Tag: Donald Trump

• Friday, February 23rd 2018 - 09:05 UTC

  US adds more import duties on biodiesel from Argentina

  

  The U.S. Commerce Department piled on more import duties on biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia, adding anti-dumping duties of 60.44% to 276.65% to already steep anti-subsidy duties on the fuels.

• Friday, February 23rd 2018 - 08:45 UTC

  Trump promises background checks on gun owners and floats idea of armed teachers

  

  President Donald Trump floated the idea of arming teachers and promised more stringent background checks on gun owners as he hosted an emotional meeting on Wednesday with students who survived last week’s mass shooting at a Florida school.

• Thursday, February 22nd 2018 - 09:07 UTC

  Fed more positive on economic outlook ...and more rate hikes expected in 2018

  

  United States Federal Reserve officials grew more positive on the economic outlook, citing “substantial underlying economic momentum,” and were increasingly optimistic about achieving their inflation target, according to minutes of last month’s policy meeting.

• Monday, February 19th 2018 - 09:21 UTC

  Mass shooting survivors planning to march “for our lives” in Washington on 24 March

  

  Students who survived a mass shooting at their Florida school on Sunday (Feb 18) announced plans to march on Washington in a bid to “shame” politicians into reforming laws that make firearms readily available. The “March for our Lives” will take place on Mar 24, with sister rallies planned across the country, a group of students revealed.

• Friday, February 16th 2018 - 10:26 UTC

  US rejects merger between Chicago Stock Exchange and Chinese investor group

  

  The US has rejected a proposed merger between the Chicago Stock Exchange and a Chinese-linked investor group. The decision comes after more than two years of reviews by officials. The tie-up was initially approved by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, pending further approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

• Wednesday, February 7th 2018 - 15:23 UTC

  Powell becomes chairman of the Fed in a turbulent trading day

  

  Jerome Powell was sworn as the 16th chairman of the Federal Reserve on what turned out to be a turbulent day for Wall Street, with the Dow Jones industrial average plunging by more than 1,100 points. Powell, 65, was given the oath of office by Randal Quarles, the Fed's vice chairman for supervision, in a ceremony that took place before stock trading opened on Wall Street.

• Wednesday, February 7th 2018 - 09:17 UTC

  Trump manages to unite the UK political system in praise of the healthcare system

  

  United States president Donald Trump has sparked a backlash from UK politicians by attacking the National Health Service. In a tweet criticising US Democrats pushing for a universal health system, he said “thousands of people are marching” in the UK because the NHS is “going broke and not working”. This was believed to be a reference to a Save the NHS march on Downing Street on Saturday, demanding more funding.

• Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:58 UTC

  US payrolls expanded by 200.000 in January, and wages started to creep up

  

  The United States labor market barreled forward in January, as employers added more jobs than expected and wage growth was its strongest in more than eight years. Payrolls in the United States expanded by 200,000 last month, driven by hiring in construction, food services and health care, the US Labor Department said.

• Thursday, February 1st 2018 - 21:53 UTC

  Trump presses: Bipartisan efforts stalled in Bargain on Immigration

  

  After the night of Trump’s State of Union address, bipartisan clashes continue since President Donald Trump turned on the pressure on Democrats on Thursday to come to an agreement on protection for the undocumented immigrants brought to the country illegally as children.

• Tuesday, January 30th 2018 - 10:06 UTC

  FBI's No 2 steps down; Trump publicly criticized him of political bias

  

  Andrew McCabe, the FBI's No. 2 official whom President Donald Trump publicly criticized for alleged political bias and reportedly wanted fired, stepped down from the bureau Monday, weeks ahead of his retirement. The move followed months of blistering criticism by Trump and his Republican allies that McCabe, 49, was an anti-Trump partisan. Recent reports said McCabe had been pressured to leave the bureau.