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Wall Street JournalThursday, 18 June 2026

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Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady As Officials Signal an Increase

Trump’s new chief at central bank joins rest of the board in deciding not to cut

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President Defends Deal on Iran War At G-7

Threat of ‘economic catastrophe,’ Trump says, motivated him to end the conflict

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Anthropic Pushes to Calm Washington

Team sent to meet with officials includes hacker who sounded alarms about AI threats

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Trump Roils Senate By Pausing Spy Pick

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