The World in Brief from The Economist

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Trump bans press from the White House; America and Denmark reach Greenland agreement, and more
20/09/2026 | 3 min
China criticised America’s latest sanctions against Russia and Iran, saying it had “consistently opposed” the introduction of such measures

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Warren Buffett bows out; Trump bans media outlets from White House, and more
19/09/2026 | 3 min
Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, said he would convene a G7 summit to discuss releasing strategic oil stockpiles

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Trump approves F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia; Europe sends Ukraine more help, and more
18/09/2026 | 4 min
The Trump administration approved the sale of dozens of F-35 warplanes to Saudi Arabia, valuing the proposed deal at $24.3bn.

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Fed raises rates; the EU invites Canada into the fold, and more
17/09/2026 | 3 min
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 3.75-4%—the American central bank’s first increase since July 2023.

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Ten-year Treasury yield reaches highest since 2007; the rising cost of war in Iran, and more
16/09/2026 | 3 min
The yield on American ten-year Treasuries hit its highest since 2007 on Tuesday, briefly reaching 5.04%.

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The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it.Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to The Economist should log in at economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief for access to the full World in Brief.Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ here: www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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