Trump says the Fed should cut rates to ease the economy’s transition to his tariffs
After largely staying out of the Federal Reserve’s business during his first two months in office, President Donald Trump is pushing the central bank to cut interest
$100 billion Arizona chips project will break dependence on China, Taiwan’s president says
Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te said that a Taiwanese semiconductor company’s massive investment in Arizona is the “best model” for the island’s effort to build computer chips supply lines
Australia needs greater defence self-reliance, and extra funding
Two recent foreign challenges suggest that Australia needs urgently to increase its level of defence self-reliance and to ensure that the increased funding that this
China’s military spending rises should prompt regional budget responses
China’s defence budget is rising heftily yet again. The 2025 rise will be 7.2 percent, the same as in 2024, the government said on 5
Long-term foreign equity investors reassess their China bearishness
Long-term foreign stock investors are reconsidering, with a dose of caution, whether to give the Chinese market a second glance ever since the AI chatbot
Pentagon weighs canceling U.S. Forces Japan upgrade
The U.S. Department of Defense is considering halting a planned expansion of U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ), multiple U.S. media outlets have reported. According to draft
U.S. and ROK special operations forces conduct routine combined training during exercise Freedom Shield 2025
The combined U.S. and ROK elements conducted field-based training that honed direct action, special reconnaissance, countering weapons of mass destruction, and other special operations forces’
USNS John Lewis Completes First Fleet Tasked Underway Replenishment
Christened at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., in 2021, Lewis has been operating in the Military Sealift Command Pacific (MSCPAC) area
Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Travels to India, Attends Raisina Dialogue
Paparo met with senior military and government leaders to include Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Indian Minister
Republic of Korea, Japan, and the U.S. Conduct Trilateral Naval Exercise
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), UNIT/s, ROK UNIT/s, JMSDF UNIT/s participated in the multi-day, trilateral exercise, advancing interoperability and readiness