Tag: Donald Trump

Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 08:28 UTC
Trump to the rescue of Harley Davidson motorbikes: threatens to reciprocate “unfair” EU tariffs

Donald Trump has vowed to reciprocate against “unfair” European Union trade duties on Harley Davidson motorbikes. The US President had previously criticized the US bike maker for its plans to shift American production overseas to avoid EU tariffs.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 09:07 UTC
Mueller report: Congress “can't impeach me” says Donald Trump

President Donald Trump said on Monday that Congress “can't impeach” him over the findings of the Mueller report into Russian election meddling and his alleged attempts to hamper the investigation.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 09:00 UTC
US threatens sanctions on countries that continue to purchase Iranian oil: crude hits six month highs

The United States on Monday demanded that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face sanctions, a move to choke off Tehran's oil revenues which sent crude prices to six-month highs on fears of a potential supply crunch.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:53 UTC
North Korea's wooing Russia following the fallout with Trump

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean state media confirmed. With his Russia visit, North Korea's Kim is seen working to build up foreign support for his economic development plans, since the breakdown of the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi in February led to stalled talks with Washington on the sanctions relief Pyongyang had sought.
Friday, April 19th 2019 - 09:23 UTC
Controversial tabloid embroiled in high profile scandals involving Trump and Bezos is sold

The owner of US tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer has agreed to sell the title to magazine distributor James Cohen. American Media Inc (AMI) said it would sell the title and two of its sister publications to Mr Cohen.
Thursday, April 18th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
China's growth stabilizes 6.4% year-on-year in first quarter

The growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in China stabilized 6.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, despite falling global demand and the trade war with the United States. The figure was announced on Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (BNS), along with other rather optimistic indicators on the health of the world's second largest economy.
Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:18 UTC
EU and US set to begin trade talks, but farm goods remain a contentious issue

President Donald Trump and the head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, agreed last year that they wanted to reduce trade barriers. The decision by EU ministers gives the Commission authorization to conduct formal talks.
Saturday, April 13th 2019 - 07:40 UTC
US hands Argentina thousands of declassified documents from the military dictatorship

The United States handed thousands of documents on Friday to Argentina on disappearances by the military dictatorship (1976/1983), completing Washington's biggest-ever transfer of documents to another government.
Friday, April 12th 2019 - 07:00 UTC
Trump will attend 75th anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy

United States president Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will attend ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy that broke Nazi Germany's grip on France.
Wednesday, April 10th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
“My trade wars aren't finished yet”, Trump warns IMF and World Bank spring meetings

 United States president Donald Trump is sending a clear message to the economic policymakers gathering in Washington for the IMF and World Bank's spring meetings: My trade wars aren't finished yet and a weakening global economy will just have to deal with it.