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'Fed Reserve needs stability': Joe Biden backs Jerome Powell's leadership

Jerome Powell would be the right apolitical candidate to continue heading the US Federal Reserve, President Joe Biden said.

US set to release oil from reserve, will partner with India and others

The move, likely in conjunction with India, Japan and South Korea, would be an unprecedented effort by major oil consumers to tame prices.

Biden taps Powell for second terms as Fed chair; Brainard to be vice chair

Powell, 68, will need to be confirmed by the Senate, currently controlled by Biden's Democratic party but closely divided

Joe Biden's political standing fuels Democratic worry about 2024

It was supposed to be a moment of triumph for Joe Biden. The Democratic president had just signed into law the most significant infrastructure package in generations. And he had done it by bringing Democrats and Republicans together, just as he promised during last year's campaign. But when Biden arrived in New Hampshire last week to promote the USD 1 trillion package at the foot of a crumbling bridge, not all of his VIP guests were in the mood to celebrate. Democrats are concerned, former state House Speaker Steve Shurtleff, a longtime Biden supporter who attended the ceremony, told The Associated Press when asked about Biden's political standing. I'm concerned about where we may be in another couple of years when people really start to gear up and start making trips to New Hampshire. Shurtleff was openly saying what a growing number of Democrats have been whispering for months: Biden's political standing is so weak less than a year into his presidency that he may not be able to

USTR Katherine Tai India visit: Trade policy forum, Indo-Pacific on agenda

With the Biden administration now insisting on resolving irritants first, rather than going for a mini deal, the focus on Trade Policy Forum has again emerged.

Future of conglomerates; sluggish recovery in consumer sentiments

What does the breaking up of General Electric tell us about the future of Indian conglomerates? What does the virtual summit between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping tell us about India’s future ties with the US? And, what does India need to do, to make green hydrogen affordable?

As President Biden's big bill advances, so does Pelosi's big legacy

The grind of legislating, treacherous for some, a sport for others, and often unsuccessful in the slow-moving Congress, is where Pelosi resides

China chides Biden for considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

China has hit out at US President Joe Biden for considering a diplomatic boycott of next year's Beijing Games

Biden administration seeks balance as fears grow Russia may invade Ukraine

The buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine has left US officials perplexed, muddying the Biden administration's response. Some Republican lawmakers have been pressing the US to step up military support for Ukraine. But that risks turning what may be mere muscle-flexing by Russian President Vladimir Putin into a full-blown confrontation that only adds to the peril for Ukraine and could trigger an energy crisis in Europe. But a weak US response carries its own risks. It could embolden Putin to take more aggressive steps against Ukraine as fears grow he could try to seize more of its territory. And it could cause more political damage for President Joe Biden at a time his popularity is dropping. Knowing how to strike the right balance would be easier if the US had a better understanding of what Putin was trying to accomplish. But top officials admit they don't know. We're not sure exactly what Mr. Putin is up to, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday. A week earlier, Secretar

After US, UK mulls diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Rpts

According to reports, the UK government is actively discussing the possibility of not sending officials to the Winter Olympics in Beijing

Checkup finds Joe Biden 'vigorous'; Kamala Harris briefly in power

President Joe Biden remains healthy and vigorous and fit for duty, but is showing some signs of aging, his doctor said Friday

US House approves $2 trn social, environment bill in major win for Biden

A fractious US House handed President Joe Biden a marquee victory by approving a roughly $2 trillion social and environment bill

US House passes Biden's social spending bill, sends it to Senate

The US House of Representatives has narrowly passed President Joe Biden's roughly $2 trillion social spending and climate bill, sending it to the Senate, where it faces changes.

US House passes Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion social spending Bill

The House passed the measure in a 220-213 vote

Joe Biden mulls reversing Trump rules on western grouse species

The announcement of a range-wide evaluation of habitat plans for greater sage grouse came after the Trump administration tried to scale back conservation efforts

What's inside Joe Biden's $1.85 trn social and climate measure

President Joe Biden's USD 1.85 trillion plan to boost social and education programmes as well as protect against global warming has passed the House, pushing it one step closer to law.

Joe Biden to get routine physical exam, his first as US president

President Joe Biden was headed to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday for his first routine physical exam as president

China hits out at Biden for considering boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

China lashed out at Joe Biden for considering a diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympic Games over China's human rights abuses, saying Washington is trying to politicise the international sporting event

Biden says he's mulling US diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in Beijing

US President Joe Biden has confirmed that he is mulling a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing, CNN reported.

In hours-long rant, GOP's 'angry' McCarthy stalls Biden's $1.75-trn bill

Sneering with disdain one minute, spilling sarcasm the next, McCarthy carried on for hours as Thursday night became Friday morning