The winners and losers in a trillion-dollar US defence budget

US President Donald Trump has submitted a trillion-dollar FY26 defence budget, which will now head for debate and approval. Read More

Pentagon Official at Center of Weapons Pause on Ukraine Wants U.S. to Focus on China

Elbridge Colby’s memo highlighting U.S. weapons shortages influenced the decision to pause some arms shipments to Ukraine. Read More

US nuclear weapons get more expensive: $1 trillion by 2034 - USA TODAY

Price of US nuclear weapons jumps 25% to nearly $1 trillion by 2034, budget office says The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office's estimate does not include recently discovered cost overruns ... Read More

Weaponized Dollar Backfires: China Pushes Allies to Ditch U.S ...

The United States dollar has ruled global trade and finance for decades. From oil payments to international loans, the dollar is the preferred choice. Currency Shock: China’s Silent War Against ... Read More

Nvidia’s hit from being caught in the US-China tech war isn’t as ...

Investors had been watching the impact of the H20 export controls because they underscore Nvidia’s increasingly tenuous position at the center of an increasing US-China trade and tech war. Read More

Why China won't 'weaponize' its US Treasuries stash | Reuters

China's 'nuclear' option in its financial war with the United States has long been assumed to be rapidly liquidating its outsized Treasury bond holdings, as this could crash the dollar, jack up ... Read More

US-China trade truce leaves investors none the wiser | Reuters

The latest trade truce between China and the United States offers investors hope that the two superpowers can reach a lasting resolution and prevent further market disruption, but the absence of ... Read More

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Will Cost Nearly $1 Trillion Over Next Decade

According to newly released projections by the Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal will cost nearly $1 trillion over next decade. Read More

US-China Tariff Pause Spurs Stock Market Surge - The New York Times

The S&P 500 logged its biggest gain in over a month after American and Chinese officials signaled a de-escalation in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Read More