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Tag: Donald Trump
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Monday, May 6th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Guaidó considering asking Trump to launch a military intervention in Venezuela
![“I think President [Donald] Trump's position is very firm, which we appreciate, as does the entire world,” Juan Guaidó told the BBC](/data/cache/noticias/70200/260x165/guaido-trump.jpg)
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has said he is considering asking the US to launch a military intervention in the embattled country. Speaking to the BBC's Nick Bryant, he said he would “evaluate all options” to oust President Nicolás Maduro.
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Monday, May 6th 2019 - 09:54 UTC
US-China trade talks moving “too slowly” Trump warns and announces a Friday deadline
Donald Trump has said he will raise tariffs on US$ 200bn of Chinese goods because talks on a US-China trade deal are moving “too slowly”. The US president tweeted that tariffs of 10% on certain goods would rise to 25% on Friday, and US$ 325bn of untaxed goods could face 25% duties “shortly”.
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Monday, May 6th 2019 - 09:23 UTC
China might cancel next round of trade talks with US, says the Wall Street Journal
China is considering cancelling a planned Washington trip this week by the country's top trade negotiator, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Beijing was surprised by US President Donald Trump's threat to levy new tariffs on trade with the country, the Journal reported, citing a person it didn't identify. The country doesn't want to negotiate under threat, the newspaper said.
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Saturday, May 4th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Trump and Putin discuss Guaidó/Maduro situation: “both leaders stand with the Venezuelan people”
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday discussed the crisis in oil-rich Venezuela, where Washington has thrown its weight behind a campaign to oust the Moscow-backed socialist president.
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Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 13:47 UTC
Venezuela will be a central issue of the Lavrov and Pompeo meeting
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the Arctic Council meeting, which begins Monday in the city of Rovaniemi. The tension in Venezuela will mark the meeting where
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Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 08:47 UTC
House Speaker Pelosi accused the Attorney General of lying to the US Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday accused the top US law-enforcement officer of committing a crime by lying to Congress, escalating the showdown between Donald Trump's administration and the Democrats investigating him.
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Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 08:40 UTC
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged despite strong pressure from Trump for a cut
The US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates on hold despite pressure from President Donald Trump to announce a cut. The central bank said borrowing costs will remain at between 2.25%-2.5%.
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Wednesday, May 1st 2019 - 02:34 UTC
Trump again puts pressure on the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates
President Donald Trump slammed the Federal Reserve on Tuesday for “incessantly” raising interest rates and said cutting rates by a full point would make the economy surge.
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Tuesday, April 30th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Trump files lawsuits stop federal subpoenas investigating into his financial dealings
US President Donald Trump, three of his children and one of his companies filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against Deutsche Bank and Capital One Financial Corp to block the banks from complying with federal subpoenas investigating his financial dealings.
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Tuesday, April 30th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
US and China in new round of trade talks in Beijing: some key issues remain to be discussed
The US and China are due to begin a fresh round of talks in Beijing on Tuesday as they edge closer to resolving their damaging trade dispute. The discussions will be led by US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He.
