Tag: Donald Trump

• Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Trump threatens Mexico with increasing tariffs if illegal immigration is not stopped

  

  President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States will impose a 5% tariff on all goods coming from Mexico starting on Jun 10 until illegal immigration across the southern border is stopped.

• Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  “Russia, Russia, investigation...” triggers furious reactions from Trump

  

  President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that Moscow helped him win the White House in 2016 - before retracting himself to launch a fiery attack on Robert Mueller and the Russia probe.

• Friday, May 31st 2019 - 08:57 UTC

  Ahead of UK visit, Trump praises Farage and Johnson: “they are friends of mine”

  

  United States president Donald Trump praised the two most high-profile proponents of Britain's departure from the European Union on Thursday ahead of his planned visit to London at a time of political turmoil following the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May.

• Tuesday, May 28th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Rationing, long queues and empty shelves in Cuba as the economy heads to recession

  

  As long lines outside shops with mostly bare shelves are increasingly common in Cuba, and the government has indeed signaled that things are going from bad to worse, Havana is blasting president Donald Trump's administration for the hardship and misery.

• Tuesday, May 28th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  IMF contradicts Trump: US companies and consumers are paying for the higher tariffs on Chinese imports

  

  Companies in the United States are paying almost all the costs from tariffs on Chinese imports, International Monetary Fund (IMF) researchers said in findings that contradict US President Donald Trump's assertions that China is footing the bill.

• Monday, May 27th 2019 - 05:52 UTC

  Trump announces US$ 16billion to help farmers caught in the US/China trade dispute

  

  US President Donald Trump unveiled a new US$16 billion aid package to help farmers caught in the crossfire of his trade war with China. “The farmers have been attacked by China,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We're going to help out our farmers and we're giving them that level playing field that is so important.”

• Monday, May 27th 2019 - 04:34 UTC

  Trump in Japan for trade talks, North Korea and to meet Emperor Naruhito

  

  After a fun-filled weekend of golf and sumo, US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are set to hold formal talks on Monday, with trade and tensions with North Korea topping the agenda.

• Thursday, May 23rd 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Markets in the red on Wednesday over concerns with China-US trade dispute

  

  US stocks fell back into the red on Wednesday, putting equities down for three of the last four sessions as investors reacted to reports of possible new US-China trade frictions.

• Thursday, May 23rd 2019 - 08:18 UTC

  At least a month before US imposes more tariffs on US$ 300bn of Chinese products

  

  The United States is at least a month from enacting its proposed tariffs on US$ 300 billion in Chinese imports as it studies the impact on US consumers, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, May 21st 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  US judge rules President Trump must hand financial records to Congress

  

  A US judge on Monday ruled in favor of a US House of Representatives committee seeking President Donald Trump's financial records from his accounting firm, dealing an early setback to the Trump administration in its legal battle with Congress.