
US eases PDVSA sanctions as Fed hints at a single rate cut this year
The U.S. eases sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned PDVSA to help dampen oil prices amid the Iran war, while the Federal Reserve signals only one rate cut this year after holding rates steady. The wrap also notes a temporary Pakistan–Afghanistan ceasefire, Illinois' Juliana Stratton moving toward a U.S. Senate seat, a Southwest heat wave, a landmark WNBA salaries deal, Venezuela's win at the World Baseball Classic, and stocks slipping on energy-price worries and limited rate-cut expectations.













