Shutdown pemerintah AS sudah masuk hari ke-22 (22 Oktober 2025), menjadikannya kedua terpanjang dalam sejarah. Di Senat, pemungutan suara untuk membuka kembali pemerintahan sudah 11 kali gagal, sehingga kebuntuan makin panjang. Presiden Donald Trump menyatakan baru akan bertemu pimpinan Demokrat setelah pemerintah dibuka kembali, sementara kubu Republik mulai mengakui bahwa perlu ada RUU pendanaan sementara (CR) untuk keluar dari situasi ini. Dampaknya makin terasa ke layanan publik penting. Lembaga peradilan federal mulai merumahkan (furlough) pegawai karena dana cadangan habis;...
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will head to Malaysia on Wednesday to meet with Chinese officials regarding what he called "very aggressive" and "disproportionate" measures Beijing has taken to curb rare earth mineral exports. Greer told CNBC's "Squawk Box" that a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is still scheduled, but it would be a mutual decision if the meeting takes place on the sidelines of an economic conference in South Korea next week. Trump is scheduled to travel to Kuala Lumpur for the...
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday new sanctions targeting Russia's two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, as part of efforts to pressure Moscow to end the war in Ukraine, which began with Russia's 2022 invasion. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated, "Now is the time to stop the killing and for an immediate ceasefire," adding that the companies "fund the Kremlin's war machine." The sanctions also extend to dozens of their subsidiaries. Bessent emphasized that Treasury is ready to take further action to support President Trump's push to end the conflict and urged...
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng is set to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer from Friday, as the world's two largest economies try to ease an unexpected flare-up in tension ahead of a key leaders' summit. The commerce ministry said He, China's top economic official, will visit Malaysia from October 24 to 27 for a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations it is hosting. Earlier, the top U.S. trade officials said they would also head to Malaysia to discuss Beijing's curbs on exports of rare earths with Chinese officials. Tension has...
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia will never bow to pressure from the United States or any other country, warning that the response to any attack deep into Russian territory would be extremely serious and overwhelming. US sanctions are an "unfriendly" measure and "will have certain consequences, but they will not significantly affect our economic well-being," Putin said. He said the Russian energy sector is confident. "This is, of course, an attempt to pressure Russia," Putin said. "But no self-respecting country and no self-respecting people will make decisions under...