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Donald Trump aims to reset presidency in his first Congressional speech

Security, trade and immigration dominated President Donald Trump’s first address to both houses of Congress.

01/03/2017

Economy

Fed's Yellen warns against delaying interest rate hikes, speaks of 'uncertainty' over US fiscal policy

The US central bank is previewing interest rate rises, with Fed Chair Janet Yellen warning it is "unwise" to wait too long.

14/02/2017

USA

Euroviews. Donald Trump’s anachronistic trade strategy

09/02/2017

USA

Trump under fire in Ivanka row

President Trump has been criticised for using his position to attack the retailer Nordstrom for dropping his daughter Ivanka's clothing line.

09/02/2017

Business Line

How dangerous are Trump's bank regulation reform plans?

Business Line looks at President Donald Trump's efforts to reduce regulation of US financial services and how the Super Bowl became politicised.

08/02/2017

USA

Euroviews. View: Donald Trump’s chaos theory of government

The ideological project that Trump and Bannon will seek to carry out could have far-reaching geopolitical and economic implications that should worry not only progressives, but also dyed-in-the-wool conservatives like me. To understand how far they are willing to go, one must understand their ultima

06/02/2017

Economy

Trump to weaken banking rules

President Donald Trump has started the effort to roll back the US laws brought in to regulate banks after the 2008 financial crisis.

03/02/2017

Economy

US job growth strong in January, Japan has US employment plan

Employers added 227,000 jobs in the United States in January. Japan reportedly has a plan to add 700,000 jobs there.

03/02/2017

USA

Euroviews. The end of Trump’s market honeymoon

The market rally is already running out of steam, and Trump’s honeymoon with investors might be coming to an end. There are several reasons for this.

02/02/2017

USA

Euroviews. Donald Trump and playing with economic matches

By arbitrarily selecting particular businesses to carry out his “commands,” Trump will destroy the core market principles of transparency and fairness.

30/01/2017

USA

Wait-and-see: Trump’s economic announcements leave US businesses cautious

The first week of the new administration has seen a flurry of presidential activity, but most of Donald Trump’s economic announcements have been vague and lacking details.

27/01/2017

Economy

US economic growth slows in Q4 2016 from weak exports

US economic growth slowed more than expected in the final three months of 2016 to an annualised 1.9 percent, linked to a big fall in exports.

27/01/2017

Markets

Dow over 20,000, global shares rally

Share prices jumped worldwide on Wednesday.

25/01/2017

USA

Donald Trump vows to ''massively'' cut regulations and taxes

Donald Trump has vowed to ‘‘massively’‘ cut regulations and taxes on companies that keep jobs in the US.

23/01/2017

Economy

IMF boosts US growth forecasts, keeps global growth prediction unchanged

International Monetary Fund keeps global growth forecasts unchanged in its latest economic outlook, raises US forecast on Trump spending and tax plans

16/01/2017

Business Series

Toyota trumpets US spending plans, Honda says will wait and see on Mexican production

Toyota has been touting its production plans in the United States, joining other carmakers who are keen to avoid being tweeted by Donald Trump.

10/01/2017

USA

Opinion: Trumpian Uncertainty

09/01/2017

Economy

US GDP estimate for Q3 revised up further, to 3.5 percent

The US economy is even more buoyant than initially thought, according to the latest official figures for the third quarter (Q3) of this year.

22/12/2016

Economy

US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for second time in a decade

The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates the first time this year and the second time in a decade.

14/12/2016

Economy

Federal Reserve meets, interest rate hike expected

The Federal Reserve's policy meeting is expected to end with a 0.25 percent interest rate rise, but all eyes are on Donald Trump to see how he reacts.

13/12/2016