United States

Thursday, April 6th 2017 - 12:46 UTC
Trump removes top strategist Steve Bannon from the Security Council

President Donald Trump has removed his senior strategist Steve Bannon from the US National Security Council (NSC). The appointment in January raised fears that the circle of US intelligence chiefs was being politicized.
Tuesday, April 4th 2017 - 07:32 UTC
Trump administration begins to cut UN funding: UNFPA first target

United States has withdrawn funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that promotes family planning in more than 150 countries. The state department said the UNFPA “supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization”.
Monday, April 3rd 2017 - 13:39 UTC
Mexico planning to purchase Brazilian rice ahead of a clash with Trump over a Nafta review

A move announced recently by Mexican diplomats may be a precursor of what could be happening in the coming months with the trading of major commodities involving the country’s trade war talks with the U.S.
Sunday, April 2nd 2017 - 06:02 UTC
Trump will host Xi at his Florida resort April 6/7; anticipates “difficult meeting”

United States President Donald Trump will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time on April 6-7 at Trump's Florida resort, China's Foreign Ministry announced, amid a range of pressing issues including trade, North Korea and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 10:11 UTC
Brazil and US in talks for a Temer visit to the White House

Brazilian and U.S. officials are in talks about a White House visit by President Michel Temer to discuss bilateral trade and investment issues, according to Planalto sources. U.S. President Donald Trump invited Temer for a visit during a March 18 phone call, when the two leaders discussed deepening commercial and business ties between the Western Hemisphere's largest economies, the sources said.
Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 10:04 UTC
Trump reading the US$ 1 trillion ten-year infrastructure plan, but he's no longer undefeatable

United States Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the Trump administration would unveil a US$1 trillion infrastructure plan later this year, but she did not offer details of funding for projects.
Tuesday, March 28th 2017 - 08:51 UTC
Trump's son in law to testify in Congress on alleged contacts with Russian officials and bankers

Russian bank under Western economic sanctions over Russia's incursion into Ukraine disclosed on Monday that its executives had met Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and a top White House adviser, during the 2016 election campaign.
Monday, March 27th 2017 - 07:56 UTC
US biodiesel producers want antidumping duties on imports from Argentina

United States biodiesel producers asked the government to impose antidumping duties on imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia that it says have flooded the US market and violated trade agreements. The move by the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) trade group comes after two years of tension between US and foreign producers over soaring imports that the group says have threatened the profitability of domestic producers.
Saturday, March 25th 2017 - 10:17 UTC
Obamacare bipartisan support turns into Trump's first major legislative defeat

In the aftermath of his first major legislative defeat, President Donald Trump is standing by his team, preaching confidence in House Speaker Paul Ryan, and remains convinced of Obamacare's eventual downfall.
Saturday, March 25th 2017 - 10:00 UTC
Mexico prepared to “step away” from NAFTA if negotiations don't benefit the country

Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said that if North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations don't benefit all parties involved, the country is willing to “step away” from it. In an interview with Bloomberg, he said pulling out of NAFTA would be a last resort.