US under Trump Series: Sweet GM win for Trump
Jan 17, 2017 10:38 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Days after Ford Motor Company cancelled its $1.6 billion plant in Mexico and said it would invest part of that saved money in the United States and create jobs, followed by an announcement from Fiat Chrysler that it would...
US under Trump Series: Trump talks the dollar down
Jan 17, 2017 10:21 am UTC| Commentary
US President-elect Donald Trump, whose win the November election renewed a rally in the green buck in the hope that his policies would spark inflation, which in turn would prompt faster rate hikes from the US Federal...
Winning over Congress' key members would spell legislative victory for President Trump
Jan 09, 2017 06:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Will a Republican Congress grant President Donald Trump a path to easily confirming his nominees and turning his campaign promises into law? Not necessarily. The history of congressional-presidential relations suggests...
U.S. under Trump Series: Brace for Trump vs. Spy showdown
Jan 06, 2017 11:56 am UTC| Commentary Politics
Brace for impact. Expect major tussles between the newly elected President of the United States Donald Trump and the spy agencies of the United States under the new administrations. While most of them are likely to...
Fed minutes confirm upside risks to inflation from Trump's fiscal boost
Jan 05, 2017 11:59 am UTC| Central Banks Economy Commentary
FOMC minutes from the December meeting suggested that the Fed policymakers thought the economy could grow more quickly because of fiscal stimulus under the Trump administration. Nevertheless, members expressed concerns...
For Trump Stimulus, Watch Construction Orders
Jan 05, 2017 07:09 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Earlier this week, US Census Bureau reported the November figure for construction spending and it showed that there was an increase in the month. The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that the...
U.S. under Trump Series: Trump team readies for mega changes to immigration
Jan 04, 2017 08:52 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Once the President-elect Donald Trump formally becomes the President of the United States this month, one can expect big changes to US immigration. According to the latest information from Reuters, the Trump team has...
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