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Mounted police sit outside the Royal Exchange and Bank of England on June 17, 2020 in London.Tolga Akmen | AFP (via Getty Images)All eyes will be on Europe’s central banks this week as they announce their latest monetary policy decisions against a backdrop of rising prices and growth concerns. Eurozone and UK figures for March show the Iran conflict is already weighing on the economy, raising fears of looming “stagflation” with low growth, high inflation and rising unemployment. The ECB and BOE kept interest rates on hold in March as the war began to shake up the global economy, but…

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The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it is leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which coordinates oil production among major energy producing countries. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Withdrawing from OPEC will likely lead to the UAE increasing its energy production. Even with the Strait of Hormuz closed, it is unclear how quickly increased production will reach global markets.”Post-exit, the UAE will continue to act responsibly and bring additional production to the market in a gradual and prudent manner in line with demand and market…

President Donald Trump’s calm tone after Saturday night’s mass shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner has since been replaced by accusations and accusations from senior administration officials who hold Democrats and the media primarily responsible for the current state of political violence in the United States.Subscribe to read this story without ads Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Communications Director Stephen Chan and Presidential Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt on Monday accused journalists and congressional Democrats of divisive statements.”Political violence and rhetoric must stop,” Blanche said, suggesting that many members of the…

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who rushed out of a hotel ballroom Saturday night as a suspected gunman ran through a security checkpoint, is using the incident to rally support for the White House Ballroom, which faces legal challenges that threaten to shut down the project.Subscribe to read this story without ads Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.In the hours after the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, President Trump argued that the nation needs a fortified banquet hall on the White House grounds so that the president and senior administration officials are not put at risk.After…

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The roommate of a slain University of South Florida doctoral student was charged with murder Saturday as the search for another missing student continues.Subscribe to read this story without ads Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Hisham Abu Ghabhiyeh, 26, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in the deaths of Zamir Rimon and Nahida Bristi, U.S. Forces Japan students, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Mr. Abugarbi and Mr. Limon were roommates.Authorities said Limon’s body was discovered on Friday on the Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa, Florida, and Abugarbi was…

A federal judge is asking the Justice Department and President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer to explain whether his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, the agency he oversees as president, is the type of dispute that federal courts can consider.Subscribe to read this story without ads Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams questioned whether an actual disagreement existed between the parties in Friday’s order, writing that a lawsuit can only succeed if there is a disadvantage that meets the controversy requirement.“Adverse situations are typically found in situations where one party asserts…