United States

Monday, March 13th 2017 - 14:40 UTC
Federal Reserve expected to raise interest rate on Wednesday

Robust hiring by United States employers in President Donald Trump's first full month in power, along with rising wages, have economists tipping a faster-than-anticipated cycle of interest rate increases by the US Federal Reserve, beginning this week.
Friday, March 10th 2017 - 07:53 UTC
States' legal challenges to Trump's revised travel ban keep mounting

Legal challenges against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban mounted Thursday as Washington State said it would renew its request to block the executive order and a judge granted Oregon's request to join the case.
Thursday, March 9th 2017 - 23:27 UTC
US employment balloons during February with strong impact on construction and manufacturing

United States companies added jobs at a great pace in February, with a notable shift away from the service-sector positions that have dominated hiring for years, according to a report released this week. Employment in the private sector surged by 298,000 for the month, with goods producers adding 106,000, ADP and Moody's Analytics said. Construction jobs swelled by 66,000 and manufacturing added 32,000.
Thursday, March 9th 2017 - 22:16 UTC
What happens when a cruise ship visits your back yard ?

Winds and strong currents brought a cruise ship unusually close to homes on the water near Port Everglades, in Florida said a spokeswoman for the union of harbor pilots, who guide ships in and out of the port. As the 16-deck, 122,000-ton Celebrity Equinox cruise ship loomed over Bill and Yasmine Todhunter’s back patio on March 3, the alarmed couple recorded video of the scene, which they posted online.
Tuesday, March 7th 2017 - 11:35 UTC
The only black member of Trump's cabinet equates slaves with immigrants: social media explodes

In his first speech as United States secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson likened slaves forced to come to America to immigrants seeking a better life. “That’s what America is about, a land of dreams and opportunity,” Carson told hundreds of federal employees Monday.
Monday, March 6th 2017 - 10:37 UTC
Fed says rate hike in March would be “appropriate” if US economy evolves as expected

Federal Reserve chair Janet L. Yellen said a March rate hike would be “appropriate” if the economy continues to evolve as expected, signaling that the central bank will likely raise its benchmark interest rate sooner than many economists and investors had expected just a few weeks ago.
Friday, March 3rd 2017 - 13:15 UTC
Firms less optimistic waiting for Trump´s fiscal policies, says Fed´s Beige Book

The U.S. economy expanded at a modest-to-moderate pace from early January through mid-February, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, although firms were less optimistic amid some uncertainty about the Trump administration's fiscal policies.
Friday, March 3rd 2017 - 12:48 UTC
Trump comes out strongly in support of Attorney General Sessions accused of misleading Congress

President Donald Trump came out strongly in support of Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday, releasing a statement saying Sessions did not make any misleading statements under oath during his confirmation hearings, but that he could have been more accurate in his responses to lawmakers.
Friday, March 3rd 2017 - 10:59 UTC
Trump's UK state visit delayed: an option is Scotland, during parliament recess, says London media

Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK is to be delayed until October and will take place mostly in Scotland, according to reports. The Daily Mail has reported that planners want to shift much of the US president’s trip - originally penciled in for the first week in June - to the Queen’s residence at Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, in a bid to deter protesters.The president could spend as little as one day in London before heading to Scotland.
Wednesday, March 1st 2017 - 17:03 UTC
Trump addresses Congress with a speech of unity and hope

United States president Trump declared on Tuesday that a “new chapter of American greatness is now beginning” as he made economic revival the centerpiece of his first address to Congress – issuing a clarion call to “restart the engine of the American economy” through tax cuts, better trade deals, immigration enforcement and a US$1 trillion infrastructure program.