Report: Iran Offers US Deal, DC Gala Gunman Motive, King’s High-Stakes Visit
About this episode
The episode covers Iran's proposal to the US, the motive behind a gunman at a gala, and various economic updates including interest rates and international trade issues.
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Iran has given the US a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war that includes postponing nuclear negotiations, Axios reported, citing a US official and two people with knowledge of the matter. (2) The man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Dinner spent years quietly acquiring his arsenal, purchasing a shotgun from a Torrance, California, firearms dealer eight months before the attack and a semi-automatic pistol two years earlier, according to a law enforcement intelligence profile reviewed by Bloomberg. (3) Senator Thom Tillis said he’s dropping his blockade of Kevin Warsh’s nomination to head the Federal Reserve, saying the Justice Department’s decision to end a criminal probe targeting Fed Chair Jerome Powell removed a threat to the central bank’s independence. (4) Policymakers in the US and across the Group of Seven will probably keep interest rates steady this week while watching nervously for signs of higher energy costs fanning inflation. (5) China’s commerce ministry criticized EU over its discriminatory measures…
Topics covered
- Iran-US relations
- White House Correspondents’ Dinner
- Federal Reserve
- Interest rates
- China-EU trade
- Commerzbank takeover
Keywords
- Iran
- US
- Federal Reserve
- interest rates
- China
- EU
- Commerzbank
- UniCredit
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Iran, US, Axios, Kevin Warsh, Federal Reserve, China, EU, Germany, Commerzbank, UniCredit
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