further inflaming tensions with Beijing, even as officials inside the U.S. government have […]