The United States has indicated that a second aircraft carrier will be placed in the Eastern Mediterranean "if any actor hostile to Israel considers trying to escalate or widen the war in the Middle East."
At a White House news conference, the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its strike group will be leaving for the European Command area of responsibility in the coming week. "They will be going initially across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean, where they will be available if needed."
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.