Commentary Seemingly everyone wants the United States and China to “talk” these days, for one reason or another. For starters, the long-time China engagement crowd in the United States wants to continue pursuing the misguided policies that jump-started the Chinese mercantilism and subsequent belligerence that plagues the world in exchange for receiving crumbs from the…

The Kremlin said Tuesday that it was potentially waiting for a new “future Ukrainian president” more sympathetic to Russia’s conditions to begin peace talks. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said if the current President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not agree to talks that ended in “achieving the conditions of the Russian side,” any resolution to ongoing fighting…

Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday, buoyed by signs of progress in talks between Russia and Ukraine to end their weeks-long conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 158.46 points, or 0.45 percent, at the open to 35,114.35. The S&P 500 opened higher by 27.34 points, or 0.60 percent, at 4,602.86, while the…

The euro jumped on Tuesday after some progress was reported in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Russia promised at the talks in Istanbul to drastically scale down its military operations around Kyiv and the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, while Ukraine proposed neutral status with international guarantees. The U.S. dollar was lower, while the…

LONDON—Oil prices extended their gains on Friday at the end of a third volatile week of trade after slim progress in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine raised the specter of prolonged disruption to oil supply. Brent crude futures rose $1.14, or 1 percent, to $107.78 a barrel at 1003 GMT, after surging nearly 9…

Wall Street’s main indexes jumped on Wednesday, led by gains in technology and financial stocks, as signs of progress in Ukraine-Russia peace talks lifted sentiment ahead of a widely expected interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Ten of the 11 major S&P sectors rose in early trading, with financials up 2.1 percent. Morgan Stanley…

Gains in financial and healthcare shares bolstered the three main U.S. stock indexes on Monday, with investors focusing on developments around the Russia-Ukraine crisis and the upcoming Federal Reserve policy meeting. The conflict has hammered global financial markets and fueled concerns about runaway inflation as oil prices skyrocketed in the wake of tough Western sanctions…

Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday after Russian President Vladimir Putin said there were “certain positive shifts” in talks with Ukraine, at the end of a week roiled by geopolitical tensions and inflation angst. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 105.65 points, or 0.32 percent, at the open to 33,279.72. The S&P 500…

TOKYO—Japan’s foreign and defence ministers will hold talks with their U.S. counterparts in a “two-plus-two” format on Friday to discuss security issues, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The announcement of the discussions by the two key allies came just hours after North Korea conducted an apparent ballistic missile launch. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi…

Russian and U.S. negotiators will begin bilateral talks on Jan. 10 to discuss ongoing tensions over Ukraine and a rise in military activity near its Western border, a White House official confirmed late on Monday. “The United States looks forward to engaging with Russia,” a spokesperson for the National Security Council told news agency AFP on…